Motivation

Manufacturing companies face the challenge of adapting to rapidly changing economic and political conditions, as well as responding to short-term disruptions in a timely and effective manner. An important key to the successful existence of German companies on the global market is to exploit the potential of the increasing digitization of production and the associated rise in the availability of data in order to make future value creation systems more resilient and sustainable. In the future, large parts of economic value creation will be based more on digital platforms and services. Therefore, trust and incentives must be created through a fully interoperable and sovereign data-oriented ecosystem along the lines of Gaia-X. The potential of an open data ecosystem is to be exemplified and scientifically accompanied by the development of innovative data-driven business models using the value creation networks of the machining industry, with the aim of realizing the 2030 mission statement “Sovereignty, Interoperability and Sustainability” (Platform Industry 4.0).

Objectives

The project aims to illustrate the potential of open data exchange in accordance with Gaia-X standards and guidelines, particularly with regard to data sovereignty, for machining production and to transfer this into transferable IT solutions. This is to be tested and prototypically implemented in three use cases by an interdisciplinary project consortium at various users representative of a value network of the machining industry in the Industry 4.0 data space. Process and machine data provided by end users in machining production and subsequently processed with the aid of machine learning serve as the basis for the development of these application scenarios.

Approaches

In the DIONE-X research project, the three use cases are being tested and implemented as prototypes: “Collaborative Condition Monitoring & Smart Service Planning”, “Individualized KPI Dashboard” and “Optimized Tool Use”. They will demonstrate the concrete benefits for the individual players in the production value chain – consisting of manufacturers of machines, tools, components and sensor technology, as well as manufacturing user companies and service providers.

Use Case DMG Mori: Collaborative Condition Monitoring & Smart Service Planning
Use case participants:

• Component manufacturer (Berger)
• Machine manufacturer (DMG Mori)
• Manufacturing end user (Munsch)

Use Case pro-micron: Individualized KPI-Dashboard
Use case participants:

• Sensor manufacturer (pro-micron)
• Manufacturing end user (KWS Kölle)

Use Case Gühring: Optimised use of tools
Use case participants:

• Tool manufacturer (Gühring)
• Manufacturing end user (Schubert)

Acknowledgement

This project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). We thank for the opportunity to work on this project.

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