Inspiring exchange at the 5th AAS Network Meeting in Frank­furt

At the 5th Asset Admin­is­tra­tion Shell (AAS) Network Meeting orga­nized by the Indus­trial Digital Twin Asso­ci­a­tion (IDTA), ARENA2036, Smart­Fac­tory-KL, and the VDI Tech­nology Center, every­thing revolved around current devel­op­ments, tech­no­log­ical progress, and hands-on use cases for the AAS.

Our colleague Chris­tian Hein­rich joined the event and returned with plenty of new insights and impulses.

Tech­nical high­lights included:

• Backend inte­gra­tion & data­space connec­tivity: Prac­tical approaches for embed­ding the AAS seam­lessly into existing system land­scapes and data ecosys­tems

• AAS Query Language: New options for effi­cient data queries across AAS struc­tures

• Knowl­edge graphs with Neo4j: How to break up data silos by inter­linking AAS infor­ma­tion

• Eclipse BaSyx imple­men­ta­tions: Concrete progress in secu­rity, query language, and modular web UI compo­nents

The after­noon work­shops were partic­u­larly valu­able — less theory, more real collab­o­ra­tion. Discus­sions focused on ques­tions like: How do we over­come the typical blockers of successful AAS imple­men­ta­tions? How can we model soft­ware and services as prod­ucts? And how can large language models and ontolo­gies work hand in hand?

It was great to see so many OI4 members actively involved — XITASO, conple­ment, Metalevel, Murrelek­tronik, and cdmm among others. The collab­o­ra­tion between projects, compa­nies, and orga­ni­za­tions once again showed: inter­op­er­ability and stan­dard­iza­tion only become real when we work together.

The AAS tech­nology is ready — now it’s time for large-scale imple­men­ta­tion! 💪