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Baden-Wuerttemberg
With our 870 member companies, we are the network organization and mouthpiece of the mechanical and plant engineering industry in Baden-Wuerttemberg.

We promote practical dialog between our members through a wide range of events for sharing experiences and information along the entire value chain. In our face-to-face and online formats, we offer participants access to a large network of experts as well as consulting and support services. The focus of our work continues to be the representation of interests towards politics, administration, science, banks and the public. Especially in times of multiple crises, it is important to us to be a reliable and binding partner for stakeholders by transferring knowledge, strengthening the network and communicating transparently. We provide our members with the knowledge they need to secure competitive advantages and strengthen their position in the market.

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Sustainable business models with the Digital Product Passport (DPP)

Sustainable business models with the Digital Product Passport (DPP)

  • Baden-Wuerttemberg
  • Experience Exchange (open to participate)
  • Digital format

the Ecodesign Regulation stipulates that the vast majority of products placed on the market in the EU must have a Digital Product Passport (DPP) in the near future. This will contain information on the environmental sustainability of products, including repairs, spare parts, carbon footprint, recycling information, etc. and will enable conscious consumer decisions.

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Wed. 10.12.25 Wed. 10.12.25

  • Technical Affairs and Standardization
  • Baden-Wuerttemberg
  • Ecodesign
Sustainable business models with the Digital Product Passport (DPP)

the Ecodesign Regulation stipulates that the vast majority of products placed on the market in the EU must have a Digital Product Passport (DPP) in the near future. This will contain information on the environmental sustainability of products, including repairs, spare parts, carbon footprint, recycling information, etc. and will enable conscious consumer decisions.

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Thu. 11.12.25 Thu. 11.12.25

  • Bavaria
Exchange of experience in change management

We cordially invite you to the next exchange of experiences of VDMA Bavaria in cooperation with VDMA Baden-Württemberg - this time as a guest of Gleason Cutting Tools GmbH in Munich. The focus is on the topic of "change management", which is more relevant than ever in times of increasing transformation and digitalization.

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Wed. 04.02.26 Wed. 04.02.26

  • Digitalization & Industrie 4.0
  • Software and Digitalization
  • Digital Products
  • Baden-Wuerttemberg
  • Digital Transformation
Digital skills as a game changer: strategies for the industry of tomorrow

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Tue. 10.02.26 Tue. 10.02.26

  • Industrie 4.0
I4.0 Insights - Kärcher

I4.0 Insights - Kärcher offers a practical insight into the learning and innovation culture of a leading international company. The focus is on the question of how lifelong learning and digital formats enable employees to actively participate in shaping change processes.

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Strong Employer 
With over 330,000 employees, the mechanical and plant engineering industry is the largest industrial employer in the southwest.
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Center of mechanical and plant engineering
More than 40 percent of German machine tool and precision tool manufacturers are located in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
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Sales 2024
In 2024, the nominal revenue of the mechanical engineering industry in Baden-Wuerttemberg was 83.6 billion euros.