Comprehensive equipment behaviour descriptionin production lifecycle using digital twin concepts and ISO standards of Equipment Behaviour Catalogues

A standardised description of machines and equipment as well as their behaviour is essential for the planning and operation of heterogeneous production environments. The article reviews standardisation approaches of Equipment Behaviour Catalogues from the ISO 16400 series as well as similar concepts for standardised asset and equipment description in context of creating, using and maintaining digital twins. In this context, an information model for the production life cycle is introduced to harmonise the required information and interfaces for their exchange in a manufacturing organisational context.