Organization - vdma.org

We offer international experts an efficient network for the industrial development and use of layer construction methods. Automation, standards and know-how transfer are our main areas of expertise.

We are the industry network of 180 leading companies in the European agricultural machinery industry. Whether economic news, standards, technical laws or political positions - we are there for you!

We are the competence network for products and processes whose core is the guiding and treatment of air. Our more than 300 members provide indispensable equipment for a technologically advanced world.

We represent the interests of 70 manufacturers of measurement and control equipment for building automation systems and heating, ventilation, air conditioning and building management services.

We are the platform for more than 40 manufacturers of floor cleaning and high pressure cleaning machines for commercial cleaning technology and their representatives in economic and technical questions.

We are the information and networking platform for the compressor, compressed air and vacuum technology industry and represent the global technical and economic interests of around 90 members.

We are the network of European construction, building material, glass and ceramic machinery manufacturers. For more than 370 members we channel interests, transfer knowledge and spread news to the whole world.

We form the link between manufacturers of automation technology and machinery and equipment manufacturing. The exchange of experience, current industry information and the networking of our more than 300 members are our main areas of focus.

We are the innovation and networking platform for electronics, photovoltaic and battery production and microtechnology and represent the interests of over 200 companies in the industry.

We represent nationally and internationally the interests of over 70 manufacturers of combustion engines for industrial applications as well as the interests of the respective suppliers.

We are the industry network of almost 30 leading companies in the European fire fighting technology industry. Whether economic news, standards, technical laws or political positions - we are there for you.

We are an industry-related service provider for manufacturers of hydraulics, pneumatics and sealing technology. With nearly 220 member companies, we represent approximately 90 percent of the German market.

We represent the interests of over 320 manufacturers of food processing and packaging machines as well as machines and plants for the production of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.

We stand for almost 90 companies in the German lift industry. Political representation of interests and support in the fields of technical regulations, economic situation and training are our main areas of focus.

We support about 300 manufacturers of machine tools and manufacturing systems in all relevant fields of action of their daily business and represent their interests towards politics and the public.

We stand for 250 member companies in the intralogistics industry. We support them in all matters so they can provide material flow, warehousing and production supply to their customers worldwide.

We are a service provider for around 200 member companies and represent the interests of the measuring and testing technology industry towards national and international authorities as well as in other business circles.

We are the information and service platform for metallurgical plant engineering. As such, we provide services for around 180 suppliers of technologies for metal production and processing.

We represent around 150 manufacturers of surface and underground mining technology, processing technology as well as consulting, research and development, which together represent over 90 percent of the total sales volume.

We are the community of interests of more than 200 European manufacturers of plastics and rubber machinery and represent over 90 percent of the companies in the industry in Germany.

We represent around 90 manufacturers and suppliers of energy plant construction - including engine plants, thermal power plants, hydropower and wind energy plants as well as storage and sector coupling technologies.

We are the network for around 200 manufacturers of drive elements, gears, electrical power transmission engineering and linear technology, who generate over 80 percent of the estimated production in Germany.

We are the information and network platform of the manufacturers of cutting tools and clamping technology as well as of tool making. We represent the technical and economic interests of our approximately 170 members.

We are the voice of about 170 manufacturers of machinery and systems for prepress, printing and post-print processes, paper production and paper converting as well as components and devices.

The representation of economic and technical interests of about 390 members as well as the market and industry-specific information of this network are the center of our activities.

We are the information and networking platform of the pump industry and represent the global technical and economic interests of more than 110 member companies of the industry.

We represent over 390 manufacturers of robotics, industrial image processing and integrated assembly solutions. With studies of the future, trade show design and activities such as OPC UA, we have our eyes on the future.

We represent almost 40 members from the fields of Building Security and Physical Value Protection towards authorities, in standardization and in other technical and economic issues.

We represent more than 500 software manufacturers and development departments of well-known machine manufacturers. Our declared goal is to bring machinery and equipment manufacturing together with software and digitalization.

We are the platform for over 50 manufacturers of textile care technologies, sewing and garment technologies, shoe and leather technologies as well as processing technologies for technical textiles.

We take care of the textile machinery industry - from networks and image building to the interests of our around 150 members: leading trade fair ITMA, market access conditions, young talent and much more.

We are the network of manufacturers of building and industrial valves and represent their interests. We also inform and advise the companies on all product-specific matters.

We are the information and networking platform for waste treatment and recycling technology and represent the technical and economic interests of more than 100 member companies in the industry.

We are the platform for around 25 manufacturers of oxyfuel technology, gas supply systems and safety technology. Exchange of experience, representation of interests and consulting are our main areas of focus.

We support around 100 manufacturers of machines, plants and tools for woodworking and wood processing in their core disciplines of business management, marketing, sales and technology.