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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.

The future prospects for manufacturers of beverage machine and dairy technology are positive, as the global beverage industry is growing dynamically. The global sales volume of soft drinks will increase by 16% to 972 billion euros by 2028.

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

Consumption habits are increasingly changing in the direction of health optimization. The market for products with health benefits and little or no sugar is growing.

The ongoing digital transformation is helping companies to improve existing value propositions and develop new ones.

The focus of the beverage and liquid food industry is on intelligent circular systems and sustainable resource management in the production and packaging process as well as on the responsible use of raw materials.

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.

The AI-supported monitoring system makes it possible to predictively detect fouling during the production process. This makes it particularly suitable for the production process of high-protein products such as yoghurt drinks or milk-based mixed drinks.

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

Here you can download our digital press kit and the press kits of our cooperation partners.

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

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.

China approves two new substances for use in food contact materials (FCM). The announcement concerns an additive and a resin.

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.

China's National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center (CFSA) plans to approve new uses and substances.

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

Information on the current publication of selected standards/drafts, in particular of "NA 003-01-14 AA Pipes and components for the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries".

Silicone is to be excluded from the Chinese standard GB 4806-11. The office has commented on the draft of GB 4806-XX-2023.

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 joint industrial research project aims to identify suitable surrogates for Aspergillus species for the microbiological validation of UV-based disinfection processes.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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

Trade association publication 17 explains how to carry out and evaluate microbiological procedures for sterile and stand tests when commissioning hygienic filling machines (VDMA hygiene classes IV and V).

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.