Authors:
Christoph Nölle
1
;
Asier Arteaga
2
;
Joseba Egia
3
;
Antonio Salis
4
;
Gabriele De Luca
5
and
Norbert Holzknecht
1
Affiliations:
1
VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut (BFI), Sohnstraße 69, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
;
2
Sidenor I+D, Barrio Urgate, 48970 Basauri, Spain
;
3
Mondragón Sistemas, S.COOP., Ama Kandida Etorbidea 21, 20140 Andoain, Spain
;
4
Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A., Loc. Sa Illetta, SS195 km 2,3, I-09123 Cagliari, Italy
;
5
Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. Via Monteroni s.n., C/O Edificio Dhitech, Ecotekne, I-73100, Lecce, Italy
Keyword(s):
Digital Twin, Process Industry, Steel, Ontology, Cognitive Solution, Open Source.
Abstract:
We develop a software platform architecture for the integration of heterogeneous software applications in the process industries, ranging from physical simulation models to data-driven AI applications and visualizations. Digital twins play a key role in this architecture, providing harmonised interfaces to a diverse set of data sources, based on a domain-specific data model rooted in standard ontologies. We investigate the applicability of existing standards and open-source software, demonstrating on the one hand their immense potential for software-based innovations in the process industries, but also highlighting some shortcomings and the need for further developments. Finally, a concrete implementation and data model for the production of steel long products is presented.