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Dietmar Ley, CEO of Basler AG, has been appointed as the new Chairman of VDMA Robotics + Automation.
Dr. Dietmar Ley, CEO of Basler AG, Arensburg, Germany, has been elected as the new President of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association. He succeeds Frank Konrad, CEO of Hahn Automation Group GmbH, who recently ended his three-year term as chairman.
Ley has served as CEO of Basler AG since February 2000. He is responsible for the Research and Development, Innovation and Product businesses. After receiving his PhD in computer vision, Ley joined Basler in 1993 and was appointed to Basler’s management team in 1996. Previously, he worked at Philips GmbH, Siemens AG and Alcatel AG.
Ley also covers vision technology topics outside of the company. From 2003 to 2018, he was a member of the Management Board of the Machine Vision Department of VDMA, the largest association of vision technology companies in Germany. Since 2018 he has been a member of the Management Board of the VDMA Robotics and Automation Department.
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“Robotics and automation are key technologies for ensuring Europe’s competitiveness in a world characterized by geopolitical uncertainty,” said Ley. “In these dynamic times, it is important that Europe has a strong voice for innovation and technological excellence. We will therefore work hard over the next three years to defend and expand the position of the European mechanical engineering industry as a global technology and innovation leader in this sector.”
Konrad was honored for his dedication to the industry at this year’s VDMA Robotics + Automation Member General Meeting and was elected Vice President.
New Board Member of VDMA Robotics + Automation Association
VDMA also unveiled new board members.
- doctor. Dietmar Ley (Chairman) – CEO of BASLER AG, Ahrensburg
- Frank Konrad (Vice Chairman) – CEO, Hahn Automation Group GmbH, Rheinböllen
- Wilfried Eberhardt – Vice President Government Affairs at KUKA AG in Augsburg
- doctor. Lars Friedrich – President and CEO, Application Technologies, Dürr Systems AG, Bietigheim-Bissingen
- doctor. Horst Heinol-Heikkinen – ASENTICS GmbH & Co. Managing Partner KG, Siegen
- Jörg Kipper – General Manager, Festo Sales GmbH & Co. KG, Esslingen
- Martin Kullmann – Head of Business Line Customer Service at Friedberg ABB AG
- Ralph Lehleuter – Managing Partner, MAFU Automation GmbH, Rosenfeld
- Markus Maurer – Head of Automation Division, VITRONIC Machine Vision GmbH, Wiesbaden
- doctor. Olaf Munkelt – General Manager, MVTec Software GmbH, Munich
- Cornelia Püschel – Managing Partner, PÜSCHEL Automation GmbH & Co. KG, Lüdenscheid
- Enno Scharphuis – General Manager Bosch Rexroth AG, Stuttgart
- Volker Spanier – Head of Manufacturing Solutions, EPSON DEUTSCHLAND GmbH, Meerbusch
- Ralf Winkelmann – General Manager FANUC Deutschland GmbH
With 3,600 members, VDMA is the largest network organization and an important voice for the machinery and equipment manufacturing industry in Germany and Europe. The Association represents the common economic, technical and scientific interests of this unique and diverse industry.
The VDMA Robotics + Automation Association (VDMA R+A) is the trade association of VDMA with more than 400 member companies, including component and system suppliers in the fields of robotics, integrated assembly solutions and machine vision. The goal of this industry-focused platform is to support robotics and automation through a wide range of activities and services.
According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), Germany had the fourth highest robot density in the world, with 429 robots per 10,000 employees in 2023. Robot density in Germany has increased at a CAGR of 5% since 2018. Robot density is a number that tracks the degree of automation adoption in manufacturing industries around the world.
