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In the future, robots with a human resemblance could perform many tasks for which automation has not been worthwhile to date. Humanoid robots are being tested in more and more applications - but the road to market maturity is still a long one.

Innovation meets sustainability: at K 2025, companies from all over the world showed how digitalization, the circular economy and new technologies are driving the industry forward.

For the first time, the VDMA is collecting key figures on the performance of supply chains in mechanical and plant engineering. This study creates a database that enables member companies to objectively classify their planning, procurement and logistics processes.

Courage to act and reliability are crucial in the context of the EU sustainability omnibus package. EU policy must finally implement a tangible reduction in bureaucracy for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Within the VDMA, hydrogen is not only of great interest for the VDMA Power-to-X for Applications, but is accompanied by a whole range of areas with diverse activities.

Unlike traditional data analysis, causal AI goes beyond simply recognizing patterns and reveals actual cause-and-effect relationships

The HANSA Forum is approaching. VDMA members receive a 20% discount on the regular ticket price.

Three political groups in the European Parliament are blocking the urgently needed simplification of sustainability reports. Europe's competitiveness must not become a plaything of ideological interests.

Fresh ideas for green factories: Liebherr wins the VDMA Award 2025 - young talents show how climate protection succeeds in mechanical engineering.

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.

How will Europe's mechanical and plant engineering industry hold its own in the global competition of the future? The new future study by VDMA and McKinsey shows which trends, success factors and approaches are crucial now.

The 5th meeting of the VDMA Valves PCR project took place recently - this time at VDMA member company KSB in Frankenthal. Thanks to the assembled experts, great progress was made.

From October 21 to 23, the Hydrogen Technology World Expo and Carbon Capture Technology World Expo technology trade fairs will be held in parallel in Hamburg. VDMA will be there.

At drinktec 2025 from September 15 to 19 in Munich, the VDMA and its cooperation partners will be presenting a selection of innovative processes and systems for the beverage and liquid food industry.

Bio-based, recyclable, reusable: Krones is researching how alternative packaging for beverages can be compatible with existing and new machines. One example of alternative container materials is the pulp bottle.

The planned EU Deforestation Regulation urgently needs to be revised and its launch postponed by at least two years. It is poorly crafted and bureaucracy at its best, criticizes the VDMA in a letter to the Commission.

DRIVE4GREEN informs you at an early stage about EU and national legislation on sustainability, carbon footprint and ecodesign - with opportunities to help shape the future and exclusive industry insights.

The EU's omnibus package on sustainability is intended to protect small and medium-sized industrial companies from excessive reporting obligations. This goal must no longer be watered down in the European Parliament.

VDMA member company Hosokawa Alpine AG manufactures machines for processing bulk materials, among other things. Alexander Schmid, Vice President Sales Powder & Particle Processing, reports on the state of the industry in an interview.

British Columbia is home to 1,100 mining companies, 16 operating mines and 16 of Canada's 31 critical raw materials. This makes Canada a strategically important partner for Europe's raw material supply.

With the ‘Sustainability Talks’, the VDMA is organising a web series on current and relevant sustainability topics for the mechanical and plant engineering industry. You can find an overview of the topics and dates here.

In future, the Environment and Sustainability department will provide ten topic-specific newsletters for targeted information on environmental and sustainability topics.

What SMEs need to consider in the context of digital transformation in order to establish and ensure the operational technology security (OT security) of their machines and systems.b