Strategic partnership officially sealed
VDMA takes on conceptual and technical sponsorship of Intec
With great popularity and more than 17,800 trade visitors from 42 countries, Intec was able to draw a very successful balance sheet in mid-March. Together with the Z supplier trade fair, the trade fair duo made a strong contribution to ensuring that machine and plant manufacturers and the supplier industry were able to achieve their defined goals very well at the beginning of a very challenging year.
With the aim of strengthening Intec for the industry, Europe's largest association of mechanical and plant engineering companies, VDMA e.V., and Leipziger Messe are now moving even closer together. The VDMA, together with the Precision Tools Association and the Measurement and Testing Technology Association, will become the new conceptual and technical sponsor of Intec.
This means that in future, not only will the advisory board of the trade fair be involved in conceptual activities, but intensive technical and strategic exchange will also be officially sealed. "We are delighted to announce the new sponsorship of the VDMA Precision Tools Association and the Measurement and Testing Technology Association. The cooperation has continuously intensified in recent years. A particular highlight was our joint implementation of FORUM.interaktiv at Intec 2025. The deepening of the cooperation creates significant added value for both sides and is an expression of our long-term partnership," explains explains Markus Geisenberger, Managing Director of Leipziger Messe. Markus Heseding, Managing Director of the VDMA trade associations, adds: ”INTEC is an important platform for exchange and innovation in metalworking with a reach far beyond national borders – especially to Poland and the Czech Republic. We are therefore delighted that our long-standing, successful cooperation with Leipziger Messe is now taking on a new dimension through conceptual sponsorship. We are happy to contribute our expertise and skills, are highly motivated, and look forward to working together."
Benefits for the industry
The extensive networking of the two trade associations will benefit the development of Intec even more effectively in the future. As part of their national and international activities, the VDMA trade associations will be involved in the planning, preparation, and implementation of exhibitor and trade visitor acquisition. The exchange at the conceptual and technical level also includes the technical and supporting program and will contribute significantly to the further development of the content of the Intec and Zuliefermesse trade fair duo. VDMA members can also benefit from this—for example, at the VDMA joint stand at Intec from March 2 to 5, 2027, in Leipzig.
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