Towards the Digitization using Asset Administration Shells

Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is promoting the digitization of traditional manufacturing systems towards flexible, reconligurable and intelligent factories based on Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). In this context, the Reference Architecture Model Industrie 4.0 (RAMI4.0) provides guidelines to develop 14.0 compliant solutions based on industrial standards. As the main RAMI4.0 specification, the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) is a standard digital representation of an industrial asset that plays a pivotal role in enabling interoperable communication among 14.0 components across the value chain. This paper provides an analysis of the current state-of-the-art of implementing AAS, discussing, amongst others. the key enabling technologies used to implement the AAS and the alignment of the research works found in the literature with the 14.0 components criteria.

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Industry 4.0 is driving the digitization of traditional manufacturing systems towards flexible, reconfigurable, and intelligent factories based on Cyber-Physical Systems. The Reference Architecture Model Industrie 4.0 (RAMI4.0) provides guidelines for developing solutions compliant with industrial standards, with the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) playing a pivotal role in enabling interoperable communication among 14.0 components. This paper analyzes the current state-of-the-art of implementing AAS, discussing key enabling technologies and the alignment of research works with 14.0 components criteria.