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FACTUREE celebrated its debut at the EMO Startup Area 2025, resulting in a successful appearance with numerous valuable contacts and plenty of tailwind for the future.

Five days full of entrepreneurial spirit, innovations and new contacts: From September 22 to 26, 2025, over 50 international startups at EMO Hannover showed that the world of production technology is on the move.

The final of the Startup Award 2025 was a highlight of the 15th German Mechanical Engineering Summit in Berlin. Three outstanding startups presented their innovations live on stage - in the end the audience decided and the victory went to RESONIKS.

The expert audience has made its decision: with its acoustic AI solution that detects even the smallest defects in metals, the Dutch startup RESONIKS prevailed over two other finalists in the live vote for the Startup Award.

Fresh ideas, smart solutions, and strong networks emerge in the Startup Area at EMO 2025

VDMA Startup-Machine is launching its own eNewsletter! From now on, we will provide quarterly information on exciting topics from our network, current trends and participation opportunities.

In the EMO Startup Area from September 22 to 26, 2025, startups presented new platform models and digital services for smart workflows and future-oriented business processes. Find out more about the exhibiting startups!

In the EMO Startup Area, startups presented solutions for Smart Factory & Digital Enablement from September 22 to 26, 2025. The focus: AI, IoT, process digitalization and cybersecurity. Find out more about the exhibiting startups!

In the EMO Startup Area from September 22 - 26, 2025, startups presented new components, production processes and machine solutions that make manufacturing more efficient and competitive. Find out more about the exhibiting startups!

Metubiq will be presenting its technology for vibration-insensitive 3D surface measurement for the first time in the EMO Startup Area 2025. The young startup is using the trade fair to attract partners and discuss use cases directly with the industry.

Innovative solutions, smart technologies and international networking for the wood industry - a review of a successful second edition of LIGNA.FutureSquare 2025.

It is right to combine the topic of startups and scaleups with an EU strategy. After all, startups drive Europe's innovative strength and future viability.

Shaping the future with startup power: 48 promising startups presented themselves at bauma 2025, setting new impulses for the construction machinery industry with their fresh ideas and technologies.

The Startup Area @ LIGNA.FutureSquare went into the next round. From May 26 to 30, 2025, 14 startups from four countries presented their pioneering solutions for the industry at LIGNA, the world's leading trade fair for woodworking and wood processing.

Under the title "Towards Autonomous Robot Collectives Delivering Collaborative Tasks in Dynamic, Unstructured Construction Environments", the EIC is looking for pioneering technologies for the use of autonomous robotic collectives in the construction industry.

At LIGNA.FutureSquare 2025, the startup improvem from Austria shows how the digital twin makes wood processing more transparent, efficient and sustainable - for smarter production processes and future-proof companies.

Revolutionizing intralogistics with intelligent wood-based materials - that is ligenium's mission. The startup, which was already nominated for the 2023 Mechanical Engineering Summit Startup Award, is presenting itself for the first time at LIGNA.FutureSquare 2025.

After a successful debut at LIGNA.FutureSquare 2023, Polish startup Deeplai will exhibit again at the Startup Area this year. Deeplai brings state-of-the-art AI technologies to the wood industry.

In 2023, EMO Hannover attracted numerous company representatives from the production technology sector. It will take place again from September 22 to 26, 2025 and will further expand the focus on matchmaking between startups and corporates in the Startup Area.

At bauma 2025, startups showed how pioneering technologies and creative solutions can transform the construction industry.

More efficient project management, autonomous robots and AI-supported innovations for a sustainable construction industry.

Voodin Blades celebrates its premiere at LIGNA.FutureSquare 2025. CEO Tom Siekmann shares his goals and explains why participation is an important step for the Hessian startup.

bauma 2025 highlighted startups that are pioneering the transition to zero-emission and sustainable practices in the construction sector.

At bauma 2025, startups played a key role in the transformation of the mining industry towards greater efficiency, safety and sustainability.

At bauma 2025, startups presented their innovative drive concepts tailored to the specific requirements of the construction industry.

LIGNA.FutureSquare 2023 offered startups like Strong by Form a stage to present their solutions. VDMA Startup-Machine supports young entrepreneurs who are advancing the industries with fresh ideas and new technologies.

Growth and cutting-edge technological solutions characterize the world's leading trade fair for machine vision / Record number of exhibitors and strong increase in visitors in 2024

VDMA bundles its activities in the area of "Research and Innovation" and establishes a new joint office. Research and innovation processes can thus be further optimized. Dr. Eric Maiser and Martin Nitsche take over from Dietmar Goericke.

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.

For the Berlin startup AdaptX Systems, participation in the EMO Hannover Startup Area 2023 was worthwhile. Tim Bornemann, Co-Founder, shares his experiences with us and why an early trade fair presence is worthwhile for startups.

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.

Tracking down startup trends and contacts for mechanical engineering worldwide - this is the mission we pursue with our startup scouting services. This is made possible by the Startup Radar project. Find out here how we can help you keep an eye on international startup activity and identify suitable partners.

Cooperation between mechanical engineering companies and start-ups is still in its infancy. But it offers enormous market and future opportunities. The summer forum provided insights and promoted exchange.

From 15 to 19 May 2023, visitors were able to discover groundbreaking innovations from start-ups in the Startup Area at Ligna.FutureSquare. Emerging companies brought fresh ideas and innovations that had the potential to shape the future of the industry.

When it comes to future topics, we at Future Business and Startup-Machine are exactly the right people to talk to.

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.

An unparalleled concentration of expertise - that's what the world's largest presentation forum for machine vision stands for. At the Industrial VISION Day you will find out about the latestes cutting-edge developments in the machine vision industry.

Services in mechanical engineering: The focus is already on people, digitization and sustainability. Will everything be new, will everything be different in the next decade? Around 120 guests discussed future scenarios and received new impetus on applications, training and new business models at Campus Buschhütten.

List of planned experience exchange events ("ERFA") from the North, VDMA Regional Association North and the Marine Equipment and Systems (MES) working group.

The exclusive follow-up event to our sixth Future Business Summit took place live in Geneva and brought the future to life. Photos, video interviews and presentations are available now.

Gaining inspiration and starting points for startup innovation, building networks and exchanging ideas: That was the Ecosystem Journey "Startup Innovation" 2021 in Munich.

At the VDMA Startup Machine Event, more than 80 participants met at the Linz Tabakfabrik on November 3, 2021 to live the exciting exchange between mechanical engineering and startups.

More and more companies in mechanical and plant engineering are turning to artificial intelligence. Cooperation partners such as universities, IT service providers or start-ups are playing an increasingly important role.

42 percent of AI startups for mechanical engineering come from Europe. Process optimization, visual quality control and predictive maintenance as key innovation fields. Financing is lacking in Europe.

There is great potential in the cooperation between startups and mechanical engineering. The prerequisite is that both parties find each other and master the challenges of cooperation. VDMA Startup-Machine helps companies to get started.

The basic components: Trendscouting – Lighthouses in the infinite ocean of trends, Corporate Foresight – Thinking in alternative futures, Startup Machine – Machine makers and startups create new business.

Makerspaces are freely accessible workshops with high-tech equipment. Ideal for machine makers – e.g. for trying new technology, meeting startups, or sustainability gains and training of own staff.

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!

Start-up methods and collaboration - we work closely with mechanical engineering companies and start-ups to find out how it's done. We offer various support services for knowledge transfer: from hands-on workshops, studies and best-practice reports to innovation tours.

The VDMA accompanies and supports its members on the way to Industrie 4.0. Here you will find an overview of the current publications on the topic.