Community: Open Standards for sharing Asset Data

Both internal departments (purchasing, technical service, inspection service, safety service, etc.) and external partners (OEMs, MRO suppliers, maintenance and overhaul companies, etc.) each use their own way of storing and managing data on the same assets. As a result, asset data is often scattered across different actors and different systems. This leads to incorrect decisions, delays and additional costs, among other things:

• Asset data must be re-entered manually at every step in the chain.
• Information becomes fragmented and inconsistent, causing errors and misunderstandings.
• Maintenance processes become inefficient, with higher costs, longer lead times and increased risks of compliance issues.
• Analysis, reporting and optimisation are made more difficult because data is incomplete, inaccurate or difficult to access.

The solution: working with standardised asset data

Open standards enable asset data to be shared in a structured, transparent and interoperable way – independently of systems or suppliers – and are essential for breaking down data silos and streamlining collaboration. An important development in this area is the Asset Administration Shell (AAS). The AAS acts as a digital representation of an asset, built according to a standardised model. This allows different systems and parties to share and use asset information easily, securely and without errors – without having to re-enter or convert data each time. The AAS also makes it possible to build a digital data chain, in which all actors involved use the same, up-to-date information, and in which asset data moves smoothly with the entire life cycle management of an installation or machine.

The Digital Data Chain Consortium (DDCC) is a partnership of industrial companies and organisations committed to the practical realisation of the Digital Data Chain in the process industry and other sectors. The first pilot projects are currently being rolled out at companies such as BASF, Evonik, Bayer, Merck, Sanofi and Roche, and many technology suppliers have already committed to making asset data available in a Digital Product Passport (ABB, Schneider, Rexroth, Danfoss, EMERSON, Endress+Hauser, FESTO, Flowserve, KSB, Siemens, etc.).

It is important that Belgian industrial companies also understand the possibilities of standardisation and asset data sharing. That is why BEMAS is launching a learning network for open standards for asset data sharing.

We would like to invite you to attend the first open session of this BEMAS learning network on Open standards for sharing asset data.

During this first session of the new BEMAS community, you will discover:

• How the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) model provides a standardised digital representation of an asset.
• How the Digital Data Chain ensures seamless data exchange throughout the entire asset lifecycle.
• The benefits this offers for smarter maintenance, more efficient collaboration and better decisions.
• How leading companies such as BASF and Sitech are already applying these concepts.
• Concrete applications such as spare parts management, work preparation, shutdown management and inspection reporting.

On this page, you can register for the full program of the Learning Network. This way, you can still download the presentations (even if you are unable to attend one of the sessions).

Are you registered for the full program? Then, please let us know if you will be attending the next session of this Learning Network by registering on our registration page.