More than 320 - mainly medium-sized - companies are organized in the Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association, which together account for more than 80 percent of industry sales.
They are manufacturers of bakery machinery, process technology for meat and protein processing, beverage production machinery, dairy technology, confectionery machinery, machinery and equipment for the processing of vegetable raw materials, packaging machinery, and machinery and equipment for the production of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. Our services include economic and market information, trade fairs, symposia and market reconnaissance trips, technical consulting, standardization, research, marketing and communications, and corporate strategy consulting.
In difficult economic times, the VDMA supports its members with valuable information and personalised advice. Together, we find the right course and strengthen the resilience of companies.
The World’s Leading Trade Fair – Technology for Meat and Alternative Proteins
IFFA covers the entire market for processing, packaging and selling of meat and alternative proteins. Thus offering the global food industry a platform for innovation and networking.
Gulfood Manufacturing is the leading trade show in the Middle East region for machinery and equipment for the production and packaging of food centers and beverages.
Gulfood Manufacturing is the leading trade show in the Middle East region for machinery and equipment for the production and packaging of food centers and beverages.
On November 12, 2025, the autumn event of the Forum Packmittels will take place at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Freising.
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Industry knowledge
Industry knowledge
OPC UA Cross-hierarchical communication from the shopfloor to the cloud.
VDMA Members have a knowledge advantage.
Food Contact Materials More than just "certificates".
Go for green Achieving climate targets by means of mechanical and plant engineering.
Finding your way through the legal jungle for packaging: Here you will find all relevant information on laws and regulations at European and national level.
The working group deals with all relevant topics related to marketing, communication, trade shows and our sustainability initiative Sustainable Processing and Packaging.
Advisory Marketing and Communication, Department Food Processing and Packaging Machinery
The committee meets quarterly to discuss current topics relating to the African markets. The focus is on the food processing and packaging machinery sector
Project Manager Market Intelligence and International Markets
The working group develops specifications and guidelines on the topics of microbiological validation and operation of hygienic filling machines. The results of the work are usually published as a tra
Closed working group for the reflection of technical trends in the field of packaging machines and related processing machines. Semi-annual meetings at the members of the working group.
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.
3,600 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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