Dr. Dirk Thieme

Digital Twin Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH: Uniform Data Models Create Transparency & Energy Monitoring

This special episode LIVE from the SPS in Nuremberg revolves around the Digital Twin as a key technology of Industry 4.0. The Digital Twin connects physical industrial products with the digital world. For the successful practical implementation and international dissemination of this core technology, a common understanding among all stakeholders in industry, associations and research is necessary. This is the task that the IDTA has taken on. Production landscapes – including those at Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH – are characterized by new and existing plants with varying degrees of networking. In order to carry out an energy demand-based optimization for the entire plant, data from many plants and, up to now, the implementation of several use cases have been necessary. In order to save engineering efforts, a data foundation with the same information models for all devices is needed – energy efficiency through standards! With the so-called Asset Administration Shell, IDTA as a user organization now opens this technology for every company. The administration shell enables the digitization of energy demand-oriented production in the Green- and Brownfield. It is the information basis for digital twins and can reduce costs on the shopfloor in terms of planning, commissioning and operation as part of energy demand measurement. But what exactly is this so-called administration shell, how does it work and what other added value does it provide? Dr. Christian Mosch (Managing Director, IDTA) and Dr. Dirk Thieme (Head of New Mobility and Innovations, Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH) explain this in episode 80 of the IoT Use Case Podcast.