Attachments manufacturer Werk-Brau joins the Open-S Alliance, and the organization hosts a press conference at CONEXPO

• Werk-Brau, a US attachments manufacturer with a long family history, joins the Open-S Alliance as an Associate member.

• The Open-S standard promotes interoperability and safety among couplers and work tools from different manufacturers.

• Werk-Brau supports the standard to enhance operator flexibility, compatibility, and control on jobsites.

• The Open-S Alliance will host a press conference at CONEXPO to introduce new North American members and demonstrate product interoperability.

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.

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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.