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Data Standardization
Manufacturing data standardization that builds an interoperable ecosystem
Questions this page answers
- How do you implement an Asset Administration Shell (AAS)?
- What are the steps to standardize equipment data with OPC-UA?
- What is manufacturing data standardization under KS X 9101?
Why standardization comes first
The most common reason manufacturing data goes unused is not that there is too little of it, but that the same thing is called different names. If machine A records “temperature” and machine B records “TEMP” as separate fields, the two lines cannot be analyzed together.
IMPIX’s manufacturing data standardization solution analyzes equipment characteristics and shop-floor data, then builds collection, storage and utilization schemes based on AAS, OPC-UA and KS X 9101.
Three stages
Data definition (AAS) — Structures and layers data against a digital asset model, describing what a machine holds and what values it emits in a standard form.
Equipment connectivity (OPC-UA) — Unifies differing data formats under an industrial communication standard.
Utilization scheme (KS X 9101) — Aligns storage and use with the national manufacturing data standard.
What changes
Applying industrial communication standards secures interoperability between equipment, systems and the supply chain. Once data can be discovered and reused easily, the foundation for AX transformation is in place.
Components and key capabilities
- Data definition — AAS
- Structures and layers data against a digital asset model.
- Equipment connectivity — OPC-UA
- Unifies the differing formats of each machine under an industrial communication standard.
- National standard — KS X 9101
- Designs collection, storage and use to match Korea's manufacturing data standard.
- Interoperability
- Creates a structure in which data can be discovered and reused across equipment, systems and supply chain.