{"id":17394,"date":"2018-10-19T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=17394"},"modified":"2018-10-19T16:51:21","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T14:51:21","slug":"wilfried-eberhardt-new-chairman-of-the-vdma-robotics-automation-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wilfried-eberhardt-neuer-vorsitzender-beim-vdma-fachverband-robotik-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilfried Eberhardt new Chairman of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The VDMA Robotics + Automation Association has a new chairman in Wilfried Eberhardt. The Chief Marketing Officer and member of the Supervisory Board of Kuka AG was elected for three years at the members' meeting and replaces Dr Norbert Stein.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Stein, Managing Director at Vitronic, stepped down from the honorary position on a rotational basis. Frank Konrad, Managing Partner of Hahn Automation GmbH, was elected Deputy Chairman. In total, the board consists of 14 members.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17398\" title=\"Wilfried Eberhardt, Chairman of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association (Image: Kuka AG)\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KUKA_AG_Wilfried_Eberhardt_comp_1538470823748.jpg\" alt=\"Wilfried Eberhardt, Chairman of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association (Image: Kuka AG)\" width=\"580\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KUKA_AG_Wilfried_Eberhardt_comp_1538470823748.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KUKA_AG_Wilfried_Eberhardt_comp_1538470823748-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KUKA_AG_Wilfried_Eberhardt_comp_1538470823748-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KUKA_AG_Wilfried_Eberhardt_comp_1538470823748-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KUKA_AG_Wilfried_Eberhardt_comp_1538470823748-1024x724.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201eOur industry is on course for record growth. Robotics and automation are important topics for the future: We supply the technologies to make industrial production worldwide fit for the requirements of tomorrow.\u201c<br \/>\n<strong>Wilfried Eberhard<\/strong>, Chairman of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The entire board of the professional association consists of a total of 14 members. In addition to the chairman and his deputy, the members are Dr Heiko Frohn, Dr Horst Heinol-Heikkinen, Dr J\u00fcrgen Hohnhaus, Dr Klaus Kluger, Dr Dietmar Ley, Dr Olaf Munkelt, Cornelia P\u00fcschel, Stefan Ro\u00dfkopf, Helmut Schmid, Gottfried Schumacher, Henrik Schunk and Volker Spanier.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-283179415\"><div id=\"packa-4051978450\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The VDMA Robotics + Automation Association has a new chairman in Wilfried Eberhardt from Kuka AG. 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