VDMA Air Handling Technology is the competence association for products and processes whose main objective is the management and treatment of air.
We represent the interests of manufacturers in the fields of refrigeration and heat pump technology, air conditioning and ventilation technology, air pollution control, surface technology and drying technology. For more than 300 member companies, we offer a wide range of services. We focus on the technical-scientific exchange of experience, market information, technical statistics and regulation as well as standardisation.
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.
International trade fair for surface technology. As the only horizontally positioned trade fair of the year, SurfaceTechnology GERMANY with its varied supporting program provides an ideal basis for expanding your networks, promoting knowledge transfer and doing business with one another.
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.
International trade fair for surface technology. As the only horizontally positioned trade fair of the year, SurfaceTechnology GERMANY with its varied supporting program provides an ideal basis for expanding your networks, promoting knowledge transfer and doing business with one another.
Markets have rarely changed as rapidly as the global energy markets are currently doing. Exchange and cooperation are therefore more important than ever.
To foster this, we are inviting you to the 3rd VDMA Energy Networking Day on 17 and 18 June 2026.
Places available
Industry knowledge
Industry knowledge
Largest industrial employer:
● 1,2 million employees in Germany
● 3 million employees in EU-27
Innovative strength:
● 9 percent of total German R&D expenditure
● 18 billion euros spent on innovation per year
Technologies for climate protection:
● Mechanical and plant engineering can save 86 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions
The Air Handling Technology Association brings together manufacturers from five established specialist sectors whose cross-sectional technologies represent their own value chains and generate productivity effects for a wide range of industries and applications.
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The Air Pollution Control Division began development of a Companion Specification for "Process Air Extraction and Filtration Systems" in July 2019. The aim is to develop a standardized interface for
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.
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