m2m Germany's review of the year 2022

Year in review 2022 - an eventful year

What a wild ride this year has been again. We started optimistically, Corona seemed to be over, the supply chains were supposed to relax again, everything would be fine - and then Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Corona suddenly seems like just a small foretaste of what's to come, war in Europe, energy crisis and, and, and. In the face of these events and the suffering associated with them, you don't even want to talk about economic issues, but you have to anyway.

And it can be said that Europe's economy has so far coped much better with the current situation than feared. The supply chains, at least in the area of electronic components, are still stressed, some delivery times are extremely long, but recovery is foreseeable in some areas. And loosely based on the motto "every crisis is also an opportunity," both Corona and the energy crisis may be seen as catalysts for innovative solutions, be it digitization in virtually all areas of life or solutions for more efficient use of energy. Excuses no longer count; the tasks must be tackled.

It was a wild year for us at m2m as well, which certainly didn't go as planned, but still leaves us reconciled and optimistic. Finally trade fairs in presence again, no less than six of them as exhibitors this year, even some more personally as visitors. We met our dear partners, customers and suppliers in person again or finally for the first time. Even a coffee or beer together in the evening instead of just the face in the monitor.