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Edge-Services for Components

ESCOM deals with balanced edge cloud environments for sovereign component service systems in the manufacturing environment. As part of the technology program “Edge Data Economy” funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action, the advantages of edge computing in industry-related application scenarios are tested and the guiding principles of a Gaia-X-compliant data ecosystem are illustrated. The interdisciplinary project consortium enables the requirements from the different perspectives of the participating parties to be considered.

ESCOM is part of the dynamic project ecosystem around the Gaia-X lighthouse project EuProGigant:

Supported by industry and research partners, the projects AMIDS, DIONE-X, ESCOM, EuProGigant and Flex4Res focus on specific goals that feed into the project ecosystem, e.g., strengthening supply chains resilience, enable secure and multi-locational data sharing as well as connecting innovation partners. Together, they demonstrate how data can support the industrial value creation process while describing the benefits of data-driven business models. These efforts support the relocation of production companies back to Europe.

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PTW | TU Darmstadt

The Institute for Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools at TU Darmstadt is one of the leading production engineering research institutes in Germany. Our vision is trend-setting research for data-driven, adaptable manufacturing technologies in resource-efficient and responsive production. With various demonstrators for data-driven manufacturing technologies and connected production solutions, we want to promote knowledge transfer into the industry and raise interest among young scientists.
"ESCOM provides important, tangible elements for Gaia-X applications in the manufacturing industry. Thus, we make an important contribution to the understanding of added values and novel product service models."
(Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Weigold, Head of Institute)Our role in ESCOM:
Development of a Gaia-X-compliant edge cloud system architecture for the prototypical implementation of component services in an industrial testbed environment.
Berger Holding GmbH & Co. KG

Berger Holding GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned company that manufactures precision-turned and milled parts. It has several subsidiaries with over 2,700 employees and annual sales of approximately 330 million euros. Customers are mainly automotive suppliers and manufacturers as well as machine and plant builders. By continuously developing our processes and products, we maintain our competitiveness and thus also secure our locations in Germany.
"For Berger, ESCOM is important in two ways: As a component manufacturer, we can participate in the value network and thus obtain important information about our components in the field. This allows us to further develop our products in a targeted manner and to support our customers in process and resource optimization through smart services. As a manufacturing company, we can draw attention to the challenges of converting an existing machine park and benefit from just such smart services. In both roles, we look forward to our first steps in the Gaia-X data ecosystem."
(Dr. Martin Körner, Technology Scout)Our role in ESCOM:
Edge services for ball screws.
GMN Paul Müller Industrie GmbH & Co. KG

GMN is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-precision ball bearings, spindle technology, sprag type freewheel clutches, non-contact seals and electric drives based in Nuremberg. As a family-run company with around 470 employees, it stands out for its precision machining and high-quality, reliable products for a wide range of industrial sectors. In addition to an extensive standard range, GMN also offers customer-oriented special solutions in many cases.
“ESCOM offers GMN the opportunity to test new prototypes of digital data-based business models with excellent partners and to strategically integrate the results into the development strategy. From the beginning, topics such as the asset administration shell and standardized interface description for secure, cross-company data provision will play an important role.”
(Markus Weber, Head of Development Spindles Technology)Our role in ESCOM:
Edge services for motor spindles.
CONTACT Software GmbH

CONTACT is the leading provider of open standard software for the product creation process and digital transformation. CONTACT products help to organize projects, reliably execute processes and collaborate globally using virtual product models and the digital twin. The open technology and the CONTACT Elements platform are ideal for connecting other IT systems for product development and the Internet of Things (IoT) and enabling end-to-end business processes.
“For us as a software company and internal research department CONTACT Research, the project is important in two ways: On the one hand, it focuses on important research questions and the spirit of our research area “Data Service Ecosystems”, in which we work on solutions for innovative data and service ecosystems in order to help shape the digital transformation in business and society. On the other hand, we want to use the solutions to enable our customers in their innovation processes to build on novel technologies and concepts at an early stage. At the same time, we want to feed into the ever-growing need for sovereignty over one's own data in a world of distributed services.”
(Dr.-Ing. Thomas Dickopf, Senior Research Manager)Our role in ESCOM:
Integration of PLM/IIoT platform architectures into a Gaia-X compliant edge cloud system architecture.
Datarella GmbH

As a blockchain specialist, the team at Datarella works on decentralised software solutions – included but not limited to the German industry. In addition to consulting and conception, the services also include the development of blockchain-based application solutions. This know-how is used in the ESCOM project to implement services and application scenarios or to support their development.
“The ESCOM project represents a great opportunity for Datarella to develop and field test industry 4.0 use cases in a diverse consortium. In addition, we see the potential of a balanced edge cloud application to promote information exchange in the manufacturing industry, with the operational as well as societal benefits of minimizing energy demand and optimizing resource utilization.”
(Yukitaka Nezu, CFA, CFO and COO, Co-Founder)Our role in ESCOM:
Development of smart component service systems, evaluation and testing of IT approaches and beneficial implementation in the industrial value network.
Tvarit GmbH

TVARIT is a leading global AI expert based in Frankfurt, Germany, specialised in the development and application of artificial intelligence to increase the efficiency of manufacturing processes. The company's goal is to pave the way for manufacturers worldwide to achieve maximum overall plant effectiveness, with virtually no scrap and no energy losses. Furthermore, TVARIT wants to enable next-generation energy-efficient production planning through the use of cutting-edge AI technology.
"ESCOM combines industrial and academic perspectives to provide illustrative applications for future business models in a Gaia-X compliant data ecosystem."
(Dipl.-Math. Jürgen Halt, Research Director & Senior Partner)Our role in ESCOM:
Artificial intelligence for edge services.
Institut für Automation und Kommunikation e.V.

ifak is a non-profit research institute that conducts applied research in the fields of industrial communication, measurement and automation technology, and information management, among others. In numerous projects, ifak employees have been able to gain experience in topics such as data acquisition and analysis, interface integration, secure (wireless) real-time communication, modeling and description of industrial components (digital twin), and pass this experience on to partners from industry, especially SMEs, via various transfer measures. The main application areas of ifak's work include automated production and logistics systems in various industries. Participation in working groups of the Industrie 4.0 platform, VDMA, ZVEI, IDTA or in national and international industry and standardisation working groups ensures close contact with various application domains and contributes to the sustainable establishment of new technologies.
"ESCOM is making an important contribution to advancing the concepts of the platform industry 4.0 for cross-company collaboration."
(Dr. Matthias Riedl, Head of IKT & Automation)Our role in ESCOM:
Edge services for asset administration shells.
EIT Manufacturing Central

EIT Manufacturing connects innovators, research institutes and companies from and for the manufacturing industry across Europe. The EIT Manufacturing Community consists of at present six hubs working with more than 80 members, several dozen activity-based and network partners as well as supported start-ups in the areas of education, innovation and business creation. EIT Manufacturing is one of the innovation communities of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), an independent EU body.
"ESCOM addresses important issues of data-driven production and complements previously missing technology compositions in the context of Gaia-X and asset administration shell. As part of the ecosystem around the Gaia-X lighthouse project EuProGigant, ESCOM contributes significantly to developing a solution that is accepted and marketable in the industrial environment. In the project, we act as a multiplier and support the development of a Pan-European network of data space projects for the manufacturing industry."
(Dr. Christian Bölling, Managing Director)Our role in ESCOM:
Exploitation and dissemination of project results.
Die Brinkhaus GmbH hat sich auf die Verbindung von Produktionsanlagen mit der Cloud spezialisiert und zeichnet sich durch eine hohe Flexibilität sowie starker, technischer Kompetenz ihrer Mitarbeiter aus. In Kundenprojekten koppelt sie z.B. Daten zu nachgelagertem Logging aus, erstellt im Rahmen des Gaia-X-Projektes EuProGigant Edge-Lösungen oder entwickelt komplette Überwachungssysteme zum Eigenverkauf durch Kunden. Im Fokus steht jeweils das Kundenprojekt.
ESCOM helps us to explore and test solutions with potential customers.
Jan Brinkhaus, Managing DirectorOur role in ESCOM:
Edge devices, data extraction into clouds.

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Use Cases

The overall technical concept in ESCOM comprises two application scenarios from metalworking, discrete production which follow a common solution approach. This involves transferring the know-how from component design in the form of simulation models into services using artificial intelligence (AI) methods. The simulation models describe the overall behavior of the components and can map effects on prescriptive quality and the degree of component wear in terms of predictive maintenance. The development requirement is to transfer the complexity of the simulation models as well as their time-consuming calculation through AI-supported and cloud-based model reduction procedures into deterministically executable services on the edge.

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