Swiss Manufacturing Survey and Award

Swiss Manufacturing Survey 2026 – Survey closed

The online survey for the 10th Swiss Manufacturing Survey 2026 is now closed. We would like to sincerely thank all companies that participated and shared their perspectives with us. 

The overall Swiss Manufacturing Survey 2026 report will be published on 18 September 2026. Shortly thereafter, we will send the individual reports to all participating companies, enabling you to position your results against the industry benchmark. 

Swiss Manufacturing Award

In 2019, we complemented the Swiss Manufacturing Survey with the Swiss Manufacturing Award. The award honors one company each year that has made an outstanding contribution to manufacturing in Switzerland during the previous year. The winner is announced and celebrated at the annual St.Gallen Production Management Conference.

The Swiss Manufacturing Survey forms the basis for selecting the award winner through a two‑step process.

• First, a quantitative pre‑selection takes place: we calculate each company’s contribution to Swiss manufacturing based on its self‑assessment in the survey. Financial, manufacturing, and market performance indicators, as well as responses regarding investments in manufacturing capacity and technology in Switzerland, form the core of this evaluation.
• Second, a qualitative final selection follows: based on interviews and case studies with the five top‑performing companies from the quantitative phase, an independent jury selects the winner of the Swiss Manufacturing Award. This step validates the survey self‑assessment and provides a deeper understanding of each company’s contribution to Swiss manufacturing.

The Swiss Manufacturing Award 2025 and 2026 is presented by Noventa Consulting.

Winner of the Swiss Manufacturing Award 2025: Burckhardt Compression AG