VDMA Construction-Equipment and Plant Engineering represents the interests of European construction, building materials, glass and ceramics machinery manufacturers. We regard ourselves as bridge builders connecting people, markets and media.
With experience and innovative strength, contacts and competence, we establish a strong industry network to shape technology and business together. For more than 370 member companies, we channel interests, transport knowledge via various channels and connect people. In addition, we exchange experiences and spread messages around the world. Our members provide us with impulses for a wide range of activities, which are therefore precisely geared to the needs of the companies.
The VDMA Regulatory Cockpit provides clear, practical fact sheets on the most important regulations for mechanical and plant engineering, offering an at-a-glance overview. You can find out which industries are affected, what the schedule looks like, where action is needed and what sanctions can be expected. It is a valuable guide for any company looking to prepare for new requirements at an early stage.
The next bauma, the 35th World's Leading Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Equipment, will take place from 3 - 9 April 2028.
This webmeeting offers exciting insights into current developments and opportunities in Ukraine and the Central Asia region, topics that are highly relevant to our industry.
The third VDMA European Summit 2026 goes to Bella Italia. Look forward to interesting topics and excellent networking opportunities and don't miss THE meeting of the European machinery and equipment manufacturing industry.
We cordially invite you to the next meeting of FA 10 "Construction Equipment" in the run-up to BeBoSa on:
Thursday, March 19, 2026, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Best Western Plus Hotel Willingen
Briloner Straße 56
34508 Willingen
We will be glad to invite you to our next ECTS meeting. It will take place on the occasion of ceramitec 2026
on Monday, March 23, 2026, 2 pm - 5 pm
Munich Fairgrounds
Conference room A42, 1st floor of hall A 4
After the meeting at 7 pm you are invited to take part in the Bavarian Evening at Löwenbräukeller organized by Messe München. We offer one ticket for each ECTS company free of charge. If you need more tickets please let us know. Each costs 75 euros. This includes a typical Bavarian dinner and beverages.
Places available
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MiC 4.0 One common digital language for construction sites.
FVB 50 years of joint research for the construction industry
bauma 2028 The world's leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles, and construction equipment! April 3 to 9, 2028, Munich
Welcome! Every three years, the global construction and mining machinery industry gathers in Munich for bauma – the world’s leading trade fair. In 2025 bauma returned – and with it, the prestigious bauma Innovation Award, now in its 14th edition, honoring breakthroughs in five categories.
In this committee, sales managers meet regularly to discuss market and economic developments, trade fairs in Latin America and market exploration trips to Latin America.The meetings take place virtua
Do you have individual questions or need professional advice? Our experts will be happy to advise you in person, by telephone or at your premises.
With cost-free listings in our online directories, you can present yourself to potential customers.
By participating in research activities and utilizing the results, we offer your company access to the best minds in science. What is more, we help you to recognize relevant mechanical engineering trends and disruptions at an early stage to make them useful for your business.
We provide you with survey results and benchmarks from various business areas that will help you evaluating and classifying your company’s performance, amongst other things.
Access to an extensive statistics data base, forecasts, country reports and much more will help you manage your business activities.
Take advantage of the many opportunities at VDMA for networking and collaboration along the entire industrial value chain and mechanical engineering topics - in person or online.
We represent the issues of mechanical engineering in Germany and Europe on your behalf. Our technical expertise, our knowledge of the industry, and our straightforward positioning makes us a recognized and valued contact for companies, as well as for the public, science, administration, and politics.
The VDMA offers you a comprehensive range of further education and training courses relevant to mechanical engineering: Conferences, courses, seminars as well as digital learning.
Stay on top of technical legislation with our support. In addition, the VDMA promotes the competitiveness of the mechanical engineering industry through its participation in the DIN Standards Committee for Mechanical Engineering (NAM).
With our publications, we impart knowledge and provide insights into the latest developments in our industry and in our association.
The VDMA magazine is aimed exclusively at VDMA member companies and gives them unusual insights into the mechanical engineering industry. What challenges is it dealing with? What projects is it working on? And how does it envision the future? To find out, we talk to our members and visit them on site. In doing so, we don't shy away from presenting controversial viewpoints that reflect the diversity and vibrancy of mechanical engineering.
We offer various networking events, including high-level congresses and target-group specific experience exchanges on expert level. In addition, VDMA connects you with your customers during numerous trade fairs and exhibition activities; in Germany and all over the world.
3,500 primarily medium-sized member companies in the capital goods industry make the VDMA the largest industrial association in Europe and the most important network organization in the industry.
Strong representation of interests
The VDMA is the most important voice of the machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. It represents the common economic, technical and scientific interests of the industry in Germany and around the world.
A wide range of services
More than 500 VDMA employees worldwide support you with practical services to make the right decisions in your company - along the entire value chain.