Since 1993, the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI has regularly carried out surveys on the Modernization of Production. Every three year, the survey covers a representative random sample in the magnitude of 1,600 firms from the entire manufacturing sector. Due to the holistic and fact based conceptualization, detailed analyses of the modernity and performance of the firms in the manufacturing sector can be conducted based on this survey. For making research results accessible also for the participating companies as well as the interested public, results on specific topics are processed and published in the serie Bulletins German Manufacturing Survey.