ECLASS Release 15.0

ECLASS 15.0 is here!

ECLASS releases a new version every year. In this way, they continuously expand the standard in line with current and future market requirements.

ECLASS 15.0 has again incorporated over 275,000 change requests from experts and industry and trade. It was published on November 29, 2024 and offers

• complete translations in 29 languages (as well as partial translations in two other languages)
• 490 new classes (CC, AS, BL, AC), including 160 new Classification Classes (CCs)
• approx. 810 new characteristics
• approx. 1700 new values
• approx. 210 new value lists

Some highlights of Release 15.0:

• Subject area 21 “Tools, factory equipment”
• Subject area 23 “Machine elements, fastening, fittings”
• Subject area 27 “Electrical, automation and process control technology”
• Subject area 34 “Medical device”
• Subject area 36 “Machine, apparatus”

ECLASS an the use of artificial intelligence (AI)

With ECLASS Release 15.0, we are presenting around 250 new definitions for classification classes. For the first time, these definitions were generated using artificial intelligence and then subjected to a thorough quality check by experts from the ECLASS community before being approved for release. These significant content enhancements improve the accuracy and versatility of the classifications and provide significant added value to our users across a wide range of industries.

We are also able to provide machine-readable files (TUF and CUF) with each new release. This means that ECLASS remains the only standard worldwide that enables fully automated and machine-readable migrations.

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Starting signal for the digital battery passport

The digital battery passport is intended to help improve sustainability and transparency in the battery industry, minimize environmental impact and promote battery recycling. With ECLASS Release 15.0, further relevant features have been added to the main group “Accumulator,  battery” in order to meet the requirements of modern battery technologies.

The new features include:

• State of certified energy
• Initial self-discharge rate
• Nominal capacity
• Capacity reduction
• Initial capacity
• State of charge (SoC)

These additions underline the progress towards greater sustainability and efficient use of resources.

Submodels for the asset administration shell (AAS)

Based on the IDTA specifications for submodel templates, ECLASS has added four new submodels to the asset administration shell (AAS) and the digital twin since Release 14.0. These complement the “Nameplate” and “Handover Documentation” templates already introduced with Release 13.0.

• Technical Data: This submodel template enables the integration of a complete ECLASS product description into the AAS. This means that product descriptions from several ECLASS versions can be included in ECLASS Basic and ECLASS Advanced at the same time.
• Carbon Footprint: This template can be used to integrate information on the environmental impact of products or components into the AAS. This supports the sustainability assessment along the entire supply chain.
• Service Request Notification: This template facilitates communication about service requests by integrating relevant information directly into the AAS.
• Contact Information: This template is used for the structured management and provision of contact information. Whether manufacturer addresses, customer service e-mail addresses or telephone numbers of service providers – the AAS ensures that all important contact data is standardized and easily accessible.

These new sub-models expand the possibilities of the AAS and strengthen its role as a central tool for the digital twin and data-based business processes.

We have developed our own sub-model to transfer a material system and classification according to ECLASS directly into the end system from the asset administration shell.

Product information in accordance with the EU “Deforestation Regulation”

In order to curb global deforestation and forest degradation, agriculutral commodities must prove that they have been produced without deforestation or forest degradation from the end of 2024. In addition to wood, the EU regulation on deforestation-free production (EUDR) also applies to agricultural products such as soy, cocoa, coffe, cattle and rubber, as well as products made from them, including furniture and seals.

The ECLASS Environmental Footprint Working Group has incorporated the structures necessary for these requirements into the ECLASS standard as the standard aspect “Material Declaration”. This new aspect, available from release 15.0, enables users to provide the information required by the EU regulation. In addition, the “material declaration” also includes information on products with critical ingredients, which further increases transparency and sustainability along the value chain.

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