In January 2024 umati announced that they had approved a number of new members. umati (universal machine technology interface) is a community of the machine building industries and their customers for the promotion and adoption of open, standardised interfaces based on OPC UA. The aim of umati is to reduce communication costs between equipment manufacturers and users, and expedite the development and installation of IoT (Internet of Things) for manufacturing equipment through the umati interface standard.”

What advantages does umati offer
By having a common communication foundation, various equipment in different industries are allowed to connect to each other on the same platform, making data transmission between machine tools, product management systems simple and fast. umati standardises the information of IoT interfaces, expediting the integration process of smart factories. This facilitates the accelerated development of various smart applications.

In the future, both machinery manufacturers and manufacturing operators can enhance equipment value or optimise production processes through value-added applications on this platform.

New members
umati celebrated its first major appearance at EMO Hannover in 2019 with a live demonstration. The global network of partners has now grown to over 320 members and counting. These partners include OEM manufacturers in additive manufacturing machinery, geometrical measuring systems, industrial joining technologies, machine tools, plastic and rubber machinery, machine vision equipment, robotics, surface technology equipment and woodworking machinery.

The new members include Victor Taichung Machinery, Movacolor modular dosing systems, Takisawa Taiwan, Campro, Keyarrow, Excetek Technologies, Leantec Intelligence, Leadwell, Syntec Technology, Feeler, Falcon/Chevallier, Chiah Chyun, Goodway, Senai, Evon and Mettler Toledo.

For further details visit www.umati.org