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Reports: Future Manufacturing and VDMA Magazine

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Current: What can automation technology contribute to sustainability? | Preparation of questionnaire: Market study Ind. Com. 2025 | “Material Hub” Environmental Material Research | Technology in Dialogue “Machine Data” Working Group Wind Industry

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The study deals with questions relating to the technologies used and future plans of users in the field of industrial communication in mechanical engineering. Almost 300 machine manufacturers and system integrators took part.

The study deals with questions about the technologies used and future plans of users in the field of servo drives in mechanical engineering. Almost 250 machine manufacturers and system integrators took part.

The study addresses questions around technologies used and future planning in the area of machine operation / HMI in mechanical engineering. Almost 400 machine manufacturers and system integrators participated.

The study deals with questions around technologies used and future planning in the field of control systems in mechanical engineering.

The study deals with questions about the technologies used and future planning in the field of smart sensors in mechanical engineering.

Prevent Defeat of Safeguarding devices – Focus on pneumatically, hydraulically or uncontrolled electromechanically driven movements – VDMA 66417 defines new mode of operation

The 14th edition of the VDMA Electrical Automation Industry Guide, published in November 2024, provides an overview of the members and their expertise in German and English.

As of August 1, 2025, new mandatory cybersecurity requirements apply to radio equipment when being placed on the EU internal market.

VDMA white paper provides practical assistance in assessing the CCC certification obligation for control cabinets

Manufacturer list of software tools for specification VDMA 66413 „Functional Safety – Universal data format"

The guide supports small and medium-sized machine manufacturers in particular in the profitable in-house utilization of machine data. The focus is on collaboration in the value chain.

Use cases for the guide - a practice-oriented tool for 5G applications (as of 2020 - current to date).

General information about Futurefit

Standardization initiative for the efficient integration of on-board systems using decentralized intelligence

Are you a machine manufacturer? Please help us: The number and quality of VDMA 66413 characteristic value libraries and software tool interfaces is to be further improved. Please send us your user feedback. The short questionnaire is available for download.

Manufacturers of safety-related automation components and manufacturers of calculation tools in the field of functional safety are particularly affected by the contents of VDMA Specification 66413.

Machine manufacturers use the VDMA 66413 characteristic value libraries provided by device manufacturers to perform evaluations and calculations in the area of functional safety using the safety-relevant device data.

AutoNews provides an up-to-date overview of the automotive and supplier industry and a summary of investments, locations, mergers and cooperations.

Cross-industry meeting to discuss technology topics from the fields of intralogistics and sensor and automation technology.

Info day/workshop Functional Safety - New, standardized characteristic value libraries for mechanical engineering and application in calculation tools for safety functions. Documents for the DOWNLOAD

AMT was founded as a new working group within the VDMA in November 2024. Its Managing Director Daniel Erdmann explains the background in an interview.

VDMA AMT - Advanced Maritime Technology Platform is the new network for automation and digitalization in maritime shipping.