# VDI – The Association of German Engineers
> Voluntary association.

- Canonical entity: https://readyscan.ai/entities/vdi-the-association-of-german-engineers-q529564
- Website listed in the source snapshot: https://www.vdi.de/
- Category: [Nonprofit organizations](https://readyscan.ai/directory/nonprofit-organizations)
- Machine record: https://readyscan.ai/discovery/entities/vdi-the-association-of-german-engineers-q529564.json
- Material fingerprint: fnv1a64:38a972c14bb09d4b
- Entity revision: fnv1a64:6b264fec30682476
- Published: 2026-09-29
- Modified: 2026-09-29

## Company details
- Founded: 1856-05-12 Sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q529564.json?revision=2539744077

## Sources
- [VDI – The Association of German Engineers — Wikidata Q529564](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q529564.json?revision=2539744077) — Wikidata
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