25.11.2024 • News

Trade association with new chairman

Dietmar Ley takes over as head of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association

Dietmar Ley. Bild / Image: Basler
Dietmar Ley. Bild / Image: Basler

Dr. Dietmar Ley, CEO of Basler AG, has been elected as the new chairman of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association. Ley has been active in various committees and roles at the VDMA for around 20 years and was most recently deputy chairman of the association. He takes over the role from Frank Konrad (CEO Hahn Automation Group GmbH), whose three-year term as chairman has ended and who now occupies the post of deputy chairman.

Ley emphasizes: “I look forward to continuing the work of the trade association as a strong voice for robotics and automation in Europe together with my colleagues. In the current very dynamic and geopolitically uncertain times, it is crucial that we promote our technology and innovation leadership in this field.”

The trade association represents more than 400 European suppliers of components and systems in the fields of robotics, integrated assembly solutions and machine vision. Its aim is to support robotics and automation through a wide range of activities and services.

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VDMA Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbauer e.V.

Lyoner Str. 18
60528 Frankfurt
Germany

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