The executive committee of the German Machine Tool Builders’ Association (VDW) of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and the special section for Machine Tools and Manufacturing Systems in the German Engineering Federation (VMDA) have re-elected Chairman Martin Kapp. Kapp is the managing partner of Kapp Group (Coburg, Germany) and has served as VDW chairman for the past three years. His second term begins January 1, 2013.