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Software and Digitalization
VDMA Software and Digitalization represents successful software manufacturers and development departments of renowned mechanical engineering companies on the market.

With more than 500 members, we aim link mechanical engineering with software and digitalisation. We take up current trends such as artificial intelligence, mobility in manufacturing or fundamental issues of modern software technology. We provide structured information on topics such as usability, user experience or cloud computing and big data. On the way to "Industry 4.0", we support our members in the digital transformation of processes, products and organisations with a targeted range of events, studies and working groups.

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Working group meeting on technical documentation and information management

The Technical Documentation and Information Management working group will meet online via Teams on 20.01.2026 to coordinate the topics for the workshop.

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Thu. 22.01.26 Thu. 22.01.26

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Open Source Webinar: Training & Success Stories

Open source software (OSS) is becoming increasingly important in mechanical and plant engineering. The use of OSS offers many opportunities for mechanical and plant engineering, such as interoperability, cost efficiency, flexibility and more.

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Fri. 30.01.26 Fri. 30.01.26

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AI solutions for mechanical engineering - Sales

The web seminar "AI Solutions for Mechanical Engineering - Sales" will take place on January 30, 2026. The event is part of a series of web seminars covering various key topics relating to AI.

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Software engineering in practice "Focus on requirements, quality and efficiency"

In compact and practical articles, you will learn how to record requirements precisely, ensure quality right from the start and design your development processes efficiently and sustainably. You can look forward to inspiring presentations and the opportunity to exchange ideas directly with all participants.

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Tue. 10.02.26 Tue. 10.02.26

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Manufacturing-X Software and Digitization Dialogue & SCALE-MX Software Provider Dialogue

This event is aimed at software providers and implementation partners who want to make their solutions and customers fit for the data room connection, as well as interested companies that have cross-company digitization in mind.

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