Industry

Industry and automation are key to the energy transition

The manufacturing industry and automation are important keys to the transformation to a climate-neutral and sustainable society. The manufacturing industry accounts for about one third of energy consumption and almost one fifth of global CO2 emissions. Automation technologies are the basis for a more flexible, productive, safe and sustainable industry. Automation, digitalisation and the intelligent use of production data help to reduce energy and resource consumption, CO2 emissions and costs. The transformation of today's energy landscape can only be realised with automation technology.

The lead market industry in the ZVEI is the platform for all companies in electrical engineering, industrial information and communication technology and the associated industry-related services that equip industrial production and machinery. The lead market accounts for about one third of the turnover of the German electrical and digital industry. The products and technologies of the Divisions Automation, Electric Welding Equipment, Electrical Winding & Insulation Systems and Transformers and Power Supplies are the basis for making production sustainable and smarter and thus enabling digital business models. The value added by products in factories or even chemical plants is the basis for the prosperity of our society. New technologies such as AI-based solutions, autonomous systems, blockchain, edge and cloud computing or data demonstrably help to reduce CO2 emissions and costs. Networking in the factory with 5G is also providing impetus and enabling new concepts in production. Together, the member companies of the ZVEI in the lead market industry contribute to making machines and plants safer, more efficient and more resilient.

25.04.2024

Start motors – Conserve resources

The brochure provides an overview of the resource-saving starting of electric motors with soft starters.

08.02.2024

Sustainability through Process Automation

Joint status report from NAMUR, ProcessNet, VDMA und ZVEI

12.12.2023

Premiere of the 1st ZVEI Digital Conference in Frankfurt

27.11.2023

SPS 2023 with growing visitor numbers again

Despite a last-minute rail strike, 50,000 visitors flocked to the exhibition centre over three full days to discover the latest trends in the automation industry.

24.11.2023

Software Bill of Material (SBOM) Basics, assessments, prospects

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12.12.2023

Premiere of the 1st ZVEI Digital Conference in Frankfurt

27.11.2023

SPS 2023 with growing visitor numbers again

Despite a last-minute rail strike, 50,000 visitors flocked to the exhibition centre over three full days to discover the latest trends in the automation industry.

28.09.2023

Annual conference of the Automation Section 2023

14.04.2023

ZVEI-Show-Case PCF@ControlCabinet

Sustainability and the circular economy, including the associated decision-making criteria, are already a relevant topic today and are likely to become even more important in the near future. In this context, the topic of sustainability is fraught with great uncertainty, as the details and possible implementations in this area are not clear and can hardly be outlined. For example, the declaration of the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) will become one of many new regulatory requirements of the European Union under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the Green Deal. Following on from this, industry in all sectors will probably be required to provide certain product information in the form of a Digital Product Passport (DPP).