Festo Demo box
Asset Administration Shell (AAS)
→ Overview
→ Use cases
Dr. Michael Hoffmeister
Festo SE & Co. KG
Festo SE & Co. KG - - 1
Industrial use cases:
Industrie 4.0 & AAS Asset management Transparent data Smart maintenace
Engineering with online lifecycle data
as standard for future based on standardized unified data access for
with Digital Twins
automation equipment information models static and dynamic data and document mgmt.
Open Source Software provided by:
Festo demo box "Asset Adminstration Shell (AAS)" https://github.com/admin-shell-io/aasx-package-explorer
modular PLC (CPX-E- AASX Package Explorer
CEC) with realtime showing the Asset
Ethernet, EtherCAT and 2 Adminstration Shell (AAS) of
IO-Link the aggregate with
1 documentation, CAD,
electrical drive and 1
3 certificates, schematics and
pneumatics connected
3 BOM
via IO-Link
2 2 3
3 PLC with AASX server,
all components with
3 browser based access,
self-description via
1 3 OPC UA, HTTP/ REST, MQTT
active asset-ID (Product
Key) and AAS components with self-
description via active asset-ID
(Product Key) and AAS
How to setup: How to demonstrate:
(1) Connect PC and CPX-E-CEC via local LAN (4) Click "Mechanical breakdown" to show the hierarchical structure of the AAS for aggregate (machine) and
and static IP netwerk for 192.168.178.0/24 components; double-click e.g. on VTUG valves
(2) Insert USB thumb drive and locate directory (5) Click "Operational data" to show online statistics of machine & components
"Festo_Demo_Box" (6) Show "Nameplate" for individual identification data, "Documentation" with documentation and
(3) Activate "START_Client_Festo_Demo_Box" certificates or "Technical data" for multi-language data sheet (EN/ DE) with ECLASS semantics (see SMT)
(4) Browse to: 192.168.178.18:5001 (7) Go back ( ) and show "Electric & fluid plan" for Engineering with digital twin. Double-click to refer to
individual components.
Contact:
[email protected]Festo SE & Co. KG - - 2
Additionally, the internal OPC UA server of the CPX-E-CEC is available
OPC UA server address: 192.168.178.18:4840
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Use cases for a 2025 horizon
Industrie 4.0 & AAS Industrie 4.0, smart manufacturing and digital twins are general trends. It is important for a company to prepare, right now!
as standard for future The concept of "AAS" receives a lot of commitment as a tangible and interoperable realization of the "digital twin" concept for Industrie 4.0.
automation equipment In future, customers will require to receive information in the formats of AAS, therefore, the concept is a "market enabler"
Asset management In future, asset management will receive a lot of attention. More and more digital data need to be concerned for future installations; information security
based on standardized requires frequent updates; customized production and short product cycles will require frequent engineering, maintenance, parametrization and updates.
information models Reordering of components and spare-part management will become integral part of modern digital supply chains.
Transparent data Data is the new oil! For upcoming operational and business processes it is key to get insights by data analytics, big data, artificial intelligence and more.
unified data access for Every stakeholder needs to fulfill these data requirements. Data can be static, such as computer readable structure, engineering, product planning and
static and dynamic data more. Or it can be dynamic, as components and machines are describing themselves in terms of "operational data".
There is higher pressure to provide frequent, high quality and deeper integrated engineered solutions. Digital twins need to be provided for nearly any
Engineering production equipment. Simulations need to be enabled for any level of hierarchy. This demands for digital twins of components and a new tool chain of
with Digital Twins integrating them.
Smart maintenance Smart maintenance will get more important in the flexible production of the future. It is key to have all necessary documents at hand at any place at any
with online lifecycle data time. And it is important to record all necessary information for consecutive working steps. Only data analysis can tremendously help for analyzing
and document mgmt. troubleshooting and maintenance challenges.
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