Industrial demands on micromechanical products

According to the development of microsystems, a completely new perspective can be observed for those fields of application where smallest dimensions, often smaller than the dot of an "i", are required. Micro system technology (MST), including micro-mechanical components, have to he applied in all fields where highest "power density", minimum weight and highest reliability are needed. The new approach into the micro-world could he a challenge in medical technology, telecommunications, agriculture, automotive industry, consumer products etc. A plenitude of measuring and controlling tasks do exist in almost all domains. The research and development in the promising field of microsystems is oriented towards the applications enabling a better quality of life, giving new chances for enterprises and opening new market potentials. In this paper some aspects of the actual demands the industry is putting on the MST products are presented.