The quality attachments manufacturer Werk-Brau Company (USA), joins the Open-S Alliance. Their membership is announced just ahead of the CONEXPO/CONAGG exhibition in Las Vegas, where Werk-Brau and several other members will participate as exhibitors. The Open-S Alliance will host a press conference on March 3, during which representatives of the organization will introduce its North American members and provide updates on the latest developments of the standard.
Open-S is an industry standard that allows couplers, tiltrotators and work tools from different manufacturers to work together, while maintaining safety functions. The member companies of the Open-S Alliance share a belief in the open standard as a catalyst for innovation in the industry. Open-S brings solutions to the customers that offer interoperability and freedom of choice when investing in work tools and attachments.
Founded in 1947 in Findlay, Ohio, Werk-Brau began as a small blacksmith shop and has grown through four generations of family ownership into a globally recognized manufacturer of high quality attachments. Built on craftsmanship, innovation, and integrity, Werk-Brau designs and manufactures premium, performance driven solutions. Guided by its mission of “Building Better Lives”, Werk-Brau is known for its reliable attachments and a best-in-class customer experience. Werk-Brau joins the Open-S Alliance as an Associate member.
“Werk-Brau has always stood for innovation, integrity, and giving our customers every advantage on the jobsite,” says Vice President Trevor Ballinger. “By supporting the Open-S standard, we’re helping create a future where operators have more flexibility, compatibility, and more control over how they work. It’s about doing what’s right for our customers and for the industry.”
“It’s a pleasure to welcome Werk-Brau, a well-known brand and quality manufacturer, as a member of the Open-S Alliance. We can see that the initiative to create an open industry standard is gaining support in North America, as we add another member from the region”, says Stefan Stockhaus, Chairman of the Board of Open-S Alliance. “To be present at CONEXPO gives us the opportunity to talk about the standard and to continue ongoing discussions with relevant contacts in the industry”.
Open-S Alliance press conference at CONEXPO on March 3
On March 3 at 2:30 PM, a press conference titled “Open-S – the growing global standard for automatic couplers” is hosted in the Steelwrist booth F27055 in the Festival Grounds. The conference is part of the official CONEXPO-CON/AGG program for media and press contacts. Representatives from the Board of the Open-S Alliance together with members of the organization will introduce new North American members of the growing alliance and present the latest developments. A live demonstration will show interoperability between different manufacturers’ Open-S compliant products.
For more information contact:
Stefan Stockhaus, Chairman of the Board of Open-S Alliance AB
stefan.stockhaus@opens.org, +46 70 998 13 21
Anders Jonsson, Board member of Open-S Alliance AB
anders.jonsson@opens.org, +46 70 590 09 49
About Open-S
Open-S – the open industry standard for automatic quick couplers for excavators. The purpose of Open-S is to provide global interchangeability between quick couplers, tiltrotators and work tools from different manufacturers. Open-S Alliance is an independent organization with the sole purpose of developing and promoting the Open-S standard. Read more at www.opens.org