Flexible and adaptive production systems are key to greater resilience in mechanical and plant engineering. The aim is to change production in such a way that it can react independently to volatile boundary conditions.
Niehoff has more than doubled its sales in six years - despite crises and changing market conditions. To achieve this, the company relies on the potential of its employees and actively involves them in the further development of the company.
Packaging machines can help to combat hunger in the world. A visit to Hassia-Redatron - a place where change is actively shaped - shows how technological innovation and entrepreneurial reorientation work.
Surveys of VDMA member companies show a cautiously positive development in the planning of young talent. A quarter of the companies surveyed are planning to create more vocational training positions this year.
The Harting Technology Group has built up more than just production, development, and administration in Espelkamp. At the state-of-the-art training center, around 110 young people are learning about their profession, the company and its culture.
Since 2008, the non-profit organization "Joblinge" has been working to open up the path to training and employment for young people with difficult starting conditions. Around 80 percent of the 17,000 participants so far have succeeded in doing so.
Morgan Tecnica offers a blend of innovation, sustainability, and community spirit. The company in Adro, Italy, has succeeded in expanding worldwide while remaining true to the "Made in Italy" values.
The VDMA is undergoing a noticeable change due to its increasing Europeanization. This process opens up new opportunities for cooperation and contributes to increasing competitiveness in the global market.
The European machinery industry must continue to innovate and invest to maintain its competitive advantage. Despite its leading position in many sectors, there are areas such as green technology and AI where more needs to be done.
The new VDMA Executive Committee begins its term of office amid stormy seas. President Bertram Kawlath and his Vice Presidents Verena Thies and Alexander Jakschik talk about their tasks and goals. They make it clear: it is high time to act!
The engine manufacturer Deutz has been headquartered in Cologne for 160 years and is now represented all over the world. At the company premises in Ottostraße 1, work on alternative drives is in full swing - parallel to the diesel engine.
The electrification of mobile machines offers many opportunities, but also has its limits. But new ideas for working with machines are also setting trends. Why not replace a large agricultural machine with a swarm of electrified robots?
The VDMA members have elected a new Executive Committee. We introduce the new VDMA President Bertram Kawlath and his Vice Presidents Alexander Jakschik and Verena Thies.
Promoting climate neutrality, reducing CO2 emissions: Europe is focusing on carbon capture and storage. The industrial sector is a major emitter, but startups and investments are driving solutions forward. A list of statements and facts:
The Westphalian town of Beckum has a long history and tradition as a cement location. Today, technologies for capturing and reducing the unavoidable CO2 from the cement industry are developed here, for example at thyssenkrupp Polysius.
The urgent need to protect the climate requires a move away from fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. New forms of carbon recycling are the logical consequence of this. As a result, carbon management is gaining in importance.
The CSRD will oblige companies to make their sustainability performance transparent in accordance with an EU reporting standard. However, implementation means bureaucracy. We have compiled figures and obtained the opinions of VDMA experts.
By 2025 at the latest, many European engineering companies will be subject to the EU’s new sustainability reporting requirements. Undeniably, the CSRD rules are a bureaucratic monstrosity – but they also offer some opportunities.
More than just data exchange: experts break it down
Manufacturing-X goes far beyond the exchange of data between companies. This future-oriented project can only be implemented with the efforts of all VDMA organizations. Experts break down Manufacturing-X.
The cold forming specialist Profiroll in Bad Düben has been dealing with the growing sustainability requirements for years. This openness to innovation is now helping the company to meet the new European CSRD obligations.
