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Young entrepreneurs meet at the 15th Engineering Summit

Young entrepreneurs have identified the Mechanical Engineering Summit as the "place to meet" in Berlin.

New industrial policy model for a strong North Rhine-Westphalia

With the revision of the industrial policy model, the state government is providing impetus for the further development of North Rhine-Westphalia as an industrial location - with the active involvement of VDMA NRW.

Mental health as a factor for success in mechanical engineering

Mental health is a strategic success factor: investing in leadership, team spirit and culture reduces absenteeism and boosts motivation, innovation and employee loyalty.

US tariffs and Incoterms

The introduction of new US tariffs poses challenges for exporting companies. These trade policy measures can have a significant impact on cost calculation and risk distribution in international supply contracts.

Mastering challenges in NRW - securing the future

Strengthen the resilience of your company. Our series of events shows ways to restructure in the mechanical and plant engineering industry in North Rhine-Westphalia - compact, practical and future-oriented.

QM Corner: Focus on AI and data protection

AI in quality management: exploiting opportunities, recognizing risks - at the QM Corner, experts discussed data protection, security and the responsible use of AI.

Your training offers: customer-friendly and profitable

Customer training is an important after-sales service that can increase customer satisfaction and thus also strengthen customer loyalty. The offers must therefore be well thought out - but they must also be economically viable!

Storm-proof: Safe through economic turbulence

In economically difficult times, the VDMA supports its members with valuable information and personal advice. Together we will find the right course and strengthen the resilience of the companies.

Working Capital Management Data Sheet

Working capital management is of particular importance when focusing on liquidity. Here you will find the updated data for the guide.

VDMA benchmarks for marketing 2025

The latest VDMA marketing survey 2025 in mechanical engineering offers comprehensive insights into the current marketing landscape. Compared to the previous period, the number of participants has increased by 42%.

Targeted job advertisements through AI

Job advertisements remain a key element of successful recruitment. Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to make job advertisements more target group-oriented and effective.

Service - Why an analysis is so valuable

In mechanical and plant engineering, a comprehensive analysis of your own service offering is of crucial importance. This allows potential to be identified and utilized for the entire company.

Service strategy - From the bench to the regulars

Companies in the mechanical and plant engineering sector face various challenges: Supply chain problems, material shortages, rising costs and uncertain markets are making operations more difficult.

How the mechanical engineering industry overcomes crises

Crisis management in mechanical engineering: The practical guide from VDMA and Ebner Stolz shows how to future-proof your company by optimising your portfolio, purchasing and inventory management.

Think of sustainability as a cross-company cycle

Customer requirements and their implementation are no longer defined only within one's own company, but must be developed in a joint value chain with cross-company teams, so that a holistic, resource-efficient value cycle is created.

How correctly selected Incoterms minimize transport risks

Global supply chains are prone to disruption - from freight space shortages to geopolitical crises. Choosing the right Incoterms can help minimize risks, control costs and ensure delivery capability.

Strong leadership in uncertain times: providing orientation...

Managers face particular challenges in economically difficult times. They have to convey stability while experiencing uncertainty themselves.

Resilience in turbulent times

Strengthening flexibility and resilience is essential for companies in the mechanical and plant engineering sector to successfully overcome crises and remain competitive in the long term.

Generative AI in everyday QM work

The QM Corner stands for one topic, one hour and virtual. The session presented the possible applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in quality management.

Good communication in restructuring phases: Keeping employees despite

In economically challenging times, companies face the difficult task of communicating restructuring, short-time work or even job cuts.

Board of VDMA NRW strengthens political representation of interests

The VDMA NRW Board of Directors meeting focused on setting the political course: together with VDMA President Bertram Kawlath, the focal points of political lobbying and regional support were discussed.

Correct handling of delivery terms

The Incoterms define rules for the national and international movement of goods. The Incoterms 2020 are the latest version of these rules, which are updated every ten years by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Increasing efficiency through process management in the company

Efficient process management in mechanical and plant engineering is the basis for successful operation, competitiveness and innovative strength.

Data economy in mechanical and plant engineering

At the 23rd Financing Day of the mechanical and plant engineering industry in NRW, VDMA NRW focused on the data economy and corporate financing in challenging times.

Revision of ISO 9001

The revision of ISO 9001 (2015 edition) has stalled. Publication is not expected until the end of 2026.

Inter-company comparison or benchmarking after all

The workshop of the working group has set itself the goal of examining and proposing a system of key performance indicators broken down by company divisions.

Candidate experience and low-threshold application processes

Professional and personalised application management still has plenty of room for improvement in many cases. Low-threshold application processes (such as via WhatsApp) are an interesting new development.

Competitor China

China's mechanical engineering industry continues to catch up, products from the Far East are getting better and are almost always cheaper. China is not only striving for technological supremacy locally, but also internationally.

Board meeting of VDMA NRW

On September 12, 2024, the Executive Board of VDMA NRW met at LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KG. The agenda included the political representation of interests and the current economic situation in the mechanical engineering sector.

Reporting obligations for work assignments in the EU

The different reporting obligations in the EU member states present companies with considerable bureaucratic challenges when it comes to work assignments. How can companies deal with this?

FAQ list for dealing with the requirements on climate change

Since the beginning of the year, companies with a certified management system have had to ask themselves what impact their management system has on climate change.

How do you develop sustainable products?

The results report of the "Managing Sustainable Innovations" project provides a compact overview of the framework conditions and approaches that can be used to create more sustainable products.

QM-Corner: Update on the ISO 9001 revision

The QM Corner stands for one topic, one hour and one virtual event. The third session of the established format dealt with the current status of the revision of ISO 9001.

Service technician - References for the job advertisement

Job adverts are the first point of contact with potential applicants. What you should pay particular attention to with service technicians.

Certificate courses for mechanical and plant engineering

From product and project management to construction site and service management to contract and purchasing management: the certificate courses offered by the Mechanical Engineering Institute will help you advance your career as a specialist and manager!

Starting salaries in SMEs: solutions from the field

What solutions do SMEs find to deal with the high salary expectations of young professionals? Practical report from a VDMA Erfa.

VDMA Sales Conference

Come to Mainz on November 5, 2024 and find out how you can reach your target groups even better and increase your sales success through innovative sales platforms and the integration of analog and digital sales.

Transfer prices

Basics, design and documentation: With the "Transfer Pricing" seminar series, the Maschinenbau-Institut offers you practical tools to successfully complete your transfer pricing project.

Employee priorities: collegiality and flexibility before a 4-day work week

A Forsa survey provides surprising insights into the priorities of German employees. The 4-day week is far behind in terms of importance.

Sustainability as a new cornerstone of customer benefit

QTK - quality, time, cost: this triangle of customer benefit dimensions has defined the economy for generations. Sustainability now adds another corner - the square QTKN.

Sales in mechanical and plant engineering: Everything different after Corona?

25 sales experts from the mechanical and plant engineering industry met on June 5 at KOMPTECH in Frohnleiten for the 2nd VDMA Austria PresenceERFA

Internal communication and conflict management

The meeting of the assistants and office professionals working group focused on best practices in internal corporate communication, among other topics.

Current challenges in sales in 2024

Promoting and challenging players in sales, new AI tools, resource efficiency in volatile markets, online marketing, etc. - many aspects currently need to be considered in sales strategy and organization.

Salaries in mechanical and plant engineering

Salaries continue to play a central role in personnel development - the new VDMA Salary Study 2023/2024 presents salaries in 160 positions tailored to the mechanical engineering sector.

CSRD reporting: challenges and implementation strategies

The strategic integration of sustainability reporting obligations in companies is becoming increasingly important, as the increasing transparency requirements will affect a large proportion of SMEs in the future.

New Work and Innovation event series

Overview of events on innovation

QM-Corner: Dealing with confidential documents

QM Corner stands for one topic, one hour and virtual. In the second session, the established format dealt with the topic of handling confidential documents and the role of quality management.

Current developments in export control

What's new in the area of export controls? What do you currently have to be prepared for in practice? The event addressed the most important developments.

Exchange of experience in customs

Among other things, the event covered changes in the areas of ATLAS exports, carbon offset tax (CBAM) and customs clearance in third countries.

We update the VDMA salary study!

The VDMA salary survey provides a detailed overview of the status quo regarding the salaries of a good 160 typical positions in our industry.

Even at Easter - don't hide any information

Hiding and searching for colorful eggs and chocolate at Easter is great fun for young and old. But when important information is hard to find, the fun in the company stops. A good flow of information is what counts.

QM-Corner: Sustainability and management systems

QM Corner stands for one topic, one hour and virtual. The established format will be continued in 2024. The first session dealt with the topic of sustainability and management systems.

A fool with a tool - tools itself do not solve anything

Tools are helpful if they are suitable for the task and have been tried and tested in use. Unsuitable tools or their improper use often cause damage - both at the workbench and in organizations.

Startup Award at the Mechanical Engineering Summit 2023

On 8 November 2023, the VDMA Startup-Machine and Production presented the Startup Award to Ucaneo. The startup impressed with its innovative approach of opening up new paths for the future of production through the biologisation of industry.

The perfect price-performance ratio

Addressing price-sensitive customers and markets with tailor-made quality products. This is the subject of the new study "Frugal innovations in mechanical and plant engineering" by the IMPULS Foundation of the VDMA.

Successfully developing products through digital networking

Data is the blood of the complex organism of product development. The results report "Digital Product Development" by the WZL of RWTH Aachen University and the VDMA compactly shows how the many pieces of information can be effectively linked.

Operational excellence in production - Digital & Lean

Digitalization and Industry 4.0 make many things seem easier and better, including improving processes in production. But this only becomes successful when viewed through the classic lens of lean management.

You don't talk about salary? We do.

The VDMA Salary Study is ready! As planned, the printed results report will be available at the end of March, so we will be sending it out to study participants in the first week of April. Non-participants can order from the store from the beginning of April.

Incubator and Accelerator - what is it and why do I need it? Duplicate 1

What is behind the much-heard terms incubator and accelerator? Using the example of Kärcher, Carina Traa and Andrea Veerkamp-Walz try to clarify the situation.

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