Kickoff for the Implementation of Use Case 10: “Creation of Digital Product Twins”
As part of UC 10, product property, logistics, and sustainability data are collected throughout the supply chain: starting with raw materials, through the manufacturing of the construction product, along the transportation routes, and ending with installation in a building. The data is exchanged across companies via the Construct-X data room, ultimately processed in various applications, and documented with a subsequent sustainability assessment. The EU’s requirements for the Digital Product Passport are also being implemented as a model example.
Together, we are developing an initial demonstrator that brings together technical and subject-matter issues and tests them in a practical setting. The goal is to make the life cycle of a construction product tangible and to clearly demonstrate secure and interoperable data exchange via the Construct-X data room.
The focus is on:
- testing connectors for data exchange,
- providing construction product and logistics data via the Asset Administration Shell (AAS), including the creation of corresponding submodels,
- improving the data foundation for transportation emissions using the Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS),
- the consolidation of information at the building level (installation documentation),
- the seamless tracking of construction products throughout their entire life cycle.
The demonstrator serves as the starting point for further development: Together with the participating stakeholders, it will be rolled out step by step to various product groups and expanded to include technical and functional requirements. This will result in a practical solution that is tailored to the real needs of users and demonstrates the added value of digital product twins for the construction industry.
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