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Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association

The VDMA e.V. (Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association), founded in 1892, is a German association of 3,600 German and European mechanical and plant engineering companies. The organized companies employ around 3 million people in the European Union (EU), and nearly 1 million in Germany alone.

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Abbreviation
VDMA
Formation
1892
Members
3,600 (2025)
President
Bertram Kawlath
Purpose
Professional Society
Region served
Germany

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Nodes59
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Triples46
Avg. degree1.97
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related to 1945 - 1990 · 34
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association → American, Anlagenbaus, AVDMA, Bavaria, Bonn, British, Deutscher Maschinenbau-Anstalten, Electrical, Electronic, Equipment Manufacturers Association, Europe Liaison Group, European Mechanical, Frankfurt, Förderung, German, Gesellschaft, Greater Hesse, GzF, In, In September
related to External links · 5
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association → Century Press Archives, Documents, Equipment Manufacturers Association, Machinery, ZBW
Abbreviation · 1
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association → VDMA
Formation · 1
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association → 1892
Members · 1
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association → 3,600 (2025)
President · 1
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association → Bertram Kawlath
Purpose · 1
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association → Professional Society
Region served · 1
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association → Germany
Website · 1
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association → www.vdma.eu

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vdma mechanical association engineering companies founded german deutscher maschinenbau verein maschinenbau-anstalten plant gmbh business associations years group 1892 und germany

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Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers AssociationAbbreviationVDMA1.00infobox
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers AssociationFormation18921.00infobox
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers AssociationMembers3,600 (2025)1.00infobox
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers AssociationPresidentBertram Kawlath1.00infobox
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers AssociationPurposeProfessional Society1.00infobox
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers AssociationRegion servedGermany1.00infobox
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers AssociationWebsitewww.vdma.eu1.00infobox
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Associationrelated to 1945 - 1990In0.60section
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Associationrelated to 1945 - 1990British0.60section
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Associationrelated to 1945 - 1990American0.60section
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Associationrelated to 1945 - 1990Bavaria0.60section
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Associationrelated to 1945 - 1990Greater Hesse0.60section

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