A preliminary investigation on DDPSS requirements to provide process quality as a service: example on laboratory scale

The development of ICT technologies has encouraged manufacturing organizations to undergo a digital transformation. As a result, there is a greater focus on research into ways to integrate Industry 4.0 technology and servitization to create company value and strengthen customer relationships. However, despite the fact that the manufacturing sector is beginning to pay more attention to digital services, businesses are still unsure of how Industry 4.0 and Product Service System (PSS) may work together to benefit both Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and customer. As a result, the main goal of this work is to develop the foundational specifications needed to implement a Data Driven PSS (DDPSS) that can offer a digital service tailored to an industrial asset's middle life. In order to do this, a proof of concept (PoC) involving the laboratory-scale application of a DDPSS to a hydraulic press will be examined. Here, data gathered from the cycles of the hydraulic press will be examined and processed to produce a digital service for process quality monitoring. Using this POC, a set of specifications, like, for example, privacy-compliant data sharing and machine know-how, is developed to guarantee the creation and execution of a digital service in a real OEM-customer environment.