19 August 20246th AutomationML User ConferenceBe part of the 6th AutomationML User Conference on September 24-25, 2024, to gain valuable insights on the application of AutomationML and to exchange ideas with other experts and users!15 July 20242nd Interoperability Summit – Efficient through the digital transformation on September 16th, 2024 at the VDMAJoin the 2nd Interoperability Summit to gain firsthand knowledge on implementing digital transformation and to connect with industry experts, organizations, and fellow participants...15 Mai 2024Application Recommendation: „AutomationML in Asset Administration Shells“ is availableThis application recommendation focusses on the integration of AAS and AutomationML and specifies its technical implementation. All NewsAssociationEventsMembersPublications19 August 20246th AutomationML User ConferenceBe part of the 6th AutomationML User Conference on September 24-25, 2024, to gain valuable insights on the application of AutomationML and to exchange ideas with other experts and users!15 July 20242nd Interoperability Summit – Efficient through the digital transformation on September 16th, 2024 at the VDMAJoin the 2nd Interoperability Summit to gain firsthand knowledge on implementing digital transformation and to connect with industry experts, organizations, and fellow participants...27 June 2024TAC at Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV in RatingenOn June 25 and 26, a TAC was held at Mitsubishi Electric Europe in Ratingen, Germany.3 June 2024New service release for the AutomationML EditorA new service release for the AMLEditor - Version 6.2.7 - is now available.31 Mai 2024New service release for the AutomationML EditorA new service release for the AMLEditor - Version 6.2.6 - is available22 Mai 2024New service release for the AutomationML EditorA new service release for the AMLEditor - Version 6.2.5 - is available.15 Mai 2024Application Recommendation: „AutomationML in Asset Administration Shells“ is availableThis application recommendation focusses on the integration of AAS and AutomationML and specifies its technical implementation.8 Mai 20242nd Interoperability Summit – Efficient through the digital transformationThe "Interoperability Summit - Efficient through the digital transformation" is back for its second edition on September 16, 2024 in Frankfurt. Be part of it or actively shape it - the Call for Presentations is open through June 2, 2024...3 Mai 2024New service release for the AutomationML EditorA new service release for the AMLEditor - Version 6.2.4 - is available.29 April 202415 years AutomationML e.V.Overcoming data silos since 2009 - thank you for 15 years of joint work and development!!!6 April 2024Lecture at the Hannover Messe 2024Save the date! On April 22nd an interesting lecture on the integration of AutomationML and OPC UA will take place, which shows how interoperability in industrial automation can work even when using multiple standards. 5 April 2024AutomationML Editor Version 6.2.2 is now availableThe AutomationML Editor Version 6.2.2 is now available. Among other things, this version of the AMLEditor offers more support for the management and creation of AutomationML class libraries...25 March 2024Hannover Messe 2024The countdown is running - only a few days to go before the Hannover Messe opens its doors again. We look forward to your visit!4 March 20246th AutomationML User ConferenceSave the date! - The 6th AutomationML User Conference will take place from September 24th to 25th, 2024 at Fraunhofer IFF in Magdeburg, Germany. We look forward to welcoming you!20 December 2023Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!The AutomationML Association wishes all members, users, partners and interested parties a happy festive season and a good start to the New Year.11 December 2023TAC @ Siemens AG in NurembergOur last joint TAC in 2023 took place on December 5th and 6th at Siemens AG in Nuremberg. In addition to the technical exchange, the agenda also included the scheduling of the TAC dates in 2024...14 November 2023Conventions for the modelling of AutomationML librariesA new document is now available, which is intended to provide guidance for modellers inside and outside the AutomationML association when modelling AutomationML libraries.1 November 2023Interoperability Summit – Efficient through the Digital TransformationAutomationML is all about interoperability. And this means we are also talking to other standardisation groups about interoperability between technologies. Hence save the date! Get to know the various interoperability solutions as well as the associated organisations on November 29th. Be there at the VDMA House in Frankfurt am Main!26 Oktober 2023SPS 2023Soon it will be time again... The SPS 2023 will open its doors from November 14th to 16th. We look forward to seeing you in Nuremberg!1 Oktober 2023New member – Fraunhofer IFFWe are happy to welcome Fraunhofer IFF as a new member of the AutomationML association.1 September 2023New member – STIWA AMS GmbHWe are happy to welcome STIWA AMS GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.1 August 2023New member – University of OsloWe are happy to welcome the University of Oslo as a new member of the AutomationML association.12 July 2023New Version of the AR APC is now available!A new version of the Application Recommendation "Automation Project Configuration" – V 1.4.0 – is now available.12 June 2023Application Recommendation: „Toolchain – Recommendations how to introduce AutomationML in industrial toolchains of manufacturing industries“ is availableThis application recommendation forms the basis for upcoming extensions that provide concrete and clear rules for the use of AutomationML in industrial engineering.10 Mai 2023General Assembly for the 2022 business yearThis year's hybrid general assembly took place on May 9th.1 Mai 2023New member – LuArtX IT GmbHWe are happy to welcome LuArtX IT GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.17 April 2023Big Picture Interoperability publishedAssociations AutomationML e.V., IDTA, OPC Foundation and VDMA publish a joint target picture and recommendations for action for industrial interoperability11 April 2023Events at the Hannover Messe 2023Save the Date! On April 20th, two interesting events on the topic of Interoperability with Asset Administration Shell, OPC UA and AutomationML will take place within the framework of the Hannover Messe 2023.20 March 2023New service release for the AutomationML EditorA new service release for the AMLEditor - Version 6.1.7 - is available.17 March 2023Hannover Messe 2023In less than a month the Hannover Messe 2023 will open its doors. We look forward to your visit!8 March 2023New service release for the AutomationML EditorA new service release for the AMLEditor - Version 6.1.6 - is available.8 March 2023New Member – Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KGWe are happy to welcome Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG as a new member of the AutomationML association.10 February 2023DIAMOND projectThe first working meeting of the DIAMOND project will take place on February 15th and 16th in Magdeburg at Otto-von-Guericke University.9 February 2023New service release for the AutomationML EditorA new service release for the AML Editor - Version 6.1.5 - is available.28 January 2023New service release for the AutomationML EditorA new service release for the AML Editor - Version 6.1.4 - is available.23 January 2023„AutomationML für Quereinsteiger“ – New seminar series now availableThe seminar series in German "AutomationML für Quereinsteiger" can be booked now at the VDI Wissensforum.23 January 2023New service release for the AutomationML EditorA new service release for the AutomationML Editor - Version 6.1.3 - is available!20 January 2023New Member – Technische Hochschule UlmWe are happy to welcome the Ulm University of Applied Sciences as a new member of the AutomationML association.17 January 2023New service release for the AutomationML EditorA new service release of the AutomationML Editor - Version 6.1.2 - is now available!31 December 2022Technical Advisory Councils 2023The dates for our joint TACs in 2023 are set...19 December 2022AutomationML Editor V 6.1.1A new service release of the AutomationML Editor - Version 6.1.1 - is now available!24 Oktober 2022New edition of IEC 62714-2 is now availableA new edition of the IEC 62714-2 - Engineering data exchange format for use in industrial automation systems engineering - Automation Markup Language - Part 2: Semantics libraries was published.10 Oktober 2022SPS 2022The SPS 2022 will open its doors again from November 8th to 10th. We are present and looking forward to your visit!6 Oktober 2022„Standard of the Month August“The Swedish Standardisation Organisation presents AutomationML as "Standard of the Month August".23 September 2022AML article in the new atp magazinThe latest issue of atp magazin (issue 9/2022) contains a technical article which addresses the modelling of security engineering artefacts with AutomationML.9 September 2022New service release for the AutomationML EditorA new service release of the AutomationML Editor - Version 6.1.0 - is now available!6 September 2022„AutomationML – Das Lehrbuch für Studium und Praxis“The new AutomationML textbook is now available.29 August 2022Contribution on AutomationML in the current atp magazinThe current issue of the atp magazin (issue 8/2022) contains a contribution on robot programming with AutomationML.5 August 2022Next TAC in OctoberOur next common Technical Advisory Council will take place on Tuesday, October 4th.23 June 2022Next TAC in AugustOur next common Technical Advisory Council will take place on Tuesday, August 2nd.20 Mai 2022New service release for the AutomationML EditorA new service release of the AutomationML Editor - Version 6.0.4 - is now available!13 Mai 2022AutomationML Editor 6 is now available!A new major release of the AutomationML Editor is now available providing numerous improvements and enhancements. 11 Mai 2022General Assembly for the business year 2021This year's general assembly took place virtually on May 10th.3 Mai 2022New Member – University of Southern DenmarkWe are happy to welcome the University of Southern Denmark as a new member of the AutomationML association.28 April 2022AutomationML component model in atp magazinThe current issue of the atp magazin (issue 4/2022) contains a contribution on AutomationML.11 April 2022Next TAC in JuneThe next common Technical Advisory Council will take place on Tuesday, June 21st.17 March 2022AutomationML Editor V.6.0. – Upcoming adjustmentsThere will soon be some changes to the upcoming AutomationML Editor (V.6.0). Which ones exactly, you can read here...15 March 2022AutomationML Part 5 is International StandardThe AutomationML Part 5: IEC 62714-5 "Engineering data exchange format for use in industrial automation systems engineering - Automation markup language - Part 5: Communication" is now an International standard (IS).23 February 2022Next TAC in AprilOur next common Technical Advisory Council will take place on Thursday, April 7th.15 February 2022AutomationML in AcademiaAutomationML in Academia – new site is now available3 January 2022Technical Advisory Councils 2022The dates for our TACs in 2022 are set...13 December 2021AutomationML Editor v.5.6.10The AutomationML association releases the updated AutomationML Editior (v.5.6.10.)17 November 2021Non-participation at SPS 2021Due to the current situation, we have decided not to physically participate at the SPS in the coming week.11 November 2021Whitepaper AutomationML and ECLASS integrationA new version of the Whitepaper “AutomationML and ECLASS integration” is available!11 November 2021New versions of AR APC and ARE IO-LinkNew versions of the Application Recommendation Automation Project Configuration (AR APC, V 1.3.0) and of the Application Recommendation Extension IO-Link (ARE IO-Link, V 1.3.0) are available.1 November 2021New Member – ProPoint S.A.We are happy to welcome ProPoint as a new member of the AutomationML association. 15 Oktober 2021SPS 2021From 23rd to 25th of November you can find us at the SPS in Nuremberg.13 Oktober 2021Next Technical Advisory Council in DecemberOur next and last TAC this year will take place on Tuesday, December 7th.23 September 202115 years AutomationMLThe 15th anniversary of AutomationML was celebrated yesterday with a special online event - the AutomationML TechDay.22 September 2021New AutomationML explanatory videoWhat is AutomationML? Where can it be used? What are the advantages? ... - you can find answers in our new AutomationML explanatory video.31 August 2021Next Technical Advisory Council in OctoberOur next common TAC will take place on Tuesday, October 12th.27 August 2021AutomationML in atp magazinThe current issue of the atp magazin (issue 08/2021) contains two contributions on AutomationML.11 August 2021AutomationML TechDayOn September 22nd, the AutomationML TechDay will take place to celebrate the 15th anniversary of AutomationML. Be part of it!19 July 2021AutomationML books – now availableThe new books on AutomationML - "AutomationML - A Practical Guide" and "AutomationML - The Industrial Cookbook" - are available now!14 July 2021AutomationML – Position Paper publishedAutomationML e.V. publishes Position Paper on Implementation Technologies for the Asset Administration Shell.13 July 2021AutomationML – New design of our website!Proven in a new guise - our website in a new design...24 June 2021Next Technical Advisory Council in AugustOur next common TAC will take place on Tuesday, August 31st.19 Mai 2021TechTalk – OCL IntegrationA separate internal association event to the topic Object Constraint Language (OCL) integration took place on May 18th.12 Mai 2021General Assembly for the 2020 business yearThis year's virtual general assembly took place on May 11th.14 April 2021New Member – SAP SEWe are happy to welcome SAP SE as a new member of the AutomationML association. 13 April 2021New Member – Tunku Abdul Rahman University CollegeWe are happy to welcome Tunku Abdul Rahman University College as a new member of the AutomationML association.8 March 2021Best Practice Recommendation CC-Link is availableThis Best Practice Recommendation describes classes that are needed to describe CC-Link related networks and their devices. The definitions of this document can be combined with other existing modelling concepts.9 February 2021New version of AR Provisioning for MES and ERPA new version of the Application Recommendation Provisioning for MES and ERP - Support for IEC 62264 and B2MML is available.26 January 2021AutomationML Icon LibraryThe new AutomationML Icon Library is available.14 Oktober 2020Whitepaper Part 6 – AutomationML Component is availableThis Whitepaper is the 6th part of the AutomationML specification and defines a model for the comprehensive description of automation components as AutomationML Components.8 September 2020Application Recommendation Extensions are availableApplication Recommendation Extensions "Ethernet for Automation Project Configuration" and "IO-Link for Automation Project Configuration" are available.17 August 2020New Member – Instrumentation Technology and Economy InstituteWe are happy to welcome Instrumentation Technology and Economy Institute as a new member of the AutomationML association.11 Mai 2020Application Recommendation „Drive Configurations (M-CAD aspects)“ is availableThis application recommendation proposes a modelling method for mechanical aspects of drive configurations by means of the engineering data format AutomationML.9 April 2020Application Recommendation Extension „Drive for Automation Project Configuration“ is availableThis application recommendation proposes a modelling method of drive configurations based on automation project configuration data by means of the engineering data format AutomationML.9 April 2020Application Recommendation „Automation Project Configuration“ is availableThis application recommendation proposes a modelling method of automation project configuration data by means of the engineering data format AutomationML.9 April 2020Application Recommendation „Modelling of Material Handling in AutomationML“ is availableThis application recommendation proposes a modelling method of material handling systems, processes and transport units by means of the engineering data format AutomationML.10 February 2020AutomationML Editor v.5.3.3The AutomationML association releases the updated AutomationML Editor v5.3.3, which contains serveral bug fixes.31 January 2020New direction of the AutomationML officeAutomationML e.V. is pleased to announce that Mr. S. Schwirblat has joint the AutomationML office.23 January 20205th AutomationML PlugFest – Presentations available now!The presentations from the 5th AutomationML PlugFest are finally online! 7 January 2020New Member – Rockwell AutomationWe are happy to welcome Rockwell Automation as a new member of the AutomationML association.25 November 2019Asset Administration Shell RepresentationIn cooperation with Platform Industrie 4.0 and AutomationML e.V., a presentation using AutomationML as a vendor-neutral format for the meta-model of information from the Asset Administration Shell of an Industry 4.0 component was developed.25 November 2019SPS 2019It's time! From tomorrow on you will see us at the SPS fair in Nuremberg!6 September 20195th AutomationML PlugFestThere are still places available, so if interested, sign up.30 August 20195th AutomationML PlugFest – Keynote announcementThe keynote to be given at the 5th AutomationML PlugFest has been fixed.8 July 20195th AutomationML PlugFest – Registration possible nowA registration for the 5th AutomationML PlugFest is possible now. The 5th AutomationML PlugFest is in Hamburg, Germany, on 25th and 26th of September, 2019.21 Mai 2019New Member – ITRIWe are happy to welcome the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) as a new member of the AutomationML association.20 Mai 20195th AutomationML PlugFest – Extended Submission DeadlineThe submission deadline for the 5th AutomationML PlugFest extended until June 3, 2019.29 April 2019New Member – Johannes Kepler University LinzWe are happy to welcome Johannes Kepler University Linz as a new member of the AutomationML association.22 March 2019Participation at Hanover FairFrom April 1st to 5th, 2019 AutomationML e.V. will attend the HMI in Hanover. You can find us in hall 9 at the OPC Foundation booth (9-A11). 25 February 2019New Member – Coman Software GmbHWe are happy to welcome Coman-Software GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.21 December 2018New Member – Technische Hochschule NürnbergWe are happy to welcome TH Nürnberg as a new member of the AutomationML association.13 December 2018AutomationML in a NutshellThe new AutomationML Brochure is now available!20 November 201880 Participants from 14 countries at the 5th AutomationML User ConferenceAutomationML e.V., together with ABB, hosted the 5th AutomationML User Conference on October 24th and 25th, 2018.19 November 2018Participation at SPS IPC Drives in NurembergFrom November 27th to 29th, 2018 AutomationML e.V. will attend the SPS IPC Drives in Nuremberg. You can find us in hall 5 at the OPC Foundation booth (5-347).1 November 2018The AutomationML Editor 5.1.2 is availableThe AutomationML association releases the updated AutomationML Editor v5.1.2. It contains several bug fixes. 18 Oktober 2018BPR „Units in AutomationML“ availableAutomationML e.V. publishes ‘Best Practice Recommendations’ to complement the AutomationML standard - IEC 62714 – and to give modeling guidelines for specific use cases. 1 Oktober 2018New Member – SBA Research We are happy to welcome SBA Research as a new member of the AutomationML association.17 September 2018New Member – Schneider ElectricSeptember 15th, 2018. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Schneider Electric as a new member of the AutomationML association. 1 September 2018New Member – AmpereSoft GmbHSeptember 01st, 2018. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome AmpereSoft GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association. 6 July 2018Application Recommendation „Provisioning for MES and ERP – Support for IEC 62264 and B2MML“ availableThis application recommendation describes the integration of ISA-95 and/or B2MML into AutomationML.28 Mai 2018AutomationML Standard Part 1 Edition 2 has been publishedThe AutomationML IEC standard document IEC62714-1:2018 ED2 has been published.4 April 2018Participation at Hannover MesseFrom April 23th to 27th, 2018 AutomationML e.V. will attend the HMI in Hanover. You can find us in hall 9 at the OPC Foundation booth (9-A11). 12 January 2018Save the date!5th AutomationML User Conference will take place from October 24th to 25th, 2018 at ABB Sweden.10 January 2018New Member – SICK AGDecember 01st, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome SICK AG as a new member of the AutomationML association. 11 December 2017New Member – Hochschule PforzheimSeptember 09th, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Hochschule Pforzheim as a new member of the AutomationML association. 7 November 2017Participation at SPS IPC Drives 2017 in NurembergFrom November 28th to 30th, 2017 AutomationML e.V. will attend the SPS IPC Drives in Nuremberg. You can find us in hall 6 at booth of logi.cals (6-230).6 November 2017BPR „Reference Designation“ availableAutomationML e.V. is going to publish ‘Best Practice Recommendations’ to complement the AutomationML standard - IEC 62714 – and to give modelling guidelines for specific use cases.19 Oktober 2017Best Paper AwardWe are happy to announce that a paper emerged from AutomationML research activities has won this year’s “James C. Hung Best Paper Award in Factory Automation” of the 22nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA) in Limassol, Cyprus. 19 Oktober 2017AutomationML users came together for the fourth AutomationML PlugFestFrom 11th to 12th of October, 2017 fifty users and developers of engineering tools for factory planning from 29 companies and research institutes met at the fourth AutomationML PlugFest to discuss experiences gained within the application of the AutomationML data format and within the implementation of importers and exporters for engineering tools.22 September 2017Example file of a RobotCellThe file of a model of a RobotCell in AML (with COLLADA and PLCopen XML) is now available.21 September 2017BPR „AutomationML Container“ availableAutomationML e.V. is going to publish ‘Best Practice Recommendations’ to complement the AutomationML standard - IEC 62714 – and to give modelling guidelines for specific use cases. 8 August 2017New Member – BMW GroupJune 27th, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome BMW Group as a new member of the AutomationML association. 8 August 2017New Member – FZI Research Center for Information TechnologyJuly 10th, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome FZI Research Center for Information Technology as a new member of the AutomationML association. 12 July 2017AutomationML mentioned by Industrie 4.0 platformThe task force "SG Modelle und Standardisierung" has developed a new document that shows the "further development of the reference architecture model for Industrie 4.0 components". It says that AutomationML has the potential to become an important format for storing structure and engineering knowledge.17 Mai 2017New Member – SALT Solutions AGMay 1st, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome SALT Solutions AG as a new member of the AutomationML association.12 Mai 2017BPR „DataVariable“ availableAutomationML e.V. is going to publish ‘Best Practice Recommendations’ to complement the AutomationML standard - IEC 62714 – and to give modelling guidelines for specific use cases.11 Mai 2017New Board MembersAutomationML e.V. is facing upcoming challenges with new board members. 21 April 2017Participation at HMIFrom April 24th to 28th, 2017 AutomationML e.V. will attend the HMI in Hanover. You can find us in hall 9 at the OPC Foundation booth (9-A11). 27 March 2017New Member – OMRON CorporationMarch 22nd, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome OMRON Corporation as a new member of the AutomationML association.24 March 2017New version of part 4 availableAfter a lot of rework, corrections, and extensions the new version 1.5.0 of part 4 is available.21 March 2017New Member – HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbHMarch 15th, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.20 March 2017New Member – Hanyang UniversityMarch 16th, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Hanyang University as a new member of the AutomationML association.15 March 2017New Member – Hilscher Ges. für Systemautomation mbHFebruary 1st, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Hilscher Ges. für Systemautomation mbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.20 February 2017New Member – Balluff GmbHFebruary 1st, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Balluff GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.31 January 2017AutomationML Part 3 is International StandardAutomationML part 3: IEC 62714-3 "Engineering data exchange format for use in industrial automation systems engineering - Automation markup language - Part 3: Geometry and kinematics" is now an international standard (IS).16 January 20174th AutomationML Conference: Proceedings onlineIn October 2016, the fourth AutomationML User Conference took place at Festo in Esslingen, Germany. The proceedings are available now.10 January 2017New Member – EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KGJanuary 1st, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG as a new member of the AutomationML association. 22 December 2016VDMA panel discussion available as a live recordThe VDMA panel discussion "Engineering 4.0 - AutomationML-Lösungen für den Maschinenbau" [in GERMAN] held at the SPS/IPC/Drives 2016 in Nuremberg is available as a live record.13 December 2016New Member – Airbus Operations SASOctober 24th, 2016. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Airbus Operations SAS as a new member of the AutomationML association.10 December 2016BPR „Naming of related Documents and their Versions“ availableAutomationML e.V. is going to publish ‘Best Practice Recommendations’ to complement the AutomationML standard - IEC 62714 – and to give modelling guidelines for specific use cases.4 December 2016Liaison with FDT Group establishedAt the SPS/IPC/Drives 2016 in Nuremberg AutomationML e.V. had established a liaison with the FDT Group. Board members of AutomationML e.V. had signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to confirm the collaboration.4 December 2016Whitepaper soon available as DIN SPEC 16592In March 2016, the first result of the liaison of AutomationML e.V. and OPC Foundation was published: the whitepaper "OPC Unified Architecture Information Model for AutomationML". Now, nine month later, this whitepaper had become DIN SPEC 16592 "Combining OPC Unified Architecture and Automation Markup Language". 11 November 2016Participation at SPS/IPC/DrivesFrom November 22nd to 24th, 2016 AutomationML e.V. will attend the SPS/IPC/Drives in Nuremburg. You can find us in hall 6 at the eCl@ss booth (6-213).25 Oktober 2016100 Participants from 13 countries at the 4th AutomationML User ConferenceThe AutomationML association had invited - together with the host Festo - to the 4th AutomationML User Conference. 100 people from 13 countries from 46 companies and research institutes came.21 Oktober 2016The 2nd edition of IEC 62424 is releasedIEC 62424 Ed. 2.0 "Representation of process control engineering - Requests in P&I diagrams and data exchange between P&ID tools and PCE-CAE tools", which defines CAEX 3.0, is available now. 26 August 2016User Conference: Final Program AvailableThe final conference program of the fourth AutomationML user conference is available.8 August 2016Another Best Practice Recommendation (BPR) availableAutomationML e.V. is going to publish ‘Best Practice Recommendations’ to complement the AutomationML standard - IEC 62714 – and to give modelling guidelines for specific use cases.6 June 2016New Member – Visual Components OyApril 11th, 2016. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Visual Components Oy as a new member of the AutomationML association.2 June 2016PlugFest presentations available on YouTubeCheck out AutomationML`s YouTube channel for watching interesting presentations from the 3rd AutomationML PlugFest hosted by Fraunhofer IOSB in Karlsruhe, in October 2015.23 Mai 2016New Member – Murrelektronik GmbHMay 1st, 2016. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Murrelektronik GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.27 April 2016Application Recommendation „Automation Project Configuration“ availableThis application recommendation describes workflows and the method of hardware configuration modelling using AutomationML.9 March 2016Announcement: Fourth AutomationML user conference in EsslingenThe AutomationML association presents the fourth AutomationML user conference on 18th and 19th of October 2016. The conference will take place at Festo AG & Co. KG in Esslingen (Germany). The working language is English.7 March 2016Whitepaper „OPC Unified Architecture Information Model for AutomationML“ availableThe first result of the liaison of AutomationML e.V. and OPC Foundation is available now.1 March 2016Updated Editor is Online with New FeaturesThe updated AutomationML Editor 4.3.11 is available now.29 February 2016BPR „Modelling of List Attributes in AutomationML“ availableAutomationML e.V. is going to publish ‘Best Practice Recommendations’ to complement the AutomationML standard - IEC 62714 – and to give modelling guidelines for specific use cases.19 February 2016Part 5 – Standard libraries availableThe standard AutomationML communication libraries according to whitepaper part 5 are available.11 February 2016New Member – SMS Group GmbHFebruary 1st, 2016. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the SMS Group GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.7 December 2015English Whitepaper „AutomationML in a Nutshell“ availableAutomationML e.V. published its new whitepaper "AutomationML in a Nutshell". 7 December 2015Whitepaper „AutomationML and eCl@ss Integration“ availableThe result of the liaison of AutomationML e.V. and eCl@ss e.V. is available now.3 November 2015New Member – Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V.October 5th, 2015. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. as a new member of the AutomationML association.3 November 20153rd AutomationML PlugFest: Proceedings onlineIn October 2015, the third AutomationML PlugFest took place at Fraunhofer IOSB in Karlsruhe, Germany. Now the proceedings are available.3 November 2015AutomationML users have met at third AutomationML PlugFestFrom 14th to 15th of October, 2015 fifty users and developers of engineering tools for factory planning from 25 companies and research institutes have met at the third AutomationML PlugFest to discuss experiences gained within the application of the AutomationML data format and within the implementation of importers and exporters for engineering tools.8 Oktober 2015Participation at SPS/IPC/DrivesFrom November 24th to 26th, 2015 AutomationML e.V. will attend the SPS/IPC/Drives in Nuremburg. You can find us in hall 6 at the eCl@ss booth (6-213). 15 September 2015Best Paper AwardWe are happy to announce that a paper emerged from AutomationML research activities has won the this year’s “Best Paper Award in Factory Automation” of the 20th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Luxembourg.19 August 2015PlugFest 2015: Registration possible nowA registration for AutomationML PlugFest is possible now. The event is in English with the motto "Developers workshop - Tool test and tool integration". 24 July 2015New Member – TU WienJuly 10th, 2015. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the TU Wien as a new member of the AutomationML association.21 April 2015New Member – Ruhr-Universität BochumApril 1st, 2015. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Ruhr-Universität Bochum as a new member of the AutomationML association.21 April 2015AutomationML Part 2 is International StandardAutomationML part 2: IEC 62714-2 "Engineering data exchange format for use in industrial automation systems engineering - Automation markup language - Part 2: Role class libraries" is now an international standard (IS).12 March 2015Announcement: Third AutomationML PlugFest in KarlsruheThe AutomationML association presents the third AutomationML PlugFest on 14th and 15th of October 2015. The conference will take place at Fraunhofer IOSB in Karlsruhe (Germany).12 March 2015New Member – Volkswagen AGMarch 1st, 2015. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Volkswagen AG as a new member of the AutomationML association.4 December 20143rd AutomationML User Conference: Conference proceedings onlineIn October 2014, the third AutomationML User Conference took place at Phoenix Contact in Blomberg. Now the conference proceedings are available.4 December 2014First Best Practice Recommendations (BPR) availableNow, AutomationML e.V. is going to publish ‘Best Practice Recommendations’ to complement the AutomationML standard - IEC 62714 – and to give modelling guidelines for specific use cases.4 December 2014AutomationML Whitepaper Part 5 – Communication availableThe subworking group ‘Communication’ has finished its whitepaper which describes the modeling of communication systems in AutomationML.17 November 2014AutomationML Engine available on nuget.orgWith this, developers can include the AutomationML Engine in their development environment and get informed when there are updates available. 17 Oktober 2014Participation at SPS/IPC/DrivesFrom November 25th to 27th, 2014 AutomationML e.V. will be found on the SPS/IPC/Drives in Nuremburg. You can find us in hall 6 at the eCl@ss booth (6-213). 13 Oktober 20143nd AutomationML User Conference: A conclusionLast week, AutomationML´s third user conference took place under the motto "AutomationML as an integration format for the interconnectedness of engineering tools and companies". 16 September 2014Conference program availableThe conference program of the third AutomationML user conference is available. 15 September 2014New Member – Festo AG & Co.KGSeptember 1st, 2014. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Festo AG & Co.KG as a new member of the AutomationML association.10 July 2014AutomationML part 1 is international standardAutomationML part 1: IEC 62714-1 "Engineering data exchange format for use in industrial automation systems engineering - Part 1: Architecture and General Requirements" is now an international standard (IS).3 July 2014New Member – Paradigma Software GmbHJune 1st, 2014. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Paradigma Software GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.11 June 2014New Member – Institute for Man-Machine Interaction of RWTH Aachen UniversityJune 1st, 2014. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Institute for Man-Machine Interaction (MMI) of RWTH Aachen University as a new member of the AutomationML association.17 February 2014Announcement: Third AutomationML user conference in BlombergThe AutomationML association presents the third AutomationML user conference on 7th and 8th of October 2014. The conference will take place at Phoenix Contact in Blomberg.4 February 2014New informative whitepaper available"SPS-Magazin" has pooled all thirteen articles of AutomationML, which have been published within that specialist magazine, in one whitepaper: Experts explaining the data format.7 January 2014Further articles of AutomationML series on „SPS-Magazin“Further articles of AutomationML series were published in the specialist magazine: "AutomationML – Engineering Workflow" (November edition) and "AutomationML verbindet Software-Werkzeuge" (December edition).18 November 2013Further liaisons with eCl@ss, OPC Foundation, and ProSTEP iViPAt SPS/IPC/Drives 2013 in Nuremberg AutomationML e.V. will establish liaisons with eCl@ss e.V., OPC Foundation, and ProSTEP iViP e.V. Board members of AutomationML e.V. will sign three Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to confirm the further cooperation.23 Oktober 2013Further articles of AutomationML series on „SPS-Magazin“Further articles of AutomationML series were published in the specialist magazine: "AutomationML: Verhältnismäßig gut!" (September edition) and "Warum ein Engineering-Weltmodell bisher nicht gelang" (October edition).19 August 2013Participation at 9th convention „Digitale Fabrik@Produktion“From 5th to 6th of November 2013 the AutomationML association will participate at the 9th convention "Digitale Fabrik@Produktion" in Berlin. You can find us on a common booth with INPRO. 14 August 2013Plug fest 2013: Registration possible nowA registration for AutomationML plug fest is possible now. The motto of this event is "Developer workshop - Tool test and tool integration". 13 August 2013Article eight of AutomationML series in „SPS-Magazin“In the current edition of the specialist magazine (August 2013) you can read the eighth article "Integration domänenspezifischen MES-Wissens in AutomationML" of the AutomationML series.1 August 2013Article seven of AutomationML series in „SPS-Magazin“In the current edition of the specialist magazine (July 2013) you can read the seventh article "Modellierung und Austausch von Entwurfsdaten für Kommunikationssysteme" of the AutomationML series.23 July 2013Second AutomationML plug fest in MagdeburgThe AutomationML organisation presents the second AutomationML plug fest on 6th and 7th of November 2013. The plug fest will take place at the Experimentelle Fabrik in Magdeburg.27 June 2013Article six of AutomationML series in „SPS-Magazin“In the current edition of the specialist magazine (June 2013) you can read the sixth article "AutomationML: Umgebung für das Multi-User-Engineering" of the AutomationML series.22 Mai 2013Article five of AutomationML series in „SPS-Magazin“In the current edition of the specialist magazine (May 2013) you can read the fifth article "AutomationML - Engineering-Effizienz für Antriebs- und Automatisierungslösungen" of the AutomationML series.8 Mai 2013New Member – Fraunhofer IPAApril 1st, 2013. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Fraunhofer IPA as a new member of the AutomationML association.8 April 2013Further articles of AutomationML series on „SPS-Magazin“Further articles of AutomationML series were published in the specialist magazine. Both articles consider the topic of data exchange.22 February 2013Article two of AutomationML series in „SPS-Magazin“In the current double edition of the specialist magazine (February 2013) you can read the second article "AutomationML - die Architektur" of the AutomationML series. 9 January 2013Start of a publication series in „SPS-Magazin“With the 12th edition (December 2012) of "SPS-Magazin" a publication series about the data exchange format for plant layout "AutomationML" starts. 7 November 2012Conference proceedings onlineThe second AutomationML User Conference took place at the “Kongresshalle Böblingen” in Böblingen in May 2012. Now the conference proceedings and implementer examples are available. 25 Oktober 2012Participation at SPS/IPC/DrivesFrom 27th to 29th of November 2012 AutomationML e.V. will be found on the SPS/IPC/Drives in Nürnberg. You can find us in hall 7 on the PLCopen booth (7-293). 12 Oktober 2012YouTube channel onlineAutomationML e.V. created its own YouTube channel to distribute information in an easy accessible and descriptive way. 20 September 2012New Member – TU MünchenSeptember 1st, 2012. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome TU München as a new member to the AutomationML association18 September 2012International Standardization of COLLADA on the wayAnd once again the international standardization of AutomationML relevant data formats takes a next stage. 16 June 20122nd AutomationML User Conference: A conclusionThe second AutomationML User Conference took place successfully at the “Kongresshalle Böblingen” in Böblingen from 9th to 10th of May 2012.17 November 2011International Standardisation Takes Next StepThe standardisation project with the title „Engineering data exchange format for use in industrial automation systems engineering (AutomationML) - Part 1: Architecture and General Requirements“ that has been accepted based on an international voting of IEC members on September 3rd 2010 has been taken the next step towards an international standard...27 Oktober 2011Successfully tested: First AutomationML Plugfest at the CIITOn 19th and 20th of October 2011 the AutomationML association arranged the first plugfest at the Center Industrial IT (CIIT) at Lemgo. More than twenty participants attended this two day developer workshop.4 August 2011First AutomationML plugfest in LemgoThe AutomationML organization presents the first AutomationML plugfest on 19th and 20th of October 2011. The plugfest will take place at the Science-to-Business Center Industrial IT in Lemgo.20 April 2011New Member – Helmut Schmidt Universität, Universität der Bundeswehr HamburgWe are happy to welcome Helmut Schmidt Universität, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg as a new member to the AutomationML association.28 February 2011New Member – tarakos GmbHWe are happy to welcome tarakos GmbH as a new member to the AutomationML association.8 February 2011New working item – “Communication”The new AutomationML working item “Communication” has been established this year as a subgroup of the “Logic” workgroup.