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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.

Defence.Tech.NRW opens up new opportunities: apply now for funding for high-tech and dual-use innovations and benefit from the strong research environment in NRW.

The High-Tech Agenda Germany sets new research policy priorities. What is behind the agenda? What significance does it have for the mechanical and plant engineering industry? How is the VDMA involved in its implementation?

The Research Association for Intralogistics (IFL) promotes the future viability of the industry with pre-competitive research. The Executive Board and Scientific Advisory Board have now set the course for new projects.

The mechanical and plant engineering industry has continued to increase its spending on innovation even in difficult economic times. There is now a need to strengthen instruments such as research allowances and joint industrial research.

The market potential of deep tech is estimated at 8 trillion euros in the short term. However, it is research- and capital-intensive, with long development cycles. We show why this is relevant for mechanical and plant engineering.

Suitability assessment for wireless communications systems in industrial real-time applications

Circular economy as an opportunity: CIRCO workshops support companies in becoming more resilient through circular product design and new business models.

VDMA Vice President Alexander Jakschik is the new Chairman of the Research and Innovation Committee. The committee is the industry's top innovation policy body.

ZIM research grants can now be submitted via the new Förderzentrale Deutschland

New materials and substances are among the biggest innovation levers in mechanical and plant engineering. But which developments are relevant and what influence will they have on tomorrow's value creation?

Research expenditure increased by 1.6 percent in machinery and equipment manufacturing industry in 2024 - and this in a very challenging environment. Bureaucracy and regulation in particular are heavy burdens and tie up engineering resources.

The event highlighted central funding programs at federal level and showed how companies can receive targeted support for innovation projects.

Three new projects within the framework of Manufacturing NextMaterials demonstrate how cross-border cooperation between Germany and the Netherlands supports SMEs in scaling innovative materials and technologies.

Advancing Europe in robotics: At #MBG25, Denmark's national robotics cluster Odense Robotics and VDMA Robotics Automation signed a cooperation agreement - supported by the Danish and German governments.

Exclusive series of events for research and innovation in mechanical and plant engineering. Find out which funding instruments and programs you can use for your research and innovation projects.

The majority of German machinery and equipment manufacturing research is conducted in Germany. Companies are keeping their research budgets high. However, there are threatening dependencies in key technologies.

Production technologies are driving Germany forward as a high-tech country. The new Hightech-Agenda is heading in the right direction, but this progress is still only on paper.

The budget of the EU research program Horizon Europe has almost doubled - a positive signal. However, horizontal key technologies such as robotics, industrial AI and production technologies must be given greater consideration.

Whether research tax allowance, IGF or project funding - national programs support companies in turning ideas into innovations, reducing risks, strengthening cooperation and putting knowledge into practice.

The federal government's planned immediate tax investment program sends important signals to the economy. The improvement in the research allowance in particular is good news.

One third of national patent applications in Germany can be attributed to the technology field of mechanical and plant engineering. In hardly any other country is this proportion as high as in Germany.

The number of international students in Germany is growing steadily. This is good news for mechanical engineering.

The Forschungskuratorium Maschinenbau e.V. (FKM) bundles and coordinates pre-competitive research for mechanical and plant engineering.

VDMA bundles its activities in the area of "Research and Innovation" and establishes a new joint office. Research and innovation processes can thus be further optimized. Dr. Eric Maiser and Martin Nitsche take over from Dietmar Goericke.

Current examples of water research by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

A complete success: The mechanical engineering sector is the frontrunner in the use of the state research allowance. The funding instrument strengthens Germany's competitiveness as a business location.