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Incoming orders in the food processing and packaging machinery sector were down 5% in real terms in June compared to the same month last year.

As a member of the Executive Board, Markus Tischer is responsible for "International Operations and Services" at Krones AG in Neutraubling. He talks to us about current challenges and what would help his company.

Incoming orders in the food processing and packaging machinery sector increased by 2% in May compared to the same month last year.

With the "AJCsens", the Fraunhofer IVV presents a smart spray cleaning system for demand-oriented tank cleaning, which offers a forward-looking answer to the constantly increasing pressure on time and resources thanks to its high savings potential.

The oscillating quartz-based sensor technology CoControl-QCM enables reliable inline detection of a wide variety of contaminants, such as product deposits, biofilms and crystalline fouling.

With Material Hub, developers and designers can search for materials across suppliers and according to customizable technical criteria.

Michaela Marquardt is Managing Partner of ASTOR Schneidwerkzeuge GmbH in Storkow. She talks to us about what motivates her most and where she finds inspiration.

We produce monthly data sheets on various sectors, categories and countries based on data from Euromonitor International. We publish these via the NuV-Telegram newsletter and make them available for download here.

Incoming orders in the food processing and packaging machinery sector were down 10% in real terms in April compared to the same month last year.

Nadina Korthäuer is a member of the Management Board and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at ESPERA-WERKE in Duisburg. She talks to us about the challenges and trends in the industry and what she likes to do in her free time.

The VDMA reports a decline in production in the food processing and packaging machinery sector of just under 2% to EUR 16.1 billion, while exports grew by 6% to EUR 10.6 billion.

The global food and beverage industry is one of the most dynamic growth sectors. Plastic dominates sales of retail packaging for food and beverages.

Spain increased its exports of meat processing machinery by 3.1% in 2024. Companies exported machines worth 77 million euros.

Italy increased its exports of meat processing machinery by 3.8% in 2024. Companies achieved a record level of 182 million euros in foreign trade.

The applications of plant proteins are creamy, crispy, juicy and sustainability-conscious: the Department of Food Biotechnology and Process Engineering at TU Berlin is presenting its current research results at IFFA.

The future prospects of the supplier industry for the meat and protein sector are positive, as the global food industry is developing dynamically. Germany is on its way to becoming the leading market for meat substitute products.

Here you can download our digital press kit and the press kit of our cooperation partner, the Fraunhofer IVV.

How alternative ingredients and textured proteins are used to create meat substitute products with the typical meat structure.

Powerful sensor solutions for real-time inline monitoring of the contamination status are essential in order to design cleaning processes completely in line with requirements and thus significantly save production time and cleaning resources.

The "Exo-MCD" is an intelligent robot for automated and reproducible cleaning of systems and production environments.

"CleanAssist": The combination of highly integrated tracking sensor technology, spray cleaning simulation and a digital twin enables reliable quality assurance and consistent documentation for manual cleaning processes.

Holistically sustainable: from production to packaging - innovative solutions for environmentally friendly meat and protein processing.

Digitalization and AI are revolutionizing production processes. Real-time data analysis, condition monitoring and predictive maintenance ensure greater efficiency and customer benefits. Discover the future of meat and protein processing!

Maximum performance in meat and protein processing: Optimized production processes, automation and flexible system concepts reduce costs and increase efficiency. Find out how OEE and TCO ensure your competitiveness.

After a ten-year growth period, German manufacturers of machinery for processing meat and alternative proteins were unable to record renewed growth in 2024.

Jochen Eißler is Head of the Process & Automation Solutions division at Hermann Waldner GmbH & Co. KG. He talks to us about where he sees the biggest challenges and trends in the industry.

Food processing and packaging machinery contributes significantly to the industrialization of Africa. Especially in food processing, machines from Germany promote economic development and security of supply.

Food and packaging machinery plays a crucial role in reducing food waste. Advanced processes in food processing and packaging extend shelf life and protect against spoilage.

The German food machinery and packaging machinery industry increased its exports by 4 percent in the first half of 2024. In 2023, exports rose by 9 percent to 9.9 billion euros - a new record.

Second edition of the Guideline for Metals and Alloys for Food Contact published.

For several years now, we have been producing monthly data sheets on various sectors, categories and countries based on data from Euromonitor International. We publish the latest editions via the monthly newsletter NuV-Telegram.

Transfer motor data to the inverter via the existing connection cable: A new technology can close the digitization gap between encoderless motors and inverters. This enables fast and error-free commissioning.

The newly launched research project investigates the resource-saving cleaning of pipelines made of food base materials in the food industry.

Throughout the year, our trade association organizes various events on technical topics, mostly relating to the special features of the food machinery sector.

Here you can download our digital press kit as well as the press kit of our cooperation partner, the Fraunhofer IVV.

Question "5.1 What is the content of the declaration of compliance according to Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011?" has been updated. The changes concern information for intermediates (intermediate materials).

China's National Health Commission (NHC) has approved six new food contact additives and two new food contact resins, and expanded the scope of nine substances.

Experts from the European Food Safety Authority have concluded that a filler made from "chopped carbon fibers" for PEEK is safe for use in FCM.

Hygienic design is often no longer an option, but a necessity resulting from legal or market requirements. This article provides references to further information.

Für Inverkehrbringer von Lebensmittelbedarfsgegenständen gibt es dann eine Anzeigepflicht. Die Übergangsfristen enden am 31. Oktober 2024.

The German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) publishes various publications within its regulations.

Small and medium-sized companies benefit from research results that they would have no or only limited access to with their own resources. The following article provides an overview of interesting projects.

Transitional periods apply to the first placing on the market.

Here you will find an overview of the leading trade fairs of the German Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association.

The joint industrial research project aims to develop numerical prediction models for cleaning duration with computing times that are practicable for SMEs.

The future trends of the meat processing machinery industry depend on various framework conditions such as laws, economic policy, but above all on consumer behavior.

VDMA Future Business has published a new picture of the future, "Biologicalization of Industry 2035". Is the trend relevant for manufacturers of food processing and packaging machinery?

Whether sausages, schnitzel or burgers - the trend towards meat substitutes is unbroken. But what does the world market for them look like? What are the trends? Here you will find the answers.

China's National Health Commission has published a revised food contact standard that specifies the methods required to test the overall migration of food contact materials (FCMs).

The world is becoming increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambivalent (VUCA). What mindset and methods you can use to cope with this and position your company accordingly.

VDMA-Study: Joint press release by Munich Strategy and VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association of 15 March 2021

What does the future of the German food processing machinery industry look like in 2035? The VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association and its members have developed four visions of the future.

IFFA in Frankfurt is the world's leading trade fair for the meat and protein industry.

The new industry expert of the Africa Business Network in Angola identifies concrete business opportunities for German suppliers of food processing machinery, packaging machinery and agricultural technology.

The office has compiled a list of addresses of testing laboratories for food contact materials.

"Navigate the Future of the 'Beverage' Industry" - drinktec Day & Press Conference is successfully held

It is with great respect and deep appreciation for her life's work that we bid farewell to Adelheid Windmöller, who has now passed away at the age of 88 after a fulfilled life as an entrepreneur.

This collection of links leads to various websites of the VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association on this topic.

The economic reports for 2025 on important foreign markets in the food and packaging industry, compiled exclusively for the VDMA by gtai, are now available in German and English language.

EU Regulation 2022/1616 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food came into force on October 10, 2022, replacing the previously applicable EU Regulation 2008/282. The new regulation applies to all plastic types and recycling technologies.

Developers and designers have long wanted a material research tool that can be used to search across suppliers according to customizable technical criteria. Now it's here.

The Weihenstephan Standards (WS) define a communication interface for the standardized transmission of machine and process data to higher-level IT systems. The WS can be implemented quickly and easily in all machines in the food and beverage industry.

Within the framework of the BMEL-funded research project SensoRein, the development of three innovative sensor technologies was further advanced. The final reports are now available.

On the initiative of the Executive Board of the Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association, several research projects have been initiated and actively supported by the Association.

Together you can reach your goal faster. According to this motto, the Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association cooperates with universities, research associations, standardization organizations and trade associations. A selection.

A new implementing decision *) on the harmonized standards for machinery in support of Directive 2006/42/EC has been published in the Official Journal of the EU.

In Part 1 of the VDMA Future Business Study "German Food Machinery Industry 2035" we presented four future scenarios that you can use as a stress test for your corporate strategy. With Part 2 "Strategies for the German Food Machinery Industry 2035" we go one step further.

The VDMA Publication No. 14 "Code of practice - external sterilisation of packaging materials" has undergone a regular revision and is available for free download.

The Western industrialized countries could lose their leading role to China, with far-reaching consequences for food and packaging machinery manufacturing. How does it look for Brazil?

The research project "Standardized production of biological indicators for the assessment of surface disinfection with hydrogen peroxide and minimization of their variance" has been completed.

The guide sets out the requirements for communication between component and machine arising from FDA Guideline 21 CFR 11 for electronic documentation in the GxP environment.

What is HACCP? What does HACCP mean for mechanical engineering? The term Critical Control Point (CCP) is particularly misleading in practice. This FAQ article clarifies the terminology and gives hints for further information.

The Food Machinery and Packaging Machinery Association has published a position paper on materials and articles for contact with gases for food applications dated 4 October 2016.

The European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (EHEDG) is a peer community of machine and component manufacturers, professionals from the food industry and research institutes and health authorities.

Together with the members of the WS industrial working group, the Association supports the development and upkeep of the Weihenstephan Standards.

The objective of the cooperation concluded in 2012 with the Industrievereinigung für Lebensmitteltechnologie und Verpackung e.V. (IVLV) is to promote industry-related collaborative research. (IVLV) is to promote industry-related collaborative research.

The German Association of Food Processing and Packaging Machinery has published an English translation of its sample certificate for materials in contact with food and has editorially adapted the German edition. It supplements the existing documents on the subject of Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004.

The VDMA Process Machinery and Apparatus Association has published a leaflet on the riboflavin test with the issue date December 2007. The riboflavin test is used to check the cleanability (accessibility).

The DIN EN ISO 16444-14 Cleanrooms and associated cleanroom areas - Part 14: Evaluation of the cleanroom suitability of equipment by particle concentration in air (ISO 14644-14:2016) has been published by Beuth-Verlag with issue date 2017-01.

With the Packaging Forum, three VDMA trade associations created a joint platform for member companies.

The VDMA Food Processing Machinery and Packaging Machinery Association sees its position confirmed by its own migration studies.