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MiR makes its mobile robots compatible with others

March 21, 2025 by David Edwards

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), a leading manufacturer of collaborative autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), today announced the MiR VDA 5050 Adapter that bridges the company’s AMRs with VDA 5050-compatible third-party fleet management systems.

By simplifying integration to third-party systems, this new software adapter enables interoperability for warehouses, distribution centers and manufacturing facilities seeking a standardized approach to managing diverse heritage robot fleets, reducing integration complexities, and improving operational efficiency.

Initiated by the German Automotive Industry Association (VDA) and the VDMA Material Handling and Intralogistics Association, the VDA 5050 standard enables communication between multiple AMR robot types from various suppliers using a common control system. [Read more…] about MiR makes its mobile robots compatible with others

Filed Under: News, Warehouse robots Tagged With: 5050, industrial, interoperability, mir, mobile, robots, vda, vdma

German robotics and automation sector experiencing ‘booming demand’

June 22, 2022 by David Edwards

The robotics and automation industry in Germany is benefiting from a boom in demand, according to industry association VDMA.

In the first four months of 2022, order intake increased by 38 percent year-on-year. The dynamic market development had already been noticeable with the results for 2021, in which industry turnover rose by 13 percent – more than expected.

Frank Konrad, chairman of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association, says: “The robotics and automation industry is booming. [Read more…] about German robotics and automation sector experiencing ‘booming demand’

Filed Under: Business, Features Tagged With: automation, billion, companies, expected, industry, percent, robotics, sales, shortage, solutions, vdma

German engineering companies losing massive market share due to subtle trade barriers

August 11, 2020 by David Edwards

German engineering companies are losing massive market share due to trade barriers around the world, according to a new report.

Globally its most successful sector, and represented by industry association VDMA, Germany’s engineering companies say they have lost between 70 and 100 percent of export markets in some countries.

The VDMA blames “egoism” and a climate of protectionism, according to Die Welt, which notes that subtle instruments such as localization initiatives and regulations, as well as the traditional blunt ones such as tariffs and subsidies, are being used to obligate companies to avoid buying from overseas machine builders. [Read more…] about German engineering companies losing massive market share due to subtle trade barriers

Filed Under: Economy, News Tagged With: barriers, companies, countries, engineering, eu, export, free, germany, increasingly, industry, market, markets, mechanical, subsidies, trade, vdma

CeMAT 2018: Future technologies in intralogistics

March 17, 2018 by Sam Francis

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VDMA forum program for materials handling and intralogistics as well as software and digitalization

The VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association and the VDMA Software and Digitalization Association is supporting the forum program at CeMAT 2018. 

Together with important partners such as the German Logistics Association (BVL), the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML, the EHI Retail Institute and the Scientific Society for Technical Logistics (WGTL) the VDMA associations will show which trends and technologies make Logistics 4.0 possible.

The future of intralogistics is digital and networked. Various products are already developing strongly towards autonomous intelligent systems.  [Read more…] about CeMAT 2018: Future technologies in intralogistics

Filed Under: Sections A-Z Tagged With: cemat 2018, vdma

Automatica 2018 to showcase solutions for food and beverage, plastics and packaging manufacturers

February 24, 2018 by Sam Francis

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In September 2017, the German engineering research industry association VDMA increased its growth forecast for the current year for German robotics and automation from seven to eleven percent.

The industry is also booming internationally. With this positive outlook and numerous innovations ready to be shown, the world’s leading companies are going to meet at Automatica in Munich from June 19 to 22, 2018.

Visitors from industries such as food and beverage, plastics as well as packaging will find numerous innovative automation solutions and have the opportunity to exchange ideas with experts.  [Read more…] about Automatica 2018 to showcase solutions for food and beverage, plastics and packaging manufacturers

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: automatica, packaging, vdma

German robotics and automation industry set to break records and grow faster than previously expected

October 8, 2017 by David Edwards

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The German robotics and automation industry is growing at a faster rate than previously forecast, according to the VDMA, and will break records. 

The sector will reach €14 billion ($16.4 billion) annually for the first time, says the VDMA.

The VDMA is the German industrial association, said to be the largest in Europe, with more than 3,200 member companies from the mechanical and plant engineering sector.

The organisation has a section called VDMA Robotics + Automation, a specialist association with more than 270 members, which includes suppliers of components and systems from the areas of robotics, integrated assembly solutions, and industrial image processing.  [Read more…] about German robotics and automation industry set to break records and grow faster than previously expected

Filed Under: Industrial robots, Industry, News Tagged With: german industrial association, industrial robots, integrated assembly solutions, intelligent assembly, production, robotics and automation, vdma

German robotics and automation market set for sales of $15 billion this year

June 20, 2017 by Mai Tao

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The German robotics and automation market is forecast to grow by 7 per cent this year compared with last year, with sales volume projected to reach a massive $15 billion. 

Germany is one of the world’s leading buyers of industrial robotics and automation systems, and purchased approximately $14 billion worth in 2016.

These are figures which German engineering association VDMA has suggested as a result of its research into the market.  [Read more…] about German robotics and automation market set for sales of $15 billion this year

Filed Under: Industrial robots, Industry, News Tagged With: automation, german, industrial, industry, market, robotics, robots, sales, vdma

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