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Criteria for Industrie 4.0 Products

Posted by Fabian Wanke on
March 20, 2017
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Last year, the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (ZVEI), published a guideline for
general and manufacturer-independent criteria for Industrie 4.0 products.

The reference architecture model Industrie 4.0 (RAMI 4.0) was developed as part of the standardization work
and represents the entire solution space for Industrie 4.0. In RAMI 4.0, technical standards are located along the
three axes “Architecture Layer”, “Lifecycle & Value Stream”, and “Functional Hierarchy”. Corresponding work
is currently taking place in the various Industrie 4.0 committees.

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A second reference model called “Industrie 4.0 component” has also been published. This model describes how
an Industrie 4.0 product is embedded in an Industrie 4.0 network. An administration shell with corresponding
Industrie 4.0 communication is necessary. This means that the product is always an Industrie 4.0 component,
consisting of an “asset” and an “administration shell”. Both reference models impose requirements and are the
starting point for the derivation of the criteria for Industrie 4.0 products. Criteria were selected which would lead
to serious changes or which are a prerequisite for Industrie 4.0.

Sellers in the market use these criteria to decide which products can be labeled as Industrie 4.0-capable. At the
same time, companies can use these criteria as a guide for product development. For customers, the ZVEI
definition provides clarity about the performance and features that Industrie 4.0 products should have. “Product
Characteristics 2017” describes the minimum properties or characteristics that a product available today must
have to meet the criteria for Industrie 4.0 products.

Principles for the definition of criteria for Industrie 4.0 products

Self-examination: Each company or organization shall check and control, based on the criteria for 4.0 products,
whether their own products meet the characteristics or not. They are also responsible for developing any missing
requirements for their products. No certification is required for self-examination.

Simplicity: The criteria for industrial 4.0 products and their product characteristics should be presented as
simply as possible, so that any company or organization can apply them without the help of third parties.

Own label instead of general label: There is no general label associated with the criteria for industrial 4.0
products and the necessary product characteristics. Each company or organization can use its own label,
reference it to the criteria, and refer customers to the criteria. Conversely, customers can actively ask if a
company label meets the criteria for industrial 4.0 products.

Free use: It is up to each company and organization to publicly use the criteria for industrial 4.0 products and
their product characteristics. They can be used, for example, in product catalogs, at trade fairs or for advertising.
Public use is explicit asked for; it also contributes to the deployment of the criteria for industrial 4.0 products.

Free of charge and for everyone: The use of the criteria for industrial 4.0 products and their product
characteristics is free of charge for companies and organizations. Anyone can use it for their products.

Executing associations and organizations: A vendor-independent entity defines the criteria for industrial 4.0
products in a solid and transparent process and publishes them. This ensures that the criteria for industrial 4.0
products are generally valid and that the correct and necessary technical product characteristics are used. A
change to the established criteria for industrial 4.0 products is only possible via this entity.

The seven criteria, requirements and product characteristics

The following table provides an overview and does not contain the complete/detailed requirements and product
properties.

Criteria Requirements Product Characteristics

1 Identification
Manufacturer – specific identification
with clear/definite Identifier (ID) on
the product, electronically readable.
Identification in:
1) Development
For 1) Material number (electronic)
according to ISO 29002-5 or URI
For 2) serial number or unique IDFor
3) manufacturer + serial number or
unique IDWith 2) and 3) electronically
readable, physical products via 2D
code or RFID

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2) Goods traffic (logistics), For 4) identification via IP network

production

3) Sales, service, marketing

4) Network

Transmission of data of the product

for e.g. design or simulation
Manufacturer makes customer-relevant
Industry 4.0 Product is accessible via network,
2 data with the help of the identification
communication supplies and accepts data, plug &
digitally online available
produce via industry 4.0 compliant
services

Cross-manufacturer definite
identification of standardized data in
form characteristics with syntax for
eg:

1) Commercial data Catalog data available online

Industry 4.0 2) Catalog data

3 Catalog data and data on the lifecycle
semantic 3) Technical data: mechanics,
electrical, functionality, location, of the product instance are available
performance online

4) Dynamic data

5) Data on the CV of the product

body

Virtual image in industrial 4.0-

compliant semantics, virtual image
over the entire life cycle.
Characteristic features of the real
component, information about the
relationships of the features among
4 Virtual description
each other, production and production
process-relevant relationships
between industrial 4.0 components,
formal description of relevant
functions of the real component and
its processes
Customer-relevant information can be
retrieved digitally by the type
identification (product description,
catalog, image, technical features, data
sheet, security properties, etc.)
Digital contact to service and
information about product support,
including spare parts information, is
possible from the field

Definition still open (service system) Description of the device interface

digitally available
General interface for rechargeable
Industry 4.0 services services and status reporting. Information such as states, error
5
and states Necessary basic services, which must messages, warnings, etc., according to
support and provide an industrial 4.0 an industry model via OPC UA
product. information model

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6 Standard functions Basic standardized functions which not defined

are independent of the manufacturer
run on different products and supply
same data in same functions. They
serve as the basis for the functionality
on which each manufacturer can build
his own extensions.
A threat analysis was realized.
Appropriate security capabilities have
been considered and are publicly
documented.
Minimum requirements for ensuring
7 Security Existing security abilities are
security functionality.
documented.

Accordingly, secure identities are

available.

Unfortunately, only a German version is currently available. An English version of the paper is being worked on.
For the German version click here: http://www.zvei.org/Verband/Publikationen/Seiten/Industrie-40-
Produktkriterien-fuer-Industrie-40-Technologien.aspx

If you want to find out more information, please contact your ARC client manager or visit the platform Industrie
4.0 or the ZVEI website.

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