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| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mess- und Regeltechnik | |
|---|---|
| Name | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mess- und Regeltechnik |
| Founded | 19-- |
| Headquarters | Germany |
| Type | Learned society |
| Focus | Measurement engineering, control engineering, automation |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mess- und Regeltechnik
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mess- und Regeltechnik is a German learned society dedicated to measurement and control engineering in industrial and scientific contexts. It serves as a hub linking professionals from Siemens, Bosch, Fraunhofer Society, Technische Universität München, and RWTH Aachen University with policy bodies such as the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung and standards organizations including DIN and VDE. The society fosters collaboration among practitioners from BASF, ThyssenKrupp, RWE, Bayer, and academic researchers affiliated with institutions like Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Leibniz Association.
The society was founded in the late 19th or 20th century amid technological growth that also spawned organizations such as Verein Deutscher Ingenieure and Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt. Early members included engineers connected to firms like AEG, Siemens-Schuckertwerke, and laboratories at Technische Universität Berlin. Throughout the 20th century the society interacted with postwar reconstruction actors such as Marshall Plan administrators and later collaborated with European entities including CENELEC and European Commission directorates. Events such as the Industrial Revolution-era modernization of Rheinisch-Westfälisches Kohlenrevier industries and the rise of automation established the society’s role in advising companies like Krupp and utilities like E.ON.
Governance follows a model similar to Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and other German learned societies: an elected executive board, advisory committees, and regional sections aligned with universities such as Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Stuttgart, and University of Hamburg. The society maintains liaison officers with standards bodies like IEC national mirror committees and committees at DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung. Its legal structure resembles that of non-profit associations registered under German law and interacts with regulatory agencies such as Bundesnetzagentur for technical consultation. Leadership has historically included technocrats who previously worked at firms like ABB and research institutes such as Max Planck Society.
Membership spans engineers and scientists from industry leaders including Siemens Energy, ABB, Schneider Electric, and research staff from Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Helmholtz Association. The society offers specialist sections covering fields tied to universities like Technical University of Berlin and companies such as ZF Friedrichshafen. Professional activities mirror those of organizations like IEEE and IFAC and include working groups on sensor technology relevant to Bosch Sensortec innovations, control systems used by Daimler AG, and process measurement applied at Henkel and Evonik Industries.
The society organizes annual conferences comparable in scope to events hosted by IFAC World Congress, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, and regional symposia that attract delegates from Siemens Mobility, Thales Group, and academic attendees from Imperial College London and ETH Zurich. It publishes proceedings, technical reports, and journals that reference standards from DIN, ISO, and IEC committees and contributes expert commentary to consultations by European Telecommunications Standards Institute and CEN. Publications have featured comparative studies relevant to ABB Robotics, KUKA, and measurement techniques used in projects by Deutsche Bahn.
The society develops curricula and training modules in coordination with universities such as Technische Universität Dresden and vocational institutions aligned with Handwerkskammer frameworks. It offers certification schemes for practitioners analogous to programs by Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers and professional development courses used by staff at BASF and RWE. Collaborative programs have been run with institutes like Fraunhofer IFF and international partners including Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Eindhoven University of Technology to update competencies in areas such as sensor fusion, process control, and embedded systems integration.
Research partnerships link the society to public research bodies like Fraunhofer Society, Max Planck Society, and Helmholtz Association and to industrial R&D units at Siemens Healthineers, Bayer Technology Services, and Volkswagen Group. Joint projects have targeted smart manufacturing initiatives in the context of Industrie 4.0 and collaborations with European research programs such as Horizon 2020 and successor frameworks. The society facilitates consortia involving startups from incubators associated with High-Tech Gründerfonds and innovation clusters in cities such as Munich, Stuttgart, and Dresden.
The society grants awards honoring contributions in instrumentation, automation, and control comparable to prizes given by IFAC and IEEE Control Systems Society. Laureates have included academics from Technical University of Munich and engineers from Siemens and BASF; award ceremonies are often held alongside conferences attended by representatives of European Commission research directorates and leaders from German Rectors' Conference. The accolades recognize achievements that influence standards at DIN and IEC and promote adoption by industry players such as Krones and ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe.
Category:Scientific societies based in Germany