VDMA

The VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V.) is a German engineering association.

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The VDMA is one of the largest industrial associations in Europe and represents over 3,100 member companies in the engineering industry. Its members include mainly small and medium-sized companies but also large companies such as Siemens, MAN SE and ThyssenKrupp. The VDMA covers the entire engineering sector: everything from component manufacturers, machine builders, plant erectors, system suppliers and system integrators through to service providers. As of 2015, the engineering sector is Germany's largest industrial employer, with just over one million workers.

The VDMA is based in Frankfurt and has representations in Brussels and Berlin. In late 2015, the association announced plans to open an office in Tehran in the first half of 2016 to help German companies sell machinery to customers in Iran.

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