Potentials of the Asset Administration Shell of Industrie 4.0 for Service-Oriented Business Models

For the realization of a consistent information flow, the interoperability between the different components has to be guaranteed. Therefore one important goal of current CPS-related research is to develop new standards and platforms for the network communication. To overcome this problem, the German high-tech strategy Industrie 4.0 aims at creating binding standards for the interfaces of all components. A major step towards the standardization was made by defining an administrative shell for each component, which is a framework for the middleware between the existing machines and external networks. This contribution offers an insight into the current developments of Industrie 4.0, focusing on the standardization of CPS, communication technologies and business models.