Integrating Systems of Record (SOR) into the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) Dataspace

A core technology in realizing Industry 4.0 is the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) as an implementation of the Digital Twin. The AAS enables interoperable data-sharing in a company as well as within a network of companies, creating an AAS dataspace. To create this AAS dataspace, however, data in Sy...

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Main Authors: Danish, Mohammad Ghazanfar Ali, Schnicke, Frank
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
AAS dataspace
Asset Administration Shell
Companies
Data Integration
Data models
Digital twins
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Industry 4.0
Interoperability
Manufacturing automation
Systems of Record
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Summary:A core technology in realizing Industry 4.0 is the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) as an implementation of the Digital Twin. The AAS enables interoperable data-sharing in a company as well as within a network of companies, creating an AAS dataspace. To create this AAS dataspace, however, data in Systems of Record (SOR) such as ERP, PLM, and quality databases must be available as AASs. SORs typically form data silos that lack interoperability due to custom data models and interfaces that are typically incompatible with the native Industry 4.0 communication. Very little guidance or even tooling is Available on integrating SORs into the AAS dataspace in a reusable and scalable way. This paper shows architectural solutions and concepts to narrow this gap, thus enabling quick integration of existing SORs with the AAS dataspace. Additionally, it provides an open-source implementation bridging this gap. Researchers and practitioners can benefit from the proposed architecture and implementation by applying various use cases of integrating SORs with AAS dataspace.
ISSN:1946-0759
DOI:10.1109/ETFA61755.2024.10710635