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VDMA member company Masterflex offers custom-fit hoses and connection systems for industry. Sales Manager Mirko Baldus knows how important it is to present innovations at the VDMA special show.
VDMA member company Herding GmbH Filtertechnik produces customized filtration solutions. In this interview, Jörg-Armin Schulz, member of the Herding management team, reveals the opportunities offered by participating in the VDMA special show.
Nothing is as constant as change – everything flows. This motto could not be more fitting for the challenges currently facing companies.
In our theme publication you will find facts and figures on research and development, innovations and patents in machinery and equipment manufacturing.
Mental health is a strategic success factor: investing in leadership, team spirit and culture reduces absenteeism and boosts motivation, innovation and employee loyalty.
The digitalization of the service business as the basis for future viability in mechanical and plant engineering.
INNOspace Masters promotes ideas for the transfer of technology and know-how from other industries to the space sector or from the space sector to non-space sectors.
Not "cheap", but precisely high-quality and therefore "inexpensive". This offers the mechanical and plant engineering industry opportunities not only for new markets, but also for established ones.
INNOspace Masters promotes ideas for the transfer of technology and know-how from other industries to the space sector or from the space sector to non-space sectors.
Sustainably developing innovative strength in the company. The Web-Erfa explored the question of which decisive factors contribute to promoting employees' ability to innovate.
Strategic compass for the future: The special edition of the trend radar contains around 40 new topics that will play a decisive role in the future of mechanical and plant engineering.
VDMA Startup-Machine and prototype.club are promoting innovation in mechanical engineering with a new innovation format. Find out more about successful projects and how you can benefit from them as a member company.
Overview of events on innovation
The ninth future study examines the role of carbon management as the key to achieving climate targets. It outlines opportunities and hurdles for industry and society and presents four future scenarios for 2035 and beyond.
Discover startup contacts and trends for mechanical engineering worldwide? The digital startup search platform helps you get started with startup scouting and find suitable partners.
"Collective intelligence" and interdisciplinary collaboration for a heterogeneous industry: Around 50 colleagues support the Competence Center Future Business with their specialist expertise.
Two days of future power in Friedrichshafen: at the invitation of Rolls-Royce Power Systems more than 50 participants met on June 06-07,2023 to exchange ideas on increasing complexity in future management.
Israel is a source of innovation and a startup hotbed for the mechanical engineering industry. The VDMA Innovation Tour Israel project introduces VDMA members to the Israeli innovation ecosystem.
Gaining inspiration and starting points for startup innovation, building networks and exchanging ideas: That was the Ecosystem Journey "Startup Innovation" 2021 in Munich.
In 2020, the market environment for large-scale plant engineering was dominated by the effects of the Corona crisis and a slowdown in global economic momentum.
Complex topics, well-structured, easy to use: scenario deep dives convey orientation knowledge with bite, key factors and recommendations for action, presented in top-class summits.
Nine very successful years for VDMA Future Business: from the start in 2016 until today, trend scouting, foresight and the start-up network have been important drivers for members and the association!
Currently there is a lot of talk about "agility". But: What are agile methods helpful for? What does it actually mean to become more "agile"? And what does all this mean for the topic of "leadership" in the company.
All the content of the VDMA Future Business Trend Radar is available digitally on our platform. This makes them more easily accessible for research, presentation and customization, including a variety of features. Try it out now!
Diving into the ocean of trends: a brief introduction to categories and dimensions of trend analysis, how we lower hurdles for companies, and current examples - from AI to the circular economy.
The 360-degree view: trends and disruptions that could become relevant for the machinery and equipment industry in the coming years and decades, concisely presented as trend cards for download.
In the working group Technology - Laundry and Dry Cleaning Machines, technical and environmental topics relating to the mechanical engineering sector are advanced in the textile care sector.
A good 71 percent of the companies see digitization as one of the central strategic priorities, but only 27 percent of the companies are satisfied with the current status of digitization activities - almost 25 percent even see considerable need for improvement.
New materials have always fueled progress and are crucial for products and production. A look into the future - from lightweight construction and 3D printing to digitalization and sustainability.
From self-organization of production to self-learning systems: Machine learning, a sub-area of artificial intelligence, will take Industry 4.0 to a new level.
Managing the future is a core topic in strategy and innovation processes, especially in the machinery industry. VDMA Corporate Foresight has been offering help since 2006, from methods to best practices.
