Pforzheim has a unique combination in the following core competencies:
- metalworking / noble metal
- mechanical engineering
- precision engineering
- services
- printing technology
- postal shopping
An innovative and competitive small and medium-sized businesses and many high-tech companies forms the backbone of the economy in Pforzheim.
Pforzheim became an attractive buisness location as a result of an excellent conditions governing location and the close contact between Karlsruhe and Stuttgart.
The most important arguments for Pforzheim as a buisness location are:
- good transport connection
- industrial real estates, that are well-priced and developed well
- forward-looking company structures
- location with important institutions and organizations
- high quality institutions of education
- comprehensive cultural offer
- high quality of life