Neutral data formats for digital plant modeling

09/15/2023

Increasing digitalization requires a transformation of products and manufacturing processes. The European Union and the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) are promoting plant modeling through digital twins in the automotive industry as part of the research project "Digital Plant Modeling with Neutral Data Formats" (DIAMOND).

The goal of the 25 project partners is to develop a common data model that can be adapted to specific industry requirements. Furthermore, the focus is on data exchange via common data spaces. An overview of the research project can be found on the project homepage .

In the first step, all required process steps, actors, tools, data formats and exchanged information were analyzed and evaluated by special methods (BPMN, LIPOK) in the project. This process analysis serves as the basis for the development of a common data model and defines the requirements for it. You can get an insight into the initial project results here .

In the further course, practical challenges in the introduction of digital plant twinning will be identified in order to be able to develop suitable training concepts. The project team asks for numerous participation in the following surveys:

Link to full survey (20-30 minutes):

>> German version

>> English version

Link to short version (5-10 minutes):

>> German version

>> English version