As was expected, the second half of 2017 proved much better for the Mikron Group (www.mikron.com) than the first — as reflected by the key indicators of order intake, sales and EBIT.

Orders totalled CHF 278.9 million (previous year: CHF 243.6 million), sales totalled CHF 248.5 million (previous year: CHF 256.0 million) and EBIT totalled CHF 2.8 million (previous year: CHF 4.1 million).

Mikron says it is not anticipating any fundamental changes in market conditions in 2018.