The VDW, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, speaks for the German machine tool industry. The association comprises more than 300 members. These predominantly midsized companies account for approximately 90 percent of the sector’s total turnover. The VDW Shanghai Representative Office was officially established in March 2021 and represents the industry in the world's largest consuming market. The representative office is committed to serving the German machine tool member companies and supporting the optimization of their business in China, including trade fairs, statistics and studies, technology, and standardization, etc. Furthermore, the representative office actively promotes the use of standardized OPC UA interfaces. In particular, VDW aims to enlarge the umati community in China.