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 Organigram of the VDS
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The German Abrasives Association (VDS) was founded on January 4, 1917
and its main purpose is to attend to all matters of the abrasives and abrasive tools
industry. The association will strictly avoid the involvement in party political and
ideological affairs. The detailed objectives of the VDS are:
To represent and promote the economic and legal interests of its member
companies.
To consult and support all member companies on all professional and
commercial matters relating to the manufacture and distribution of abrasive products.
To develop various standards (i.e. safety, product types, testing,
inspection and marking) for abrasive tools, to deal with a wide range of technical matters
and to propose solutions to the industry. The association provides legal and commercial
support on environmental and waste disposal matters. Advice for DIN/EN/ISO certification
and ecological auditing is also part of the VDS service function.
To produce internal production and sales statistics.
To establish contacts between members and national and local Government
Administrations and to consult and inform these bodies in the interest of all member
companies (Lobbying).
To practise extensive communication with European and other
associations, federations and organisations all over the world.
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The German Abrasives Association is Europe`s
largest national organisation of the abrasive technology industries and is
- represented at European Federation of Manufacturers of Abrasive Products FEPA (Fédération Européenne des Fabricants
de Produits Abrasifs), Paris, France.
- a member of UAMA, the Unified Abrasives Manufacturers' Association. A list of UAMA publications and US Standards can be found here: publication list (xls file)
- represented at working groups of trade associations dealing with
grinding technology of manufacturing and application matters.
- a member of DIN, Berlin and a supporter of the Standards committee for general and
clamping tools (FWS) within the DIN. The VDS works in close co-operation with
the FWS preparing and updating national standards for abrasive grit sizes and grinding
tools.
- a competent supporter of the Secretariat of the ISO-Committee TC 29/SC 5 to prepare and revise ISO-standards.
- a member of the committee CEN/TC143/WG2 and its ad-hoc working groups harmonising
European safety standards for stationary grinding machines and various sections of
grinding tools.
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