Promoting Vietnam - Germany cooperation in the field of machinery and mechanics

Photo caption — Siemens booth at EMO Hannover Fair.

According to a VNA correspondent in Germany, with the theme “Innovate Manufacturing”, EMO Hannover 2025 attracted 80,000 trade visitors from all over the world . The main focus of the fair was on the topics of automation; digitalization; sustainability; development of new technology machinery and smart manufacturing, which have once again become the driving force for production efficiency in industrial processes.

“There are many smart and impressive technical solutions, and EMO Hannover 2025 has demonstrated them convincingly,” said Carl Martin Welcker, Senior Commissioner for EMO Hannover 2025. “For these solutions to be effective, the investment momentum really needs to be activated.” According to Mr. Velcker, confidence is gradually improving abroad, especially outside Europe. Specifically, in the visitor survey, two-thirds of visitors from Europe said they intend to invest. In Germany alone, this figure is almost half. This is reflected in the current trend in foreign orders for the German machine tool industry, which increased by 6% in the first seven months of 2025 compared to the same period last year.

Within the framework of the EMO Hannover 2025 Fair, the Vietnam Trade Office in Germany coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Association of Mechanical and Electrical Enterprises (HAMEE) to organize the opening of the Vietnam booth, a trade program, and business connection for Vietnamese companies in the mechanical and electrical fields. Participating in this EMO Hannover, the Vietnamese booth includes 16 enterprises with a variety of products such as mechanical engineering, precision mechanical processing, molds, steel structures and sheet metal; mechanics serving construction, mechanical equipment manufacturing, electricity - control - automation - digital technology . This is an important opportunity for Vietnamese enterprises to promote their products and connect directly with leading enterprises in Germany and the European Union (EU).

Also within the framework of the working program in Germany, on September 24, Ms. Dang Thi Thanh Phuong, Vietnam Trade Counselor in Germany, chaired a discussion and visited the Hannover Production Technology Center (PZH). PZH is one of the largest production technology research centers in Germany, with about 270 engineers and natural scientists conducting research and teaching at 8 institutes of Leibniz University Hannover. Here, Dr. Jan Jocker, CEO of PZH, introduced the scale of the center, the main research and production development areas of the center and led the delegation to survey and experience the actual research and product development of the center.

Senior Director of International Relations of the Economic Development Agency Hannover Impuls, Mr. Peter Eisenschmidt, shared with the businesses some information about the German market, especially the state of Lower Saxony as well as the support of Hannover Impuls for the industrial enterprises in the region. He expressed his pleasure to support HAMEE and Vietnamese enterprises to connect with German enterprises in this field.

Also within the framework of EMO Hannover, on September 25, the Trade Office arranged a working session between the business delegation led by HAMEE and the German Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Association (VDMA) - one of the leading industrial associations in Europe. At the meeting, Mr. Thilo Brodtmann, CEO of VDMA, introduced that the association has 3,600 members, of which in addition to German enterprises, there are more than 400 members from other European countries and the UK. VDMA is headquartered in Frankfurt and has many other offices around the world such as India, Singapore, Belgium, China, Japan, Brazil, and the US. Although the majority are small and medium-sized enterprises, up to 80% of products are produced for export. VDMA's revenue in 2023 will reach 240 billion USD. Mr. Daniel Sahl-Corts, Managing Director of the VDMA Office in Berlin, also said that German businesses currently have high demand in the field of machinery and mechanical manufacturing human resources and are looking for suppliers from Vietnam.

In an interview with VNA reporters, on behalf of the Vietnamese business delegation, Mr. Kieu Huynh Son, Permanent Vice President of HAMEE, informed about the activities of VDMA and the main strengths of Vietnamese enterprises. Mr. Kieu Huynh Son said that Vietnamese enterprises are ready to expand their acceptance of products from Germany due to the very high demand in the manufacturing sector. In fact, many HAMEE enterprises have imported machinery and equipment from Germany and Switzerland. Mr. Kieu Huynh Son also hopes that the two sides will have substantive cooperation to connect the needs of businesses on both sides, including technology transfer, production cooperation, OEM or importing German machinery.

The two sides agreed to support business connections, initially supporting businesses with specific partner needs, connecting at Hannover Messe as well as human resource cooperation in the field of machinery and manufacturing.

Senior Director of International Relations Hannover Impuls, Mr. Peter Eisenschmidt expressed his delight at the development and connection between German and Vietnamese enterprises, affirming that Vietnamese enterprises are increasingly proving their importance to the German industry, especially at the Hannover EMO Fair. According to Mr. Peter, although online communication is very convenient nowadays, Hannover EMO is a special event for the two sides to communicate and exchange directly. He believes that this is extremely important when the parties want to do long-term business, trust and understand each other better.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/kinh-te/thuc-day-hop-tac-viet-nam-duc-trong-linh-vuc-may-moc-co-khi-20250927221805871.htm