Results meeting

Results meeting on 26.06.2025: Review of the final event of the project extension AAS4WH - Asset Administration Shell for the Wire Harness

On June 30, 2025, the final event of the project extension of AAS4WH - Asset Administration Shell for the Wire Harness took place. The extension phase ran from December 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 and was used to further develop and deepen central application topics of the Asset Administration Asset Administration Shell (AAS).

The project was carried out by ARENA2036 in collaboration with the industrial partners Kostal, Coroplast and Komax. The content-related work of the last few months focused on four central topics, which were presented and discussed at the final event:

1. security concepts for AAS and data spaces: The topic of security was also addressed intensively. The focus was on modern access control concepts such as RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and ABAC (Attribute-Based Access Control) as well as their application in distributed data spaces, for example via EDC-based policy models. The aim was to enable trustworthy and controlled data networking based on open standards.

2. digital product catalog with Asset Administration Shell: The focus was on the development of a standardized digital product catalog based on the Asset Administration Shell. This enables a consistent and structured presentation of product-related information, facilitates cross-company communication and promotes the reusability of data. The clear structure of the AAS creates standardized interfaces that significantly increase transparency throughout the entire product development process.

3. standards and middleware: Finally, the interaction of AAS standards with middleware components was discussed. The question was how standardized interfaces and infrastructure services can be used to efficiently develop, integrate and scale AAS-based applications. Middleware plays a central role in ensuring interoperability between different systems.

4. demonstrator: In order to make the developed concepts tangible in practice, work was carried out specifically on the further development of demonstrators as part of the project extension. Use cases such as change management were implemented in concrete terms, visualized and transferred into technical demonstrators. These tangible implementations help to convey the potential of the Asset Administration Shell in an understandable way and accelerate the transfer to industrial applications.

The project extension made it possible to deepen the content and technically refine key AAS applications in the industrial environment. The successful final event not only demonstrated the potential of the Asset Administration Shell once again - it also provided a clear outlook for further fields of application and cooperation opportunities.

The project partners would like to thank all those involved and look forward to continuing the dialog as part of ongoing initiatives, particularly through formats such as the Tech Forum Asset Administration Shell.

Click here to download the presentation of the results conference and here to download the complete documentation of the results of the project extension.