Startup-Machine
Uniting Machine Engineering and Startups

Startups transform trending topics into new technologies and products that will be of importance in the future of mechanical engineering. Startups employ novel work practices which mechanical engineers should be aware of.
Conversely, mechanical engineering represents a huge user industry for startups. With VDMA Startup-Machine, we have created a platform that brings both of these parties together - matchmaking which is relevant to the mechanical engineering industry. We invite you to join us!

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Creating and conquering future markets with young companies - more and more machine manufacturers are taking up this challenge. The search for suitable partner companies and cooperation models is thus becoming a central task in mechanical engineering. A startup radar serves as an important initial aid for this.
42 percent of AI startups for mechanical engineering come from Europe. Process optimization, visual quality control and predictive maintenance as key innovation fields. Financing is lacking in Europe.
Discover startup contacts and trends for mechanical engineering worldwide?! The new digital startup search platform helps to find suitable partners.
The startup remberg from Munich made a conscious decision to participate in the EMO Startup Area. In an interview, CEO David Hahn explains why startups are indispensable in production technology and how participation in the Startup Area is worthwhile for aspiring companies.
Startup innovations for the construction equipment industry: there were 46 innovative startups to discover at bauma 2022, shaping the future of the industry with fresh innovations.
From May 15-19, 2023, the Woodworking Machinery Association and Startup Machine organized the LIGNA.FutureSquare at LIGNA 2023, creating a place full of inspiration and innovation.
From 15 to 19 May 2023, visitors were able to discover groundbreaking innovations from start-ups in the Startup Area at Ligna.FutureSquare. Emerging companies brought fresh ideas and innovations that had the potential to shape the future of the industry.
When it comes to future topics, we at Future Business and the Startup-Machine are exactly the right people to talk to.
The VDW and VDMA Services GmbH are jointly designing the EMO Startup Area powered by VDMA Startup-Machine.
Collaborations with startups, but also the right methodology for developing new solutions, can be useful approaches to innovation. The de.hub Journey Intralogistics offered participants impulses on both in Hamburg on February 23-24, 2023.
Israel is a source of innovation and startup hotbed for mechanical engineering. This was confirmed by the Innovation Tour Israel 2022 with VDMA members. Reason enough to continue the project in 2023.
The world's leading industry event for construction machinery, building materials machinery, mining machinery, construction vehicles and construction equipment was held at the Munich Exhibition Center from October 24 to 30, 2022.
If you could not see all the lectures at the Industrial VISION Days 2022, missed VISION 2022 altogether or would like to recapture a bit of the VISION feeling: VISION is once again offering all the lectures "on demand". Benefit from the bundled know-how of the machine vision industry. At any time. From anywhere in the world.
At bauma 2022, discover startups that are steering the construction equipment industry toward a greener future with their groundbreaking technological solutions. Here's an overview of our exhibitors.
Discover startups that bring sustainability, efficiency and safety to the mining industry at bauma 2022. Here's an overview of our exhibitors.
Discover startups that deliver automation concepts for the construction machinery industry at bauma 2022. Here's an overview of our exhibitors.
Discover startups at bauma 2022 that are presenting the construction processes and materials of tomorrow through their innovative deep-tech solutions. Here's an overview of our exhibitors.
The Start-up Transfer.NRW program gives start-ups from educational and research institutions the opportunity to bring their innovative ideas, which have a high application potential and a convincing business concept, to market maturity.
The VDMA future study "Future Services 2025" was also presented at the Mechanical Engineering Summit 2022. 3 speakers told their respective service stories.
Discover startups at bauma 2022 that are making the vision of a digitalized, networked and automated construction site a lived reality. Here's an overview of our exhibitors.
Using AI-supported software to create cement and concrete with lower shares of CO2 economically - with this solution, the young company Alcemy has won the Startup Award Mechanical Engineering Summit 2022 for "Sustainability".
At the Mechanical Engineering Summit 2022, the prestigious Startup Award will for the first time explicitly focus on the topic of "sustainability". 5 startups with transformative potential enter the race on Oct. 12.
Between digital awakening, start-up ideas, war and energy crisis: the Mechanical Engineering Summit will be a barometer of mood and a compass for the largest industrial sector in the country. In the "Industry Insights" podcast, VDMA Vice President Henrik Schunk describes his view of the current situation and what demands and expectations the VDMA has of politicians and member companies.
Reducing costs in technical service with Augmented Reality Remote Assistance in glass production – Oculavis, the young start-up demonstrated how this is possible at the VDMA booth at glasstec.
How can lasers create multifunctional surfaces? Startup Fusion Bionic answered this question with a live demonstration at the VDMA booth.
How does a robot transform into a gecko? The start-up INNOCISE knows how and demonstrated the transformation live at glasstec at the VDMA stand.
Scientific excellence - this is presented at the Scientific VISION Days. Once again, AIT and partners have prepared an exciting programme.
Services in mechanical engineering: The focus is already on people, digitization and sustainability. Will everything be new, will everything be different in the next decade? Around 120 guests discussed future scenarios and received new impetus on applications, training and new business models at Campus Buschhütten.
What role will services play in mechanical engineering in the future? The VDMA scenario study "Future Services 2035" will be presented. Impulses, controversies and recommendations for action from experts.
List of planned experience exchange events ("ERFA") from the North, VDMA National Association North and the AG Marine Equipment and Systems (MES).
The program, endowed with 1.6 million euros by the state of NRW, connects innovative founders with universities, industry, companies and investors and, as a venture platform, builds bridges for a climate-friendly and competitive economy.
Market Intelligence - is market data the key to keeping an eye on developments in mechanical engineering and making better strategic decisions? A VDMA-wide survey reveals.
As the conceptual sponsor and cooperation partner of Messe Düsseldorf, the VDMA Glass Technology Forum is responsible for key programme content at the glasstec conference and activities at its own stand in Hall 15B26.
From upgrades of classic services to new business models through digitalization, sustainability and changed, partly disruptive framework conditions: What does the future of service business and service processes look like in the next decade? Experience it on 06-07.09.2022 at the Campus Buschhütten, Germany!
The exclusive follow-up event to our sixth Future Business Summit took place live in Geneva and brought the future to life. Photos, video interviews and presentations are available now.
Even the last few square meters still available have now been allocated, around two weeks before the start of GrindingHub. From May 17 to 20, more than 370 exhibitors from 23 countries will be taking part on almost 18,000 m² of net exhibition space in three halls.
There are 2022 startup solutions for metalworking to discover at the VDMA Technology Forum at AMB. Startups and machine builders who would like to participate can apply now.
Artificial intelligence is also increasingly relevant for drone applications. A new startup overview from the Industrial Drone Solutions consortium profiles young AI companies.
Gain inspiration and starting points for startup innovation, build networks and engage in exchange: This was the Ecosystem Journey "Startup Innovation" 2021 in Munich.
Who is starting up with which solutions in the intralogistics sector? An overview provides information on the international startup scene in the last 5 years.
Start-ups can help mechanical engineers to implement AI projects effectively and quickly. Many things are feasible and some should be planned in advance. New for members: the search platform.
At the VDMA Startup Machine Event, more than 80 participants met at the Linz Tabakfabrik on November 3, 2021 to live the exciting exchange between mechanical engineering and startups.
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain are a crucial enabling technology for Industrie 4.0.They can be used, for example, as part of the certification of data or automation of business processes.The technology is currently experiencing a major boom - but what can use cases look like in practice?
Digitizing the product and service portfolio pays off in the long run - not only for the presentation at stationary presence trade fairs.
Innovative handling systems inspired by nature - with its gecko gripping systems, the young company INNOCISE GmbH has won the "Startup Award Mechanical Engineering Summit 2021" at the 12th Mechanical Engineering Summit in Berlin. The prize, awarded by a jury of experts as well as the congress participants, honors the startup with the greatest potential for mechanical and plant engineering.
Cooperations with startups are also gaining importance in mechanical engineering. With the Startup-Machine, the VDMA offers its members a versatile tool box for matchmaking and networking.
Bringing startups and mechanical engineering together - with a focus on problems and topics. This is the objective of the web seminar series "Startup-Lösungen für den Maschinenbau" by ProduktionNRW and Startup-Machine.
Future startup wanted: At the industry's top get-together, VDMA Startup-Machine and Production once again honored the startup with the greatest potential for mechanical engineering.
The recent supply chain attack on an IT service provider has shown how vulnerable companies are in the digitalized world: A zero-day exploit on the IT service provider suddenly affected countless customers! This example not only shows that crime-as-a-service is a thriving industry of organized crime with high double-digit million revenues, but also that the dependency on supply chain partners should not be underestimated!
More and more companies in mechanical and plant engineering are turning to artificial intelligence. Cooperation partners such as universities, IT service providers or start-ups are playing an increasingly important role.
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