Asset Administration Shell-Enabled Digital Product Passport Boosting Circular Innovation.

Companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, are struggling with the overwhelming requests to proceed with digitalisation and data sharing, contribute to sustainable development goals and remain resilient and competitive with their limited resources. The twin transition is driving both digital and green transitions in the manufacturing industry at the same time. Further, the European Union (EU) is pushing towards a data economy, data spaces, green transition, ecodesign and digital product passport (DPP). Agile and interoperable DPP concepts and implementations are eagerly sought by the manufacturing industry. Asset Administration Shell (AAS) is a standardised Industry 4.0 technology used to gather data on assets and will help companies deploy the DPP in their business and facilitate circular innovation and design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]