Standardisation

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What is Standardisation?

Standardisation is the process of establishing agreed-upon specifications, protocols and methods that enable consistency, compatibility and interoperability – in building automation and industry it is the foundation of vendor-neutral, maintainable digital infrastructure.

Technical Definition: The process of establishing agreed-upon specifications, protocols and methods that enable consistency, compatibility and interoperability across products and systems. In building automation and industry, standardisation enables multi-vendor competition, reduces integration costs and ensures long-term maintainability.

Why it matters: Standards are the invisible infrastructure of digitalisation. Without them, every integration is a custom project, every system replacement requires a complete architecture review, and every new vendor creates new dependencies.

HubMind’s view: We see standardisation as the greatest enabler of long-term value creation. Every standard we implement – from naming conventions to communication protocols – reduces your future integration costs and increases your freedom of choice.

Read more: Why standardisation is critical for digitalisation, integration and automation.

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