Machinery is needed to process farm produce for export, and industries developed to meet this need. Making machinery for processing butter, sugar, chocolate and other food products has become a Danish speciality.

The finished products must be packed for shipment abroad, and this created a packaging industry. Transport is needed as well, and the ships must have motors, paint, navigation equipment and other components.

Danish industry has demonstrated its ability to supply these products, and to carry out the research needed to develop constantly more advanced equipment. Recent products from the electronics industry include fully-automatic bridge systems for ships, automated landing systems for airports, mechanical, measuring and power guidance systems for postal services, blood analysis equipment able to analyze blood through the skin, and many other advanced products.

Most of these products, and others, have been developed for professional users rather than the broader consumer market. But all of them reflect an orderly but steady chain reaction which leads back to food and agriculture.

The fastest growing industrial sectors at present are biotechnology, information technology and software, food and beverages, and the development of equipment for environmental protection and energy conservation.

Although Denmark has found oil and gas in the North Sea, the country has pioneered methods of energy conservation. These systems and related equipment have generated a growing export. Denmark is the world's leading exporter of wind turbine technology and equipment.