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The SMI Standard Motor Interface e.V. Association<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The sponsorship for the development and dissemination of the Standard Motor Interface is a registered association under German law. The association owns the trademark rights and ensures the certification and registration of products. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our association documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our articles of association and our code of conduct form the foundation of our organisation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The articles of association govern the legal and structural aspects of the association. The code of conduct complements these foundations by setting guidelines for respectful interaction and our values <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The articles of association<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The code of conduct<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SMI: The Association, a success story spanning more than 20 years of the only uniform standard for sun shading automation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The beginnings: building automation in transition in the 1990s<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In the 1990s, building automation developed rapidly. Standardised bus systems brought together previously independently controlled trades within one system. Sun shading automation was also increasingly integrated. Various manufacturers developed proprietary solutions for digitally connecting drives to the bus systems. However, it quickly became clear that, due to the existence of different bus systems, the number of drive variants threatened to proliferate. Manufacturer-specific solutions that supported the various bus systems, on the other hand, were not accepted by the market, as building owners wanted a standard supported by many manufacturers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Establishment of the SMI working group on October 24, 2001<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This insight led drive manufacturers in the early 2000s to hold initial discussions about a standardised connection of sun shading drives to building automation. As a result of these discussions, seven companies founded the \u201cStandardisation Working Group\u201d on October 24, 2001<\/strong>, which was later renamed the \u201cSMI Working Group\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operational management of the working group was entrusted to Otmar Stillhard, who would significantly influence the development of SMI in the years that followed. Working groups for technology and marketing began their activities. Initial results were not long in coming. The working group presented itself under the SMI logo registered as a word and figurative mark, with the slogan \u201cSun shading made simple. Intelligent. Precise!\u201d at R+T 2003 at the exhibition stands of the member companies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first product to be certified was a venetian blind drive from J. Stehle + S\u00f6hne in February 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SMI on the world stage: trade fair appearance at Light+Building 2004<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With its own exhibition stand, the SMI working group took part in Light+Building, the world\u2019s largest trade fair for lighting and building automation, in Frankfurt for the first time in 2004. Every two years since then, visitors have been able to learn about the constantly growing variety of SMI products. The years that followed were characterised by a large number of initially smaller projects in which SMI technology was able to demonstrate its functionality and performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To support decision-makers, planners and installers, the first edition of the SMI Planning Manual was published in 2011, which has served the target group well on many projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Association founded in 2014: SMI on a legally future-proof basis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With the founding of SMI Standard Motor Interface e.V. , an association under German law, on February 20, 2014, SMI was placed on a forward-looking legal foundation. Fourteen companies joined the association. That this was the right decision is demonstrated by the development in membership numbers, which has more than doubled since the association was founded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SMI 3.0: ready for digital building automation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

SMI technology was also made fit for the future with the adoption of the SMI 3.0 standard in 2019. With this standard, SMI is equipped for the requirements of digital, internet-based building automation. To make the technology even more reliable, SMI 3.0BF will be mandatory for all new SMI-compatible devices from 2025-01-01. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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