Automation of an industrial OPC UA FX use case through the usage of proactive Asset Administration Shells

Abstract

Automation of an industrial OPC UA FX use case through the usage of proactive Asset Administration Shells Katharina Justmann1, Ludwig Leurs2, Jesko Hermann3, Martin Ruskowski4 Abstract: Flexible and order-driven production are essential concepts for smart factories that effectively carry out lot-size-one production. These concepts depend on manufacturer-independent information exchange throughout the production lifecycle. While Open Platform Communication Unified Architecture Field eXchange (OPC UA FX) enables standardized communication between shop floor controllers, its configuration requires additional effort. To achieve flexible communication in changing production environments the configuration needs to be automated. The Asset Administration Shell (AAS) and the associated bidding process offer a potential solution to achieve this automation. The concept of a combination of the AAS and OPC UA FX was already formulated [DWR22a]. In this paper this concept is extended with activities of the Capability, Skill, and Service model to automate the configuration and production planning process of an OPC UA FX demonstrator. This paper shows that the information models and concepts are complementary yet lack generic mappings between the defined structures and semantics.