Mechatronic Data Models in Production Engineering

In automotive industry, to manage the market-driven challenges in the form of soaring product variants and decreasing model cycles successfully, new methods and IT solutions are required, especially in the field of production engineering. In this context, mechatronics as a key technology will play a decisive role in the future. This mechatronic issue refers not only to the increased use of mechatronic components in real production systems but also to the use of mechatronic data models in production engineering phases. Apart from their main characteristics, this contribution highlights different application scenarios of developing, using and processing these cross-domain data models.