VDMA Woodworking Machinery represents the manufacturers of machinery, equipment and tools for woodworking and wood processing. Our members are suppliers to sawmills or the wood-based materials industry as well as manufacturers of flooring, furniture, construction elements or wooden buildings.
In our work we concentrate on the sector-specific concerns of our around 100 member companies. The main focus is on corporate governance & management, marketing & sales as well as technology, standardisation & research. We work in professionally structured working committees that are strategically oriented towards the long-term requirements of the industry and address current business challenges.
In difficult economic times, the VDMA supports its members with valuable information and personalised advice. Together, we find the right course and strengthen the resilience of companies.
50 years of LIGNA: the world's leading trade fair for woodworking and wood processing unites "Linking People, Driving Innovation". Experience the latest technologies and trends for sustainable, networked production from 26-30 May 2025 in Hannover.
50 years of LIGNA: the world's leading trade fair for woodworking and wood processing unites "Linking People, Driving Innovation". Experience the latest technologies and trends for sustainable, networked production from 26-30 May 2025 in Hannover.
VDMA Services is organizing a joint company stand in Hall 12 A01-03 exclusively for VDMA members in the supplier sector at LIGNA, the trade fair for woodworking machinery in Hanover. Registration takes place directly via the contacts.
The main woodworking machinery exhibition in Vietnam, VietnamWood 2025, will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from October 15-18, 2025. The show will have a German Pavilion.
The main woodworking machinery exhibition in Vietnam, VietnamWood 2025, will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from October 15-18, 2025. The show will have a German Pavilion.
The industry association expects a stable level for the current year. This outlook assumes an increase in order intake from the third quarter of 2025.
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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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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 mechanical engineering trends and disruptions at an early stage to make them useful for your business.
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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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.
We represent the issues of mechanical 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.
The VDMA offers you a comprehensive range of further education and training courses relevant to mechanical engineering: Conferences, courses, seminars as well as digital learning.
Stay on top of technical legislation with our support. In addition, the VDMA promotes the competitiveness of the mechanical engineering industry through its participation in the DIN Standards Committee for Mechanical Engineering (NAM).
With our publications, we impart knowledge and provide insights into the latest developments in our industry and in our association.
The VDMA magazine is aimed exclusively at VDMA member companies and gives them unusual insights into the mechanical engineering industry. What challenges is it dealing with? What projects is it working on? And how does it envision the future? To find out, we talk to our members and visit them on site. In doing so, we don't shy away from presenting controversial viewpoints that reflect the diversity and vibrancy of mechanical engineering.
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.
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.
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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.
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More than 500 VDMA employees worldwide support you with practical services to make the right decisions in your company - along the entire value chain.