A special moment for European mechanical engineering: UNITED GRINDING / UNITED MACHINING SOLUTIONS and Transaction-Network were honored at EMO Hanover with the CECIMO Machine Tools Innovation Award 2025.
Award for Cross-Manufacturer Service
The award is a clear signal: Service in mechanical engineering can be rethought - cross-manufacturer, platform-based, ecosystem-oriented.
UNITED GRINDING shows how it is done: Not as an isolated solution, but as part of a larger service ecosystem. That is the future.
What Makes the Project Special?
It is not about another app or another portal. It is about a fundamental change in the way service is organized:
The innovation lies in the structure:
- Cross-manufacturer - Service works across company boundaries
- Platform-based - All parties use the same infrastructure
- Ecosystem-oriented - OEMs, service partners, customers work together
- Data-driven - Decisions are based on data, not gut feeling
Significance for Mechanical Engineering
The award is more than a distinction. It is a confirmation that the chosen path is right:
Service becomes strategic differentiation. Not the product alone decides, but the ability to organize service efficiently and in a customer-oriented way.
This award shows: the industry recognizes that service must be rethought. Cross-manufacturer, platform-based, ecosystem-oriented.
- Gerd Bart, CEO Transaction-Network
Next Steps
The award is a milestone, but not the goal. The goal is a functioning service ecosystem that brings added value to all parties.
The next steps:
- Integrate more OEMs - The ecosystem grows
- Expand functionality - More automation, more AI
- Establish best practices - What works becomes standard
- Build community - Exchange between all parties
The CECIMO Award is a confirmation. But the actual goal is a functioning service ecosystem.
