{"id":"iec-63278-1","model_id":"IEC 63278-1:2023","name":"IEC 63278-1:2023","summary":"IEC 63278-1:2023 is an International Standard that defines the structure of a standardized digital representation of an asset, called the Asset Administration Shell (AAS). The AAS gives uniform access to information and services so that two or more software applications can exchange information and mutually use it in a trusted and secure way. The document covers assets of manufacturing enterprises, including products and the hierarchy of industrial equipment, across industrial processes and the asset life cycle.","study_notes":["Published as Edition 1.0 on 2023-12-14; the IEC webstore lists the edition status as Valid.","Prepared by IEC Technical Committee TC 65, Industrial-process measurement, control and automation.","Publication type is International Standard; ICS 71.100.20; ISBN 9782832276792; 149 pages.","Applies to discrete manufacturing, continuous process, batch process, and hybrid production.","Covers assets that are physical, digital, or intangible entities and the entire life cycle from idea to end of life treatment.","The source also lists IDTA Asset Administration Shell specification parts 1-5 (IDTA numbers 01001-01005), which are separate from IEC 63278-1."],"safety_notes":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/65628","title":"IEC 63278-1:2023","accessed":"2026-10-25"},{"url":"https://industrialdigitaltwin.org/en/content-hub/aasspecifications","title":"AAS Spezifikationen - IDTA","accessed":"2026-10-25"}],"verification":{"status":"source_checked","checked_at":"2026-10-25","values":4,"method":"llm_source_check"},"updated_at":"2026-10-25","type":"standard","spec":{"body":"IEC","reference":"IEC 63278-1:2023","edition_year":2023,"related":[]},"url":"https://machineschema.com/standard/iec-63278-1","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"}