What expectations do you have of umati, what do you expect from the partnership?

By umati we expect the competent support for the successful implementation of standardized machine communication based on OPCUA.As well as the provision of access to a fast growing and strong network to get feedback from other machine builders and users.

What advantages does umati offer your company and your customers?

As Grenzebach is very much focused on generation of user benefits, Umati offers the required tools to enable those benefits. umati will also accelerate the establishment of companion specifications for the various sectors of the industry.

How do you evaluate the expansion of the umati initiative to the entire mechanical engineering industry?

The expansion of umati throughout the entire engineering industry is very valuable to Grenzebach as a global player in many diversified branches like glass, building materials, intralogistics, friction stir welding, automotive, robotics, as well as automation and digitalization in general. OPCUA is a fully integrated communication technology within our digitalization platform Sericy, serving all those branches and applications.

Grenzebach is a leading automatization solution provider for the global glass, building material and intralogistics market. In addition, the company develops new application areas, such as friction stir welding, the automatization of industrial additive manufacturing and digital networking. The digitalization platform SERICY allows customers to develop their own future-proof digital know-how. Grenzebach ranks among the international technology leaders in its markets. The global manufacturing footprint with production sites in Germany, Romania, the US and China, as well as additional worldwide locations ensure customer support on-site. More than 3,000 systems installed in more than 55 countries stand for quality and reliability. Since the company opened its doors 60 years ago, it has been owned by the founding family. With an export ratio of more than 90 percent, Grenzebach is a global player.