VDMA Electrical Automation is the platform for companies that develop, manufacture and supply key automation technologies. We connect customers and suppliers as well as market players along the value chain.
We represent over 320 companies from the fields of sensor technology, control technology, operation and monitoring, communication and connection technology, actuator technology, engineering and system integration. We bundle the latest information and figures on electrical automation for our members in order to support them in the face of rapidly changing global markets and provide them with new economic impetus.
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.
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.
A German Pavilion sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection will be offered at WIN Eurasia. The exhibition focuses on: Automation, drive technology, hydraulics, pneumatics, sealing technology, conveyor technology and intralogistics as well as energy topics.
Meeting of management and sales managers of Chinese subsidiaries of VDMA member companies of the Power Transmission Engineering, Fluid Power and Electrical Automation associations
Meeting of management and sales managers of Chinese subsidiaries of VDMA member companies of the Power Transmission Engineering, Fluid Power and Electrical Automation associations
Industry knowledge
Industry knowledge
Data for Industry 4.0 The components and system solutions of automation technology are the data suppliers for Industry 4.0.
VDMA Electrical Automation The bridge between automation technology and mechanical and plant engineering
The 14th edition of the VDMA Electrical Automation Industry Guide, published in November 2024, provides an overview of the members and their expertise in German and English.
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.
With cost-free listings in our online directories, you can present yourself to potential customers.
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.
Access to an extensive statistics data base, forecasts, country reports and much more will help you manage your business activities.
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.
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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