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The VDMA

Shaping tomorrow's mechanical and plant engineering together

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With more than 3,500 members, the VDMA is the largest network organization and an important voice for the machinery and equipment manufacturing industry in Germany and Europe. The association represents the common economic, technical and scientific interests of this unique and diverse industry.

Learn more about the diverse topics, industries and services of the VDMA here. With our broad-based organizational structure and the know-how of more than 500 employees worldwide, we support you in making the right decisions in your company.

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Technologies for climate protection:

Mechanical and plant engineering can save 86 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions

                                        
                                    VDMA is the largest network organization and an important voice for the machinery and equipment manufacturing industry ​​​​​​in Germany and Europe.

Largest industrial employer:

1,2 million employees in Germany
3 million employees in EU-27

Industrial strength:

220 billion euros in sales in Germany
770 billion euros in sales in Europe

Global success:

80 percent export ratio
180 billion euros turnover worldwide

Innovative strength:

10 percent of total German R&D expenditure
18 billion euros spent on innovation per year

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The VDMA bundles the know-how and competence of its entire organization in eleven topic areas and offers you support for your entrepreneurial decisions - from daily business to the political representation of interests to the recruitment of young talent.

Education & Modern Working Digitalization & Industrie 4.0 Research, Innovation & Technology Management & Business Strategies Markets & Economy Mobility Sustainability & Energy Legal Tax Technical Regulations & Standardization Economic & Social Policy

Unsere Leistungen für Sie als Mitglied

Consulting

Do you have individual questions or need professional advice? Our experts will be happy to advise you in person, by telephone or at your premises.

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Events and trade fairs

We offer various networking events, including high-level congresses and target-group specific experience exchanges on expert level. In addition, VDMA connects you with your customers during numerous trade fairs and exhibition activities; in Germany and all over the world.

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Networking and collaboration

Take advantage of the many opportunities at VDMA for networking and collaboration along the entire industrial value chain and mechanical engineering topics - in person or online.

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Newsletter

With our VDMA newsletters we inform you by email about current trends, news, and events from the VDMA and the world of mechanical and plant engineering - you decide which newsletters you need.

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Market and business cycle information

Access to an extensive statistics data base, forecasts, country reports and much more will help you manage your business activities.

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Political representation of interests

We represent the issues of mechanical and plant engineering in Germany and Europe on your behalf. Our technical expertise, our knowledge of the industry, and our straightforward positioning makes us a recognized and valued contact for companies, as well as for the public, science, administration, and politics.

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Training courses and seminars

The VDMA offers comprehensive professional development with relevance to machinery and equipment manufacturing: conferences, training courses, seminars, as well as digital learning.

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Standardization and regulations

Stay on top of technical legislation with our help. The VDMA supports the competitiveness of the machinery and equipment manufacturing industry through its participation in the DIN Standards Committee Mechanical Engineering.

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Research activities and trend scouting

By participating in research activities and utilizing the results, we offer your company access to the best minds in science. What is more, we help you to recognize relevant machinery and equipment manufacturing trends and disruptions at an early stage to make them useful for your business.

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VDMA Magazine

The VDMA Magazine is aimed exclusively at VDMA member companies and provides insights outside the box on the machinery and equipment manufacturing industry.

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Company and product search

With cost-free listings in our online directories, you can present yourself to potential customers.

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Key data and benchmarks

We provide you with survey results and benchmarks from various business areas that will help you evaluating and classifying your company’s performance, amongst other things.

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Studies, guidelines, publications

With our publications we impart knowledge and provide insights in the latest developments of our industry and in our association.

Europe

Statement Thilo Brodtmann, VDMA Managing Director

The European Way of the VDMA

The VDMA is becoming increasingly attractive for companies in other European countries. We are consistently pursuing this path, because our future as an industrial SME is Europe!

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Largest industry network in Europe

Around 3,500 primarily medium-sized member companies in the capital goods industry make the VDMA the largest industrial association in Europe and the most important network organization in the industry.

Strong representation of interests

The VDMA is the most important voice of the machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. It represents the common economic, technical and scientific interests of the industry in Germany and around the world.

A wide range of services

More than 500 VDMA employees worldwide support you with practical services to make the right decisions in your company - along the entire value chain.

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                            "We are convinced that the transformation towards a climate-neutral society offers more opportunities than risks. The clearer the global framework for this, the better. Therefore: Go For Green Tech!"

Karl Haeusgen, VDMA President

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In order to remain at the technological forefront and enable climate protection, the world of production must change. It needs more knowledge about all processes and materials in the value network, and it needs more cooperation toward a sovereign production location in Europe. The "Manufacturing-X" initiative is intended to make this possible.

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More than 80 % of the machinery and equipment manufactured in Germany is sold abroad. This means that the industry is strongly export-oriented. This figure and much more can be found in the brochure "Mechanical engineering in figures and pictures 2022", which provides a comprehensive overview of all the important figures and statistics relating to mechanical and plant engineering.

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The digital event series "Connect2Discover@VDMA" invites you to get to know your association better. It offers you a regular insight into our wide range of services and shows you how you can best use your association for your tasks.

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Career

Career

Working at VDMA

Job offers, daily work routine, core values, dual studies, apprenticeship or internship - get to know the VDMA as an employer and find out about the different divisions.