# Siemens and Fair Friend Group partner on digitalization for machine tools

Siemens AG and Taiwan-based Fair Friend Group (FFG) signed a collaboration agreement to integrate Siemens Digital Enterprise Suite and MindSphere IoT operating system across FFG's portfolio of 90 machine tool brands.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2017-10-01
- Status: announced
- Products: machine tools, industrial software, automation, IoT operating system MindSphere
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (partner)
- [Fair Friend Group](https://endata.com/companies/15812.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [americanmachinist.com](https://www.americanmachinist.com/enterprise-data/article/21902556/siemens-crafting-digitalization-strategy-for-ffg-machine-tools), 2017-10-01: "Digitalization is emerging as a must-have functionality for machine tools, as machine shops and manufacturing operation take steps to fulfill expectations for process control and product traceability."

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