Assetfox¶
Assetfox is a cloud-based SaaS solution which provides an Asset Administration Shell (AAS) infrastructure as a service. It enables a secure and standardized exchange of asset information across companies throughout the complete plant lifecycle.
Assetfox is certified by IDTA as AAS enabled, ensuring compliance with AAS specification.
Who benefits from Assetfox?¶
Assetfox supports all stakeholders involved in the plant lifecycle:
- OEMs – Deliver product data to end-users, fulfilling new requirements and regulations for initial data provision.
- System Integrators – Make products discoverable in leading engineering tools through advanced engineering workflows.
- Plant Operators – Eliminate manual information transfer and improve asset management with automated updates.
- Service Providers – Exchange documentation, inspection reports, technical data, and circularity information seamlessly.
Key Benefits¶
- Standards-compliant AAS exchange – Follows the IDTA AAS standard (IEC 61406) with support for Digital Nameplate, Technical Data (ECLASS v14.0), and Handover Documentation (VDI2770), ensuring full interoperability via MX-Port Leo. Data space connectivity via Hercules is an upcoming goal.
- Industrial-grade application – Scalable solution covering all relevant data exchange use cases, from small to large installations, operated with the highest cybersecurity requirements.
- Out-of-the-box SaaS reliability – Hosted by Siemens with guaranteed availability, continuous maintenance, updates, fast troubleshooting, and evolution with the AAS standard – all covered within the SaaS subscription.
Capabilities¶
- AAS infrastructure as a service – Complete hosted AAS stack (Repository, Registry, Discovery, AASX File Server, AAS Client, Access Management). Multi-tenancy SaaS – ready to use out of the box.
- AASX package creation & management – Automatically generate standardized AASX packages from uploaded documents (PDF, BMEcat/ECLASS, images) for Digital Nameplate, Technical Data (ECLASS v14.0), and Handover Documentation (VDI2770) submodels — available manually via the UI or automated via the API.
- Access management & data sovereignty – Configurable access control. Share product level data and equipment-specific instance data to authorized parties.
- Cross-company data space connectivity – Interoperable with other AAS systems via MX-Port Leo. Supports custom connectors for AAS data sources.
- Flexibility – Pay only for what you use. Start small, scale seamlessly. Build Digital Product Passports, supply AAS data as OEM, or enable material flow traceability.
