Digital Twins and Asset Administration Shell for Smart Manufacturing

SUMMARY

This learning path introduces two key technologies that support digital transformation in modern manufacturing: Digital Twins (DTs) and the Asset Administration Shell (AAS).

Learners will first explore the concept of Digital Twins and understand how digital models can be used to monitor, analyze, and optimize industrial systems. The course then introduces the Asset Administration Shell as a standardized digital representation of industrial assets that enables consistent access to machine information across different digital systems.

By understanding how Digital Twins and the AAS complement each other, learners will gain insight into how structured asset information supports interoperability, digital integration, and more adaptive manufacturing environments.

This learning path is designed for learners who want to understand the foundations of smart manufacturing and the technologies that enable connected and data-driven industrial systems.

About The Author

This course was developed within the EU-funded R3GROUP project, as part of Task 5.4: Social Impact Management, to raise the awareness about resilience strategies and technologies for reconfiguration in different manufacturing sectors. The authors bring combined expertise in engineering, innovation, and industrial transformation, ensuring a balanced approach between theoretical foundations and practical application. The R3GROUP project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under grant agreement No. 101091869. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.