Epiroc and Kanamoto among new members of Open-S initiative

Lewis Tyler Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

25 November 2025

Epiroc, Genesis Attachments and Japan-based rental company Kanamoto have all joined the Open-S Alliance initiative. 

Launched in 2020 by Rototilt and Steelwrist, Open-S is a standard for fully automatic quick couplers that means excavators can use tools of different brands that follow the standard.

To date it has amassed 23 members around the world, including nine new members this year alone. 

Epiroc, which manufactures…

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