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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 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.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has published an amendment to the Quality Control Order for Machinery in the Gazette of India, according to which products listed therein will require a market access mark from September 1, 2026.

In 2026 IFAT Munich is calling to Munich for a new term! Interested exhibitors can still register until April 30th, 2025.

There is no way around the cross-sectional technologies of compressed air and vacuum technology at Hannover Messe 2025. In Halls 12 and 13, companies will be presenting some of the innovations for sustainable and future-oriented production.

This position paper of the VDMA Fluid Power Association applies to the use of mechanical seals (GLRD) in compressors subject to the ATEX directive and is intended to support compressor manufacturers in the use of GLRD.

Manufacturers of compressors, compressed air and vacuum technology again expect sales to increase in 2022.

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 VDMA has compiled an "Oil & Gas, Petrochem Market Overview Malaysia" package. The package provides an overview of the structure and key players in the Oil & Gas and Petrochemistry industry in Malaysia. It covers the onshore and offshore sectors, the gas market and the petrochemical industry. Also included is the VDMA AGENTS List for Process Technology in Malaysia & Singapore. The sources are official publications by state authorities and industry agencies as well as a trade press article from 2017.