umati has new partner AB SKF

AB SKF is now part of the umati community

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

With SKF Insight sensor bear­ings, we bring real‑time, bearing‑level data dir­ectly from the heart of the spindle into the customer’s exist­ing sys­tems. By part­ner­ing with Umati, we expect to make this integ­ra­tion even more seam­less — using open, stand­ard­ised pro­to­cols to con­nect our embed­ded sens­ing tech­no­logy to a wide range of machine tools and auto­ma­tion plat­forms. We see Umati as a key ena­bler for deliv­er­ing our insights without pro­pri­et­ary bar­ri­ers, help­ing machine build­ers and oper­at­ors unlock the full poten­tial of live load, vibra­tion, tem­per­at­ure, and speed data for smarter pro­cess con­trol and pre­dict­ive maintenance.

What advant­ages does umati offer your com­pany and your customers?

Umati’s open inter­face stand­ard allows SKF Insight sensor bear­ings to “speak the same lan­guage” as the rest of the pro­duc­tion envir­on­ment. For SKF, this means faster, easi­er integ­ra­tion of our sens­ing tech­no­logy into diverse OEM and ret­ro­fit applic­a­tions — without cus­tom gate­ways or com­plex engin­eer­ing. For cus­tom­ers, it means imme­di­ate access to action­able spindle health and pro­cess data in their pre­ferred plat­forms, enabling:

• Condition‑based main­ten­ance instead of fixed intervals
• Optim­ised cut­ting cycles through live pro­cess feedback
• Reduced down­time via early detec­tion of wear, lub­ric­a­tion issues, or collisions
  All of this is achieved without com­prom­ising spindle design, stiff­ness, or footprint.

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

The expan­sion of Umati across the mech­an­ic­al engin­eer­ing industry is a decis­ive step toward a truly con­nec­ted man­u­fac­tur­ing eco­sys­tem. For SKF Insight sensor bear­ings, it means our embed­ded meas­ure­ments — taken at the exact point of con­tact — can be shared instantly and uni­ver­sally, regard­less of machine brand or con­trol sys­tem. This industry‑wide adop­tion will accel­er­ate the shift from react­ive to pre­dict­ive main­ten­ance, improve resource effi­ciency, and enable new ser­vice mod­els based on live asset health. It’s a move that aligns per­fectly with SKF’s mis­sion to make rota­tion more reli­able, sus­tain­able, and efficient.

About AB SKF

SKF is a glob­al lead­er in bear­ing tech­no­logy, rotat­ing equip­ment per­form­ance, and related ser­vices. Foun­ded in 1907, the com­pany oper­ates in more than 130 coun­tries and serves cus­tom­ers in indus­tries ran­ging from auto­mot­ive and aerospace to energy, min­ing, and indus­tri­al man­u­fac­tur­ing. SKF’s port­fo­lio includes bear­ings, seals, lub­ric­a­tion sys­tems, con­di­tion mon­it­or­ing, and con­nec­ted tech­no­lo­gies — such as SKF Insight sensor bear­ings — that help cus­tom­ers improve reli­ab­il­ity, reduce fric­tion, and achieve their sus­tain­ab­il­ity goals. With a strong focus on innov­a­tion and digit­al­isa­tion, SKF is shap­ing the future of rota­tion for a smarter, clean­er, and more con­nec­ted world.