A&D Equipment (USA), Nishio Rent All (Japan) and Zijtveld Grijpers (Netherlands) join the Open-S Alliance, further strengthening the initiative to create an open industry standard for automatic couplers for excavators. With these new members from North America, Asia and Europe, it demonstrates that the idea of an open standard continues to gain ground globally, as more and more manufacturers are seeing the value of offering the customers products with a standardized interface. With the addition of these three companies the Open-S Alliance now has 20 members.

The specialist attachments and screening systems manufacturer Wheatway Solutions Ltd joins the growing Open-S Alliance. The company is based in Gloucester, Great Britain, and is the first British member in Open-S. This highlights the continued expansion of the organization that now consists of 17 members from Europe, North America and Asia.

The initiative to create an open industry standard for automatic couplers for excavators, headed by the independent organization Open-S Alliance, is strengthened as TILTPRO Corp. becomes a member. TILTPRO Corp. is a Korean manufacturer of rotating couplers, tilt couplers and tiltrotators for excavators. More and more manufacturers and companies are seeing the value of offering the customers products with a standardized interface, the benefits and flexibility that it brings to the customers. With the addition of TILTPRO Corp. to the list of members the Open-S standard continues its international growth.

The Open-S Alliance announces a standardized MiC 4.0-compliant electrical connector for use between automatic couplers and work tools, including tiltrotators with electrical connections. This development will enable seamless interchangeability of machine couplers, tiltrotators, and work tools from any Open-S member, eliminating the need for brand-specific connectors. At the same time the alliance grows further with Italian attachment manufacturer Indeco joining as an Associate member.

Open-S Alliance, the independent organization behind the initiative to create an open standard for automatic couplers for excavators, welcomes ACDE Europe AG as a member. ACDE Europe AG specializes in demolition and recycling attachments, providing a range of equipment for both dealers and OEM customers on the European market. With this addition to the list of members, the Open-S standard continues its international growth.

The idea of a common standard for automatic couplers for excavators continues to gain followers internationally.

Open-S Alliance, the independent organization behind the Open-S standard, receives an INTERMAT Innovation Award for the creation and introduction of a global open industry standard for automatic quick couplers for excavators.

The Open-S Alliance welcomes equipment manufacturer Wacker Neuson as a member of the organization. As a major and technology-leading company they will bring additional strength in the work to establish Open-S, the open industry standard for excavator automatic quick couplers.

The joint initiative to create an open standard for fully automatic quick couplers for excavators is strengthened as Open-S Alliance welcomes the KINSHOFER GROUP as a member of the organization.

The Open-S Alliance wins the Swedish Demolition Award in the “Great Innovation Award for manufacturers/suppliers” category. The Open-S Alliance organisation was awarded at a ceremony at the Swedish Demcon demolition fair in Stockholm on November 24, 2022.