At the 2023 Hannover Messe tradeshow Siemens presented its interpretation of a suite of process industry standards developed under the auspices of the Digital Data Chain Consortium (DDC), a cross-industry association of over 50 companies in the process industry, founded in 2021. The aim is to assign a ‘digital nameplate’ to every physical plant object. Under the DDC hood lies three data technologies. Plant components are ‘automatically’ identified, leveraging the IEC 61406-1 standard. Manufacturer information is captured according to VDI guideline 2770 for standardized data provision. IEP, a cloud-based information exchange platform completes the stack.
Siemens is increasingly delivering devices with a DDD-compatible tag to enable access to the cloud-based backend for product information. The DDC enables component specifications to be exchanged with an ERP system as they enter the plant. The Hannover Messe demonstrator involved a pilot project executed with Bayer where Siemens Sitrans P320 pressure transmitters were assigned unique IDs. This meant that ‘instance-specific digital documentation according to the VDI 2770 standard could be transferred directly to the Bayer’s ERP system’. Also, plant components can now be scanned and identified from a via mobile device. More from Siemens.
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