10th International ECLASS Congress

Why, how and for which objectives Schneider Electric support ECLASS for the exchange of product data of with its different partners.

Heiko Gebhardt will briefly demonstrate how B. Braun currently integrates the ECLASS classification system into its various areas.

ECLASS provides the semantic basis for interoperable data exchange. The presentation highlights how this standard is integrated into iiRDS and the Asset Administration Shell to enable consistent and machine-readable information.

Join us on a journey through 25 years of ECLASS evolution — from its origins as a classification standard for the German industry to its transformation into a globally recognized semantics.

This presentation traces the milestones that shaped ECLASS into a cornerstone of international interoperability, enabling precise, standardized communication across industries and borders. Discover how ECLASS has adapted to technological shifts, supported digital transformation, and continues to drive innovation in data management worldwide.

Klaus Bröhl has been supporting medium-sized companies in their digital transformation for more than 40 years. He is the founder and CEO of Integrated Worlds GmbH, a service provider that supports hundreds of projects along the entire value chain and operates e-business service provider for companies across Europe. With more than 1,000 connected companies, the B2B platform IWOfurn is an important SaaS service provider for the European furniture industry. As a co-initiator of Furtnutire-X, he and Integration Worlds GmbH are involved in the development of a sovereign and technically open data ecosystem for the provision and integrated use of digital twins and, in the future, the DPP. Always on the lookout for innovative concepts and with a practical eye for the needs and expectations of his customers, he and his team combine technology and process know-how to create holistic concepts. Fore more than thirty years, he has always been committed to the standardization of B2B communication along the value chain. In addition, he develops digital business models with Integrated Worlds GmbH through the use of business intelligence and the future use of artificial intelligence as well as on the digital aspects of a circular economy. In addition to all the technology, he always relies on a healthy mix with the company's understanding of roles and strengths in their traditional core business.

Maintaining and providing custom structures and features is complex: defining semantics, translating elements, ensuring timeliness – and yet the question remains: Does the customer really need the custom data, or do they expect standardized formats? Ideally, throughout the product lifecycle?

This session will demonstrate how to map your own product data (structures, features, values) to the ECLASS classification standard, thus directly leveraging multilingualism, timeliness, history, and compatibility with other standards. The result: data that can be easily used in export formats such as BMEcat, GS1 XML CIN, Excel, or in the asset administration shell AAS – especially in the submodel Technical Data.

Paulo Ferreira will show you how the combination of ECLASS classification and administration shell (AAS) forms the basis for efficient and future-proof product and master data. You will learn how standardized data structures and automated processes simplify obsolescence management, documentation, and system integration. The session is aimed at machine and plant manufacturers and manufacturing companies that want to ensure their data quality, meet regulatory requirements, and increase their competitiveness.

Join our session to learn step by step how to create your very first own DPP plus how to automate the creation and maintenance of thousands of DPPs. Perfect Session for mid- and big size manufacturing companies, struggling with the DPP creation due to their wide product portfolio including a wide range of variants and the pure quantity of products produced. The session will additionally be framed with an insight into the regulatory process (timelines and minimum requirements).