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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.

OPC UA for Machinery – Part 4: Energy Management

The EU internal market for products is regulated by the NLF and its 30 harmonised legal acts. The European Commission is currently planning to revise the NLF. For this to be successful, the focus must be on simplification.

From March to June 2025, the ISO/TC 131/SC 4 subcommittee, Connectors and similar products and components, and its working groups met online. Two working groups will have a new German chairperson at the turn of the year.

The forthcoming standard prEN 50742 specifies the requirements of the Machinery Regulation regarding protection against corruption. What is the current status of this project?

Why standardization is becoming a key factor for the safe and successful use of hydrogen technologies.

The VDMA regulatory cockpit provides you with a central, practical overview of current and upcoming regulations. It helps you identify relevant information at an early stage, evaluate it strategically, and derive concrete measures.

How can increasingly complex regulations be interpreted sensibly? What needs to be done and how can productive solutions be found in times of increasing regulation?

Tools for woodworking – Reference points

Pumps – Requirements according explosion protection of dry installed pumps

Improvement of safety on Continuous handling systems for unit loads

This year's annual meeting of the OECD Tractor Codes took place in Paris in the light of profoundly changed geopolitical conditions.

This year, the VDMA Technical Working Group (AKT) once again demonstrated how crucial the exchange of ideas within the agricultural machinery industry is.

Ensure safety and interoperability

Imparting technical knowledge – Experts advise you individually

Additive manufacturing is becoming increasingly important in the mechanical engineering sector. Manufacturers in plant and apparatus engineering have also recognized the advantages and possibilities for some years now.

In October 2024, around 60 fluid power experts met in London to further develop standardization projects of ISO/TC 131, Fluid Power Systems.

The new project to support the further development of OECD Tractor Codes began in mid-September.

Digital technologies with potential for greater efficiency and sustainability are rapidly gaining in importance in arable and crop farming.

The exclusive technology & standardisation information day for VDMA members offered exciting insights into new standards for energy-efficient hydraulic systems, the digital transformation with Fluid 4.0 and hydrogen as a key technology of the future.

The overview of standards and draft standards of the Fluid Power Division and other relevant standards (DIN, DIN EN, DIN EN ISO, DIN ISO, VDMA, ISO) is available for download exclusively for VDMA member companies.

The NAM annual report is now available for download.

More than 70 fluid power experts worked on ISO/TC 131, Fluid Power Systems standardization projects in Milwaukee (USA) in October 2023.

The trade association started the development of Companion Specifications in the field of textile machinery in 2019. As the first project, the Compainon Specfication "OPC UA for Fibre & Yarn Testing Devices" has now been published as a Release Candidate.

The database "Machinery safety standards" helps manufacturers and users of standards to find their way through the jungle of standards.

Together with experts from the member companies, the VDMA Textile Machinery promotes standardisation projects in the industry.

Call for participation in the survey on the study by E&Y and Menon, which examines the European standardisation system and aims to improve innovation and competitiveness.

A new implementing decision *) on the harmonized standards for machinery in support of Directive 2006/42/EC has been published in the Official Journal of the EU.

Experts of manfacturer of plastic gears, suppliers of materials, users and academia took the first steps on developing an own standard for plastic gears.

ISO/TS 10300-20:2021, Calculation of scuffing load capacity of bevel gears to be reviewed related to its timeliness and utilization.

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.

ISO 6336-5:2016 "Load capacity calculation of spur and helical gears - Part 5: Strength and material qualities" available as manuscript translation.

The standards committee NA 060-13 "Bau- und Baustoffmaschinen" takes care of standardisation in the field of construction and building material machines. It supports the market position of companies in the industry. A list of all standardisation bodies is available for download.

Stationary size reduction machines for waste and recyclable materials - Safety requirements

The European Chamber has started an update for the 2019-2020 position paper. VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery has participated in this with a submission

"List of missing substances" for elastomers/silicone submitted.

PPT-slides covering appendix I of VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Document No. 2 (2016) „Hygienic Filling Machines for Liquid and Viscous Foods – Classification and Typical Fields of Application“

The guide sets out the requirements for communication between component and machine arising from FDA Guideline 21 CFR 11 for electronic documentation in the GxP environment.

Overview of the DIN and ISO standardization committees and standards in the Power Transmission Engineering Association.

European standardization for burglary resistance products within CEN/TC 263 "Secure storge of cash, valuables and data media"

The Normenausschuss Schweißtechnik (NAS) – German Welding Standards Committee is the central platform within the Deutsche Institut für Normung (DIN) - German Institute for Standardisation (DIN) for the national standardisation of technical welding products.

Here you can find the current list of standardization committees responsible for the field of fluid power with the respective chairs.

This is where important standards for the weighing industry are developed.

The DIN EN ISO 16444-14 Cleanrooms and associated cleanroom areas - Part 14: Evaluation of the cleanroom suitability of equipment by particle concentration in air (ISO 14644-14:2016) has been published by Beuth-Verlag with issue date 2017-01.

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.