umati – Launch of a global brand
For over a year now, the VDW has been working with eight member companies and five control manufacturers to create an open interface for connecting machine tools to higher-level IT systems. The project originally operated under the somewhat unwieldy title “Connectivity for Industry 4.0”. VDW eventually launched the umati brand for the project at AMB…
umati for everyone – How do I benefit and how can I get involved?
umati will only be accepted as a standard if as many companies as possible use it. The umati presentation at the AMB (including press conference and stand) was complemented by a well attended information event for VDW members. The aim was to provide information first-hand. Dr. Alexander Broos from the VDW explained the background to…
JIMTOF 2018 breaks new records
The 29th Japanese International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF) was held from 1 to 6 November 2018 in Tokyo and broke a number of records. The main topic of this year’s event was “CONNECT by Technology of the Future”. Accordingly, the Internet of Things (IoT) and connectivity played central roles. As usual, the VDW was on…