Industrial Data Sharing – Erich Barnstedt
Erich Barnstedt’s session focused on the urgent need for interoperable, standardized digital infrastructures in manufacturing, driven by the upcoming 2027 Digital Product Passport (DPP) regulation. He emphasized the critical role of open source, semantic standards, and industry collaboration to enable compliance, resilience, and new business opportunities—especially for small and medium-sized manufacturers.
📅 June 28, 2025 | 🕘 09:22
🔑 Key Takeaways
📘 Digital Product Passport (DPP)
- Mandatory from 2027 for all products sold in Europe
- Must include data on:
- Recyclability
- Carbon footprint
- Supply chain
- Personnel
- Use cases: Battery Passports, Digital Nameplates
🔗 Interoperability Requires 4 Standardized Elements
- Interface (e.g., REST / OpenAPI)
- Data Format (e.g., OPC UA Nodeset)
- Data Model (e.g., OPC UA Modelling Language)
- Semantics (e.g., AAS Submodel Templates)
🤝 Standardization & Collaboration
- Industry aligned around:
- OPC UA
- Asset Administration Shell (AAS)
- Eclipse Dataspace Connector (EDC)
- Microsoft contributed 6–8 million lines of open source code to these initiatives
🧪 Proof of Concept
- A DPP for paper was built
- Highlighted difficulty in capturing carbon footprint data
- Noted that 90% of emissions come from supply chains, not energy use
🏭 Small & Medium Manufacturer Opportunity
- SMEs often lack internal IT
- Opportunity for cloud providers and software vendors to support compliance
🧰 Smart Manufacturing Profile Designer
- Open-source tool by CESMII
- Enables DPP creation using 400+ templates
- Designed for users with minimal IT skills
☁️ Edge-to-Cloud Integration
- DPPs must function across cloud and edge
- EDC enables cross-platform, peer-to-peer, decentralized data sharing
🌐 IEC Standardization
- IEC TC65 forming a working group to:
- Create international standards based on AAS, OPC UA, and EDC
💬 Quotes from the Session
“Open source and standards are two sides of the same coin.”
“You can’t build a product carbon footprint without carbon data from your entire supply chain.”
“Somebody with zero to weak IT skills should be able to use it — and that’s the challenge.”
This session illustrated how trusted, interoperable industrial data sharing—powered by open source, common standards, and Eclipse Data Space Components—is central to meeting Europe’s digital transformation and sustainability goals, while unlocking major opportunities for service and technology providers.
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