Seamless production of the future

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Modern pro­duc­tion is cur­rently under­going a par­a­digm shift, which focuses on the impor­tance of data. Com­pa­nies are faced with the chal­lenge of opti­mising the gen­er­a­tion and use of data in order to remain com­pet­i­tive and meet legal require­ments. Pre­vious approaches to data exchange are frag­mented, making it dif­fi­cult to col­lab­o­rate effi­ciently and for new par­tic­i­pants to access. A new model, that of data rooms, offers a solu­tion by enabling net­worked, trans­parent and effi­cient com­mu­ni­ca­tion between many par­tic­i­pants.

Data rooms not only pro­mote col­lab­o­ra­tion between com­pa­nies, but also the devel­op­ment of new busi­ness models and inno­v­a­tive prod­ucts. In con­trast to closed plat­forms, data rooms enable the sov­er­eign exchange of data in a flex­ible manner, and thus pro­mote the inter­op­er­ability of value-adding dig­ital appli­ca­tions.

Whitepaper Industry 4.0

SFKL’s white paper high­lights the impor­tance of data rooms in modern pro­duc­tion, demon­strates their advan­tages and offers insights into spe­cific Industry 4.0 appli­ca­tions. External influ­encing fac­tors such as polit­ical, eco­nomic, socio-eco­log­ical and tech­no­log­ical devel­op­ments are also con­sid­ered.

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Whitepaper Data Rooms Industry 4.0

The “admin­is­tra­tion shell” is the basis on which com­mu­ni­ca­tion in data rooms is even able to take place.Put simply, the admin­is­tra­tion shell is a “data con­nector”, i.e. an inter­face via which all data or infor­ma­tion about a spe­cific asset/device/component can be found or stored. You could also go fur­ther and say that the admin­is­tra­tion shell is an imple­men­ta­tion (some would say “THE” imple­men­ta­tion) of the “dig­ital twin”, and so also rep­re­sents the basis for Industry 4.0.

“In the future, dynamic supply chains will be organ­ised via data rooms. We are already working on the imple­men­ta­tion. As SF-KL, our aim is to develop tomorrow’s pro­duc­tion today. We are always ahead of the curve.“

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Ruskowski, Chairman of the Exec­u­tive Board of Smart­Fac­to­ryKL

What does an administration shell look like?

The admin­is­tra­tion shell is divided into sub­models, whereby each sub­model is intended to cover one aspect or use case. Ulti­mately, sub­models are groups of char­ac­ter­is­tics.

Knowl­edge about the behav­iour can then be used for sim­u­la­tions in con­junc­tion with other com­po­nents, for example, in order to iden­tify any prob­lems prior to actual com­mis­sioning. In addi­tion, main­te­nance or repairs can then be ini­ti­ated during oper­a­tion if the actual behav­iour no longer cor­re­sponds to the expected behav­iour.

Pilz and Smart Factory KL

Pilz has been actively involved in the Tech­nology Ini­tia­tive Smart­Fac­tory KL in Kaiser­slautern since 2015 and is com­mitted to devel­oping uni­form stan­dards for the pro­duc­tion of the future. Through this col­lab­o­ra­tion, Pilz can dis­cuss research con­tent with part­ners and thus help shape the direc­tion of the research.

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“Digital nameplate” submodel

The name­plate is an impor­tant sub­model of the admin­is­tra­tion shell because it con­tains basic infor­ma­tion about the asset. The dig­ital twin con­sists of the admin­is­tra­tion shell and its sub­models. This com­bi­na­tion forms the basis for Industry 4.0, as it enables global access to com­pre­hen­sive and dynam­i­cally adapt­able device infor­ma­tion. This infor­ma­tion can be dis­played on almost any dis­play, elim­i­nating the need for paper doc­u­men­ta­tion. This can sig­nif­i­cantly reduce printing and ship­ping costs, par­tic­u­larly for small or inex­pen­sive com­po­nents.

Pilz research projects and col­lab­o­ra­tions

January 2025

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