Realization of a Shared Manufacturing Network using Capabilities, Skills and Services

IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), pp. 1–8

Abstract

Recent developments in Manufacturing-as-a-Service aim to create more flexible and resilient manufacturing networks by enabling the dynamic allocation of manufacturing tasks across company boundaries. This paper presents a pilot implementation of a shared manufacturing network based on the Capability, Skill and Service model and the Asset Administration Shell. The proposed approach supports semantically rich, platform-independent service descriptions and employs standardized negotiation logic based on the Industrie 4.0 language. A multi-partner prototype demonstrates how service requesters and providers – modeled as proactive AAS instances – can autonomously negotiate manufacturing services using capability and offer submodels. The implementation comprises cross-partner negotiation and feasibility checks, skill-based execution, and dynamic scheduling are handled individually at the partner level. Our findings highlight the benefits and challenges of integrating capabilities, skills and services with Asset Administration Shells standards in shared manufacturing scenarios and provide a foundation for future extensions toward more expressive interaction protocols and scalable, federated manufacturing ecosystems.

Authors 3

1. Marco Simon

   SmartFactory (Germany)

   Affiliation as printed

   Technologie-Initiative SmartFactory KL e.V.,Kaiserslautern,Germany

2. Michael Winter Aachen Chair of Information and Automation Systems

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   RWTH Aachen University,Chair of Information and Automation Systems,Aachen,Germany

3. Aljosha Köcher

   Helmut Schmidt University

   Affiliation as printed

   Helmut-Schmidt University,Institute of Automation,Hamburg,Germany