Membership

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Members of UniversalAutomation.org have unique development power and access to the next generation of universal automation solutions, working collaboratively. UniversalAutomation.org will act as a centralized hub of automation intelligence.

Plug & Produce

Application Portability & Interoperability

IT/OT Convergence

Vendors

If you are a technology vendor selling hardware, you can get access to an IEC 61499-based runtime and create a new category of automation device in months rather than years.
WHY SHOULD VENDORS JOIN UAO?

Obtain license for UAO runtime execution engine
Share R&D costs with platforming approach
Influence the next development of the runtime execution engine
Get access to key End Users looking for IEC 61499-based systems
Position your company as thought-leader/innovator

Users

If you are an end user, a system integrator, an OEM (machine or process) or a software vendor: Come and join the organization to become a sponsor, drive adoption of the technology by your suppliers and influence the roadmap of the runtime. In this way you will reap the benefits of this innovative technology.
WHY SHOULD END USERS JOIN UAO?
WHY SHOULD SYSTEM INTEGRATORS JOIN UAO?

Support vendor-independent “plug and produce” automation
Network with other users to learn
Drive standardization
Influence the next development of the runtime execution engine
Get trained on the technology, interact with UAO Ecosystem

Platinum

150 k€ /year

1 general voting right
10 roadmap voting rights
Runtime access

Gold

75 k€ /year

1 general voting right
4 roadmap voting rights
Runtime access

Silver

25 k€ /year

1 general voting right
1 roadmap voting right
Runtime access

Sponsor Voting

18 k€ /year

1 general voting right
0 roadmap voting right
Runtime access

Sponsor non-voting

2-8 k€* /year

0 general voting right
0 roadmap voting right
Runtime access

1. Revenue dependent: <€10m = €2k, €10m-€100m = €5k, >€100m = €8k

Startups

You want to drive innovation in a universal automation environment? Then join us!

Startups

6 k€ /year

0 general voting right
0 roadmap voting right
Runtime access: Access to source code determined on case-by-case basis by the Board

Conditions (duration, revenue levels, etc.) determined by Board.

Academics

You want to train the next generation of automation technician and engineers on the next generation automation solutions? Then join us!

Academic

2 k€ /year

1 general voting right
0 roadmap voting right
Runtime access: Access to source code determined on case-by-case basis by the Board

	Sponsor					University	Start-up
	Non-voting	Voting	Silver	Gold	Platinum
IP Policy Protection
Access to UAO runtime source code repository	1					1	1
License to incorporate RT in own offer (as defined in General License Terms)							1
Propose/Elect Board Members
General voting rights (as defined in Articles of Association)
Runtime Backlog/Roadmap voting rights
Sit on User Advisory Board
Participate in Working Groups
Attend annual Membership Assembly
Attend working group meetings
Include product in UAO official demo							1
Member logo in promotional communications
Participation in UAO events
Use "UAO Inside" logo²							1
Use "UAO Member" logo
Include offers in UAO online product directory							1
Access to online training resources²
Certification testing³						1	1
Networking with other members

1. Determined by Board
2. Under development
3. To be defined

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They joined us

We are excited to be part of UniversalAutomation.org because it promises to be a complete game changer. It opens up a new world of possibilities for organisations like ours. Unlocking valuable data currently buried in proprietary systems, making the connectivity and deployment of new technologies like Artificial Intelligence quick and simple. As part of UniversalAutomation.org we are actively collaborating with and supporting like-minded organisations to create an exciting new open era in operations and automation.

Jac Opmeer

Principal Automation Engineer at Shell

Wood is excited to be part of defining the future of automation and transforming profitability and productivity for the customers in our industrial markets. UniversalAutomation.org technology will enable business innovation, increase digital adoption and agility with its open, interoperable and portable solutions- building business resiliency and empowering our clients to be future-ready.

German Carmona

President of Wood’s Applied Intelligence business

The creation of UniversalAutomation.org is the dawn of a new era within automation technology; over the course of the next five years, it will create a sea change for the future of automation software development. We are delighted to be a part of UniversalAutomation.org, driving the development of a “plug and produce” system which will help the industry keep up with the increasing demands of flexible manufacturing. There is no doubt that as members continue to join the organization and reap the benefits of collaboration and openness, that industry-wide change will follow.

Dmitrii Drozdov

Chief Technology Officer at Flexbridge

UniversalAutomation.org brings together vendors and users of technology, opening up the opportunity for continuous dialogue between members to share their knowledge. We’re excited to work with other members to enhance and develop our research and help combat the challenges currently facing industry. The IEC 61499 standard will help industry have a common platform for different types of software functionalities in automation, allowing organisations to achieve a certain level of reliability and predictability, as well as increasing flexibility of production plants.

Valeriy Vyatkin

Professor of Electrical Engineering at Aalto University

Industrial operations are undergoing a total transformation. As the IT sector has proven, advances in machine learning, augmented reality, real-time analytics, and the IoT hold great promise for step change advancements in performance, agility, and sustainability. However, within industry this promise is being held back by closed and proprietary automation platforms that restrict widespread adoption, hamper innovation, are challenging to integrate with third-party components, and are expensive to upgrade and maintain. Using a shared runtime changes all that.

John Conway

President at UniversalAutomation.org

With the formation of UniversalAutomation.org, we are hitting the reset button on automation technology. Using the IEC 61499 standard for distributed systems, we can create a new, open industrial environment that will lead to a more sustainable, efficient future. UniversalAutomation.org will remove the barriers to innovation in automation by decoupling hardware and software and providing end users with the freedom they have been asking for — to easily integrate different technologies regardless of where they came from and fully optimize their automation systems.

Greg Boucaud

Chief Marketing Officer at UniversalAutomation.org