Carbon management through mechanical and plant engineering
Carbon management is a central key to achieving climate targets and highlights the important role of mechanical and plant engineering in implementing appropriate solutions.
News – Innovation driver mechanical engineering
Innovation Award 2025 – prize for practice-oriented problem solutions
The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia is awarding the NRW Innovation Prize for the year 2025.
Call for funding “Circular Production NRW”
The “Circular Production NRW” funding call supports SMEs with 21 million euros for innovative projects for sustainable, resource-efficient and circular value creation.
Current developments in EU substance policy
EU substance policy is bringing about far-reaching regulatory changes that will have a lasting impact on mechanical and plant engineering – we have shed light on the challenges and prospects.
Competitor China
China’s mechanical engineering industry continues to catch up, products from the Far East are getting better and are almost always cheaper. China is not only striving for technological supremacy locally, but also internationally.
WindEnergy Hamburg: Innovative and efficient industry
13 companies and initiatives from NRW presented themselves at the NRW state joint stand at WindEnergy in Hamburg, the world’s largest leading trade fair for the onshore and offshore wind industry.
State of NRW awards innovation prizes
Every year, the Innovation Award honours practice-oriented solutions to problems. The winners show that technological progress and sustainability go hand in hand.
Launch of the “CCU model regions NRW” funding competition
Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technology offers a promising opportunity to reduce unavoidable CO₂ quantities. This involves not only capturing carbon dioxide, but also reusing it as a valuable raw material in industry.
Effects of the Battery Ordinance on mechanical and plant engineering
The EU Battery Regulation aims to minimize the negative environmental impact of batteries. This has far-reaching consequences for the mechanical and plant engineering industry.
Innovation – Developing disruptive ideas
Questioning the status quo, deliberately “producing accidents”, deliberately turning existing conventions on their head – finding innovative solutions with new methods.