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umati (universal machine technology interface) is the global initiative for open communication interfaces for the machine building industries and their customers.
Machine builders, software producers, component suppliers, and users unite in a strong community to promote the use of open, standardized interfaces based on OPC UA companion specifications. umati ensures their identical implementation, provides a platform to exchange experiences, creates visibility in the market, and provides hands-on demonstration of added values at https://umati.app.
connecting the world of machinery
There’s no better connection than a common language – which is also true for machinery.
umati facilitates the data exchange between machines, components and installations and their integration into customer- and user-specific IT ecosystems — easily, seamlessly and securely.
umati is based on OPC UA, which provides a communication framework between devices on the shop floor. Standardized data models, which are defined in OPC UA Companion Specifications, can be easily expanded by customer or manufacturer specific data. For machinery, around 25 Companion Specifications for various technologies, such as Robotics, Measurement Systems, Plastics and Rubber Machinery, Woodworking, Machine Tools, etc., have been published. 30 more are under development. Additionally, the central companion specification “OPC UA for Machinery” contains basic building blocks which are crucial for the entire machine and plant engineering sector, e.g., identification, job management, energy monitoring.
»Common information models created through collaboration among key stakeholders in industrial digitalization is essential to enable information interoperability, reuse and augmentation.«
Antonio Conati Barbaro, COO Alleantia
»In my opinion, standardization is crucial for the entire mechanical engineering sector in order to quickly implement digitization initiatives. From that point of view, the focus on the entire mechanical engineering sector is right and important.«
Dr. Daniel Großmann, 247FactoryNet
“Formats and protocols, open domain standards for different types of processes, machines and equipment are crucial to solve the interoperability challenge.”
Véronique Dossogne, Sirris
»Standards such as umati are an important precondition for the sustainable implementation of digital transformation — because common standards help to manage the complexity of today and tomorrow.«
Christian Josi, United Grinding
“With umati, you get the missing piece of the puzzle for the realization of new expanded product portfolios.”
»This high level of collaboration forms the basis of true, open interoperability between machines and software systems, from the shop floor to the cloud.«
Hartmut Rauen, VDMA
»Started as a very small group, this initiative has continued to grow due to the good content.«
Konstantin Schäfer, Kapp Niles
»Making umati available for the whole manufacturing industry is one of the reasons to join the community. A standardized open interface makes it much easier to build new applications for data analytics.«
Jens Petri, SMS digital
»As a manufacturer of high-quality machining centers, we, as a strong interest group, are facing the challenge of digitalization by pulling together with the umati interface.«
Pascal Schröder, Chiron Group
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INNOTEQ, 11 — 14 March 2025
