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Mitgliedschaft Beschreibung

The world of mechanical and plant engineering is changing. Business is becoming faster, more international. Good - because there have rarely been so many opportunities! As a member of the VDMA, we help you keep track of these opportunities and use them as competitive advantages. 3,600 members, from family businesses to listed corporations, take advantage of this offer. You too can become a member of this strong community!

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How to become a member

Here you will find all information about the requirements, the costs and the procedure for a membership in the VDMA.

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How you benefit from your membership

Do you actually know all the services of our association that are important to you? Whether online, in writing or in person: our range of services is as diverse as our industry - here you will find an overview.

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VDMA members at a glance

Its 3,600 members make the VDMA the largest network organization in the European mechanical engineering industry. This is where your potential customers look for suppliers and solutions.

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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.
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Der VDMA

The voice of machinery and equipment manufacturing - the engine of the industry

The mechanical and plant engineering companies employ around 3 million people in the EU-27, more than 1.2 million of them in Germany alone. This makes mechanical and plant engineering the largest employer among the capital goods industries, both in the EU-27 and in Germany.

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Benefits for you as a member

Largest industry network in Europe

3,600 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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