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Proof of Concept: Creating a Digital Product Pass­port with the AAS

The Chal­lenge
We Tackled

The project explored how an Asset Admin­is­tra­tion Shell can be gener­ated auto­mat­i­cally for a new product that consists of several compo­nents and serves as the basis for the Digital Product Pass­port 4.0. It also exam­ined how the product’s carbon foot­print is calcu­lated from its parts and when Type or Instance AASs are used. Prereq­ui­site: AASs are already provided for the supplied compo­nents, which are synchro­nized to create a consis­tent overall product repre­sen­ta­tion.

Who was
Partic­i­pating?

Why this project
matters and for who

The Digital Product Pass­port is coming as part of new regu­la­tions (EU Ecode­sign for Sustain­able Prod­ucts Regu­la­tion (ESPR)) and will soon be manda­tory across indus­tries — for everyone. The ques­tion is not if, but how it will be imple­mented in prac­tice. This project demon­strates one prac­tical approach by using the Asset Admin­is­tra­tion Shell to create the DPP auto­mat­i­cally as the product takes shape.

This project demon­strates how the Asset Admin­is­tra­tion Shell can provide a prac­tical and scal­able way to meet these require­ments. By linking product data directly with the AAS, infor­ma­tion is created and updated auto­mat­i­cally — from config­u­ra­tion and compo­nent descrip­tion to assembly and Product Carbon Foot­print calcu­la­tion. The result is a Digital Product Pass­port that repre­sents the actual product, not just static docu­men­ta­tion.

For compa­nies, this means less manual effort, fewer system breaks and more reli­able data throughout the value chain. The stan­dard­ized use of AAS Types and Instance AASs simpli­fies inte­gra­tion, enables the reuse of infor­ma­tion and allows the DPP to be built step by step during produc­tion. What starts as a regu­la­tory oblig­a­tion becomes an oppor­tu­nity to increase effi­ciency, strengthen collab­o­ra­tion and prepare for new circular busi­ness models based on trusted, inter­op­er­able data.

What we’ve
achieved

A demon­strator has been devel­oped that shows the complete process from config­u­ra­tion to customer delivery, with the Digital Product Pass­port being created auto­mat­i­cally during the process.

It includes three main steps:

  • Ordering and config­uring the product: compo­nents are selected and described through AAS Types.

  • Assembly: Instance AASs are gener­ated, compo­nent-specific data such as torque values are used during assembly, and actual process data is written back to the AAS.

  • Delivery to the customer: the finished product is deliv­ered, and the DPP 4.0 is created based on synchro­nized AAS data and compo­nent carbon foot­prints.

project
Deliv­er­ables

Demon­strator

in which the user can configure a bicycle, during which a Type AAS of the bicycle is created

AAS

for the bicycle, handlebar, saddle and wheel with submodels: Name­plate, Carbon Foot­print, Tech­nical Data, Handover­Doc­u­men­ta­tion

Work­flow Docu­men­ta­tion

Docu­men­ta­tion on oper­a­tional work­flows and best prac­tices.

Out of
Scope

The final list of required prop­er­ties for a Digital Product Pass­port of a bicycle is not yet defined. There­fore, the focus of this project is on the tech­nical approach and funda­mental mech­a­nisms rather than on achieving complete­ness of the DPP content.

sounds
good?

The results of this project show what becomes possible when industry comes together around a shared goal. Open collab­o­ra­tion, prac­tical exper­tise and real imple­men­ta­tion expe­ri­ence are what turn good ideas into solu­tions that can be adopted across the industry.

If these topics matter to you, we’d love to hear from you. Whether you’re inter­ested in contributing to future projects, sharing your exper­tise or simply exploring collab­o­ra­tion with the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance, there are many ways to get involved, with or without member­ship.

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