VDMA Robotics + Automation, GO2automation partnership drives global access to automation

On June 21, the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association (VDMA R+A, Frankfurt, Germany) and the platform “GO2automation,” operated by the startup andugo GmbH (Munich, Germany), agreed on a strategic cooperation. The mission is to provide companies with data-driven access to automation and services throughout projects. Currently, the platform offers its services globally and also houses experts in composites production/automation. The association strongly believes that small, medium-sized and large firms will benefit from AI-based matching of supply and demand, and cross-industrial digital collaboration. 

“As a knowledge and expert database, we are specialized in making the automation of manufacturing processes much more effective,” says Dirk Engelbrecht, CEO of andugo. “At GO2automation, companies succeed in precisely tailored automation projects much more cost-effectively and faster than with any traditional approach.”

“We take companies by the hand on their way to the smart production of the future,” says Patrick Schwarzkopf, managing director, VDMA Robotics + Automation. “Moreover, we offer small- and medium-sized firms a direct way to benefit from the opportunities of automation — and accompany them step by step. The automation specialists and technology suppliers registered at GO2automation are at the top of their field of robotics and automation in both Germany and internationally.”

VDMA R+A’s partnership with GO2automation is said to be an important milestone in actively shaping the platform economy in the B2B sector. Together, VDMA R+A and GO2automation expect to drive the competitiveness of market participants of all company sizes in a wide range of industries, addressing users, suppliers and system integrators.