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In 2026 IFAT Munich is calling to Munich for a new term! Interested exhibitors can still register until April 30th, 2025.
The Compressed Air & Vacuum exhibition area was in Hall 12 in 2025 - with the VDMA Compressors, Compressed Air and Vacuum Technology information stand in B46/2.
Manufacturers of compressors, compressed air and vacuum technology again expect sales to increase in 2022.
The translation of VDMA Specification 15391-1 "Economical and safe compressed air distribution - Part 1: Planning and new construction", already published in May 2020, is now available.
At the general meeting of VDMA Compressors, Compressed Air and Vacuum Technology, the entire board of the Compressors, Compressed Air and Vacuum Technology Association was newly elected.
The general meeting of VDMA Compressors, Compressed Air and Vacuum Technology also included the election of the board of directors of the Compressed Air Technology division.
Machine manufacturers are often confronted with fuzzy or not explicitly expressed sterilization requirements when supplying to industries with increased hygienic requirements.
The 2025 edition of ‘Pumps and compressors for the world market - with compressed air and vacuum technology’ was published for the Hannover Messe at the end of March - as a print magazine and as an e-magazine, in German and English.
Please find enclosed dates for general meetings, information exchange and workshops as well as dates for trade shows and events.
Download the key figures (in German) here.
Information on the development of incoming orders for manufacturers of compressors, compressed air and vacuum technology can be found here.
After the kick-off in 2019, two meetings and several webcons of the working group on compressed air technology were held in 2020 - with the support of Prof. Müller and his team from the Technical University of Cologne.
The OPC UA Working Group Compressed Air Systems, active since the beginning of 2019, has developed a specification on Main Control Systems/Compressed Air Systems. A scientific project with the TH Cologne supported this effort.
The successful guide "Operating compressors safely and economically" has now been extended to include compressed air systems. It is available in German and English language.
Prohibition of R404A refrigerant dryers and guide for operators, retailers and service providers published
The Ecolexicon Compressed Air and Vacuum Technology can be downloaded here.
The VDMA Standard Sheet 15390 Part 2 deals with the application of compressed air in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
The VDMA information sheet "Service specialist as a qualified person for compressed air systems" produced by the Service Management working group can be downloaded here in both short and long versions.
The VDMA standard sheet "Blasting technology - Applications, processes and systems" defines industry terms and provides an overview of blasting technology.
