Company intelligence
VDMA
ADVANCING EUROPE'S MACHINERY INDUSTRY
About VDMA
The VDMA represents 3,500 German and European mechanical and plant engineering companies. The industry stands for innovation, export orientation and SMEs. The companies employ around 3 million people in the EU-27, more than 1.2 million of them in Germany alone. This makes mechanical and plant engineering the largest employer among the capital goods industries, both in the EU-27 and in Germany. In the European Union, it represents a turnover volume of an estimated 870 billion euros. Around 80 percent of the machinery sold in the EU comes from a manufacturing plant in the domestic market.
Verified activity
Signals from VDMA
6 published signals
Presence & Recognition
VDMA Robotics + Automation is patron of the categories mobile robot including humanoid robot and stationary robot.
Reported by Patrick Schwarzkopf
Presence & Recognition
VDMA Robotics + Automation is patron of the categories mobile robot including humanoid robot and stationary robot.
Reported by Patrick Schwarzkopf
Presence & Recognition
VDMA participated in the Humanoids Parade in the European Parliament showcasing humanoids and robot dogs.
Reported by Patrick Schwarzkopf
Presence & Recognition
VDMA participated in a round-table discussion with MEPs, industry representatives, cutting-edge researchers, and further stakeholders.
Reported by Patrick Schwarzkopf
Presence & Recognition
VDMA is participating in a panel discussion on building Europe's next infrastructure alongside Daniela Schwarzer, Kirsten Dunlop, and Hermann Hauser, moderated by Corinna Milborn, at the European Forum Alpbach in August 2026.
Reported by Daniel Sahl-Corts
Presence & Recognition
VDMA hosted the membership meeting and opening ceremony of the Maritimen Messe SMM at the Maritimen Museum Hamburg.
Reported by Daniel Sahl-Corts