During the General Assembly on June 13, 2025 in Wrocław (Poland), Dr. Steffen Haack (Bosch Rexroth AG, Germany) was elected as the new President of CETOP, the European Fluid Power Committee. He succeeds Arjan Coppens.
ISO published the new ISO 18464 standard in May 2025. It describes a procedure for the design of energy-efficient hydraulic systems.
The working group deals intensively with the topics of market observation and statistics for pneumatics. The working group meets twice a year and is chaired by Heiko Kurtz, Bürkert GmbH & Co KG, Ingelfingen.
The EIMA - International Exhibition for Agricultural and Garden Machinery will take place in Bologna from November 10-14, 2026. The drive technology and fluid technology trade associations have applied for funding from the BMWE, which has now been approved.
On May 29, 2025, more than 50 industry experts met at the VDMA China Management Meeting at ebm-papst in Shanghai to exchange views on current topics such as intelligent manufacturing and export controls.
The directory contains information on the products of over 1,000 companies, both manufacturers and suppliers, in the European fluid power industry.
As one of the world's largest scientific conferences on fluid power, it offers users, manufacturers and scientists an international forum for exchanging experiences on hydraulic and pneumatic drives and systems.
Hannover Messe 2025 will be the stage for drive and fluid technology. In Halls 4, 5 and 6, leading companies will present their innovations for intelligent and sustainable production.
PTC ASIA is the most important trade fair for drive and fluid technology in the Far East - and has been for decades. Secure your last places now! Registrations will be accepted until the end of July.
VDMA Services GmbH is organizing a joint stand at AGRITECHNICA 2025 exclusively for VDMA members. Visit our 12 exhibitors from 9-15.11.2025 in Hanover, Hall 17, H07.
This position paper of the VDMA Fluid Power Association applies to the use of mechanical seals (GLRD) in compressors subject to the ATEX directive and is intended to support compressor manufacturers in the use of GLRD.
WIN EURASIA is the largest international industrial trade fair in the region. It took place at the Istanbul Expo Center near Atatürk Airport and once again featured a German Pavilion. Follow-up date for 2026: June 10-13.
In October 2024, around 60 fluid power experts met in London to further develop standardization projects of ISO/TC 131, Fluid Power Systems.
Hannover Messe 2025 became the stage for drive and fluid technology. In Halls 4, 5 and 6, leading companies presented their innovations for intelligent and sustainable production.
The Fluid Power Association represents almost 240 member companies with a total turnover of 8.5 billion euros and almost 40,000 employees. The export ratio is over 60 % on average.
The exclusive technology & standardisation information day for VDMA members offered exciting insights into new standards for energy-efficient hydraulic systems, the digital transformation with Fluid 4.0 and hydrogen as a key technology of the future.
In May 2024, almost 40 fluid power experts met in Tokyo (Japan) as part of ISO/TC 131, Fluid Power Systems, to advance fluid power standardization.
The overview of standards and draft standards of the Fluid Power Division and other relevant standards (DIN, DIN EN, DIN EN ISO, DIN ISO, VDMA, ISO) is available for download exclusively for VDMA member companies.
Working groups, trade fairs, congresses of the Fluid Power Association - everything at a glance.
Ten member companies and the Fluid 4.0 joint project presented drive and fluid technology solutions for the construction machinery industry. The response from exhibitors was consistently positive.
The Power Transmission Engineering and Fluid Power associations organize joint stands at trade fairs in Germany exclusively for member companies via VDMA Services. Abroad, we apply for so-called German Pavilions from interesting foreign markets.
