The automatic interoperable exchange of information is fundamental to Industry 4.0 initiatives. The Asset Administration Shell (AAS) creates the necessary conditions for this. With the AAS, your company describes all the information that is generated during the lifecycle of products and virtual objects and uses it to interact with manufacturers, suppliers, operators, and customers.

This technical article explains how you benefit from this technology in practice. Using the example of a German component manufacturer for motor spindles, it describes how industrial companies are optimizing and expanding their service business using the AAS.

Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb (ZWF), Volume 119, Issue 12