Event reports
Securing skilled workers through continuing vocational training
The shortage of skilled workers is becoming increasingly urgent. In-company further training and qualification of the company’s own workforce can be decisive building blocks in keeping a company competitive.
Salaries in mechanical and plant engineering
Salaries continue to play a central role in personnel development – the new VDMA Salary Study 2023/2024 presents salaries in 160 positions tailored to the mechanical engineering sector.
Innovation culture
Which leadership behavior promotes the culture of innovation in a company the most? Which cultural elements play which role in the company?
New approaches to recruiting young talent
The shortage of skilled workers, increasing innovative strength and passing on know-how and tradition are just some of the reasons why new approaches to recruiting young trainees are necessary.
ESPR: Impact on mechanical and plant engineering
The new Ecodesign Regulation aims to regulate products sustainably throughout their entire life cycle – the mechanical and plant engineering sector will be directly affected by this.
Opportunities of the circular economy for mechanical and plant engineering
The circular economy is one of the key areas of transformation with opportunities as an enabler for mechanical and plant engineering. The kick-off event presented selected business models.
Current challenges in sales in 2024
Promoting and challenging players in sales, new AI tools, resource efficiency in volatile markets, online marketing, etc. – many aspects currently need to be considered in sales strategy and organization.
EU Packaging Regulation: Consequences for mechanical and plant engineering
The aim of the European regulation is to minimize the negative impact of packaging on the environment – with a high impact on the mechanical and plant engineering industry.
Current developments in labor law and labor market policy
The effects of recent labor market policy decisions and current case law in labor law on operational practice in NRW mechanical and plant engineering.
CSRD reporting: challenges and implementation strategies
The strategic integration of sustainability reporting obligations in companies is becoming increasingly important, as the increasing transparency requirements will affect a large proportion of SMEs in the future.
QM-Corner: Dealing with confidential documents
QM Corner stands for one topic, one hour and virtual. In the second session, the established format dealt with the topic of handling confidential documents and the role of quality management.
Approaches to climate-neutral production in mechanical and plant engineering
Manufacturing companies are also striving to find sustainable solutions and reduce their environmental impact. One central approach is climate-neutral production.
Trainee retention with well thought-out pre-boarding, onboarding and offboarding
Pre-, on- and offboarding approaches in training strengthen company loyalty and can help to reduce the number of trainees dropping out.
Artificial intelligence in mechanical and plant engineering
At the 22nd Financing Day of the mechanical and plant engineering industry in NRW, the focus was on the opportunities and challenges of the so-called twin transition.
Digitalization and leadership in purchasing
Against the backdrop of the shortage of skilled workers in purchasing, strategies were discussed on how management and motivation can create a framework to keep talented employees in the company.
News from the tax world
The event provided information on current tax issues and provided valuable information on key corporate tax topics as well as current tax projects of the German government.
Core competencies of successful leadership communication
For leadership communication to be successful, the core competencies of listening, questioning and feedback should be taken into account – these were central components of the virtual workshop.
Latest developments on labor market policy and labor law
The event focused on the impact of the new law on the immigration of skilled workers and current labor law on business practice in the mechanical and plant engineering sector.
PFAS regulation endangers industrial processes
The EU’s planned blanket ban on around 10,000 PFAS substances would have a negative impact throughout the mechanical and plant engineering sector. The substances must be viewed in a differentiated manner.
Selected topics in corporate environmental protection
Corporate environmental protection encompasses a variety of different aspects – participants helped determine the focus of the event.
University cooperations and other approaches to student retention
To meet the demand for highly qualified specialists at an early stage, some companies in the mechanical and plant engineering sector are cooperating with universities – the possibilities are diverse.
QM-Corner NRW – a new format with a successful start
QM-Corner NRW, that means one topic, one hour, online – the compact exchange among experts from the industry, this time on the topic “Sustainability meets Quality Management”. On July 12, 2023, the topic “Sustainability meets quality management” struck a chord with the participants. In many companies, the requirements from the topic area of sustainability are… Read More »QM-Corner NRW – a new format with a successful start
Successful personnel marketing and use of databases
The shortage of skilled workers is back and is causing production bottlenecks in mechanical and plant engineering. Many companies are asking themselves how to recruit qualified employees and retain them in the long term. Successful and proactive personnel marketing can help attract the best skilled workers and keep them in the company in the long… Read More »Successful personnel marketing and use of databases
CSR reporting in mechanical and plant engineering
The strategic anchoring of sustainability in the company is gaining in importance: Increasing transparency obligations with regard to sustainability will in future also affect medium-sized companies to some extent.
Four time travels to mechanical engineering service in 2035
Future Services 2035 is the topic and title of the latest future picture of the VDMA Competence Center Future Business. In workshops with companies and the Fraunhofer ISI, four futures were developed and recommendations for action were derived.