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14 Oktober 2024
Meet us at SPS – Smart Production Solutions 2024 in Nuremberg
From November 12th - 14th the SPS will open its doors again and we look forward to welcome you in Nuremberg!
15 July 2024
2nd Interoperability Summit – Efficient through the digital transformation on September 16th, 2024 at the VDMA
Join the 2nd Interoperability Summit to gain firsthand knowledge on implementing digital transformation and to connect with industry experts, organizations, and fellow participants...
27 June 2024
TAC at Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV in Ratingen
On June 25 and 26, a TAC was held at Mitsubishi Electric Europe in Ratingen, Germany.
3 June 2024
New service release for the AutomationML Editor
A new service release for the AMLEditor - Version 6.2.7 - is now available.
31 Mai 2024
New service release for the AutomationML Editor
A new service release for the AMLEditor - Version 6.2.6 - is available
22 Mai 2024
New service release for the AutomationML Editor
A new service release for the AMLEditor - Version 6.2.5 - is available.
15 Mai 2024
Application Recommendation: „AutomationML in Asset Administration Shells“ is available
This application recommendation focusses on the integration of AAS and AutomationML and specifies its technical implementation.
8 Mai 2024
2nd Interoperability Summit – Efficient through the digital transformation
The "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 2024
New service release for the AutomationML Editor
A new service release for the AMLEditor - Version 6.2.4 - is available.
29 April 2024
15 years AutomationML e.V.
Overcoming data silos since 2009 - thank you for 15 years of joint work and development!!!
6 April 2024
Lecture at the Hannover Messe 2024
Save 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 2024
AutomationML Editor Version 6.2.2 is now available
The 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 2024
Hannover Messe 2024
The countdown is running - only a few days to go before the Hannover Messe opens its doors again. We look forward to your visit!
20 December 2023
Merry 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 2023
TAC @ Siemens AG in Nuremberg
Our 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 2023
Conventions for the modelling of AutomationML libraries
A 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 2023
Interoperability Summit – Efficient through the Digital Transformation
AutomationML 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 2023
SPS 2023
Soon 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 2023
New member – Fraunhofer IFF
We are happy to welcome Fraunhofer IFF as a new member of the AutomationML association.
1 September 2023
New member – STIWA AMS GmbH
We are happy to welcome STIWA AMS GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.
1 August 2023
New member – University of Oslo
We are happy to welcome the University of Oslo as a new member of the AutomationML association.
12 July 2023
New 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 2023
Application Recommendation: „Toolchain – Recommendations how to introduce AutomationML in industrial toolchains of manufacturing industries“ is available
This application recommendation forms the basis for upcoming extensions that provide concrete and clear rules for the use of AutomationML in industrial engineering.
10 Mai 2023
General Assembly for the 2022 business year
This year's hybrid general assembly took place on May 9th.
1 Mai 2023
New member – LuArtX IT GmbH
We are happy to welcome LuArtX IT GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.
17 April 2023
Big Picture Interoperability published
Associations AutomationML e.V., IDTA, OPC Foundation and VDMA publish a joint target picture and recommendations for action for industrial interoperability
11 April 2023
Events at the Hannover Messe 2023
Save 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 2023
New service release for the AutomationML Editor
A new service release for the AMLEditor - Version 6.1.7 - is available.
17 March 2023
Hannover Messe 2023
In less than a month the Hannover Messe 2023 will open its doors. We look forward to your visit!
8 March 2023
New service release for the AutomationML Editor
A new service release for the AMLEditor - Version 6.1.6 - is available.
8 March 2023
New Member – Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
We are happy to welcome Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG as a new member of the AutomationML association.
10 February 2023
DIAMOND project
The first working meeting of the DIAMOND project will take place on February 15th and 16th in Magdeburg at Otto-von-Guericke University.
9 February 2023
New service release for the AutomationML Editor
A new service release for the AML Editor - Version 6.1.5 - is available.
28 January 2023
New service release for the AutomationML Editor
A new service release for the AML Editor - Version 6.1.4 - is available.
23 January 2023
„AutomationML für Quereinsteiger“ – New seminar series now available
The seminar series in German "AutomationML für Quereinsteiger" can be booked now at the VDI Wissensforum.
23 January 2023
New service release for the AutomationML Editor
A new service release for the AutomationML Editor - Version 6.1.3 - is available!
20 January 2023
New Member – Technische Hochschule Ulm
We are happy to welcome the Ulm University of Applied Sciences as a new member of the AutomationML association.
17 January 2023
New service release for the AutomationML Editor
A new service release of the AutomationML Editor - Version 6.1.2 - is now available!
31 December 2022
Technical Advisory Councils 2023
The dates for our joint TACs in 2023 are set...
19 December 2022
AutomationML Editor V 6.1.1
A new service release of the AutomationML Editor - Version 6.1.1 - is now available!
24 Oktober 2022
New edition of IEC 62714-2 is now available
A 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 2022
SPS 2022
The 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 2022
AML article in the new atp magazin
The latest issue of atp magazin (issue 9/2022) contains a technical article which addresses the modelling of security engineering artefacts with AutomationML.
9 September 2022
New service release for the AutomationML Editor
A 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 2022
Contribution on AutomationML in the current atp magazin
The current issue of the atp magazin (issue 8/2022) contains a contribution on robot programming with AutomationML.
5 August 2022
Next TAC in October
Our next common Technical Advisory Council will take place on Tuesday, October 4th.
23 June 2022
Next TAC in August
Our next common Technical Advisory Council will take place on Tuesday, August 2nd.
20 Mai 2022
New service release for the AutomationML Editor
A new service release of the AutomationML Editor - Version 6.0.4 - is now available!
13 Mai 2022
AutomationML Editor 6 is now available!
A new major release of the AutomationML Editor is now available providing numerous improvements and enhancements.
11 Mai 2022
General Assembly for the business year 2021
This year's general assembly took place virtually on May 10th.
3 Mai 2022
New Member – University of Southern Denmark
We are happy to welcome the University of Southern Denmark as a new member of the AutomationML association.
28 April 2022
AutomationML component model in atp magazin
The current issue of the atp magazin (issue 4/2022) contains a contribution on AutomationML.
11 April 2022
Next TAC in June
The next common Technical Advisory Council will take place on Tuesday, June 21st.
17 March 2022
AutomationML Editor V.6.0. – Upcoming adjustments
There will soon be some changes to the upcoming AutomationML Editor (V.6.0). Which ones exactly, you can read here...
15 March 2022
AutomationML Part 5 is International Standard
The 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 2022
Next TAC in April
Our next common Technical Advisory Council will take place on Thursday, April 7th.
15 February 2022
AutomationML in Academia
AutomationML in Academia – new site is now available
3 January 2022
Technical Advisory Councils 2022
The dates for our TACs in 2022 are set...
13 December 2021
AutomationML Editor v.5.6.10
The AutomationML association releases the updated AutomationML Editior (v.5.6.10.)
17 November 2021
Non-participation at SPS 2021
Due to the current situation, we have decided not to physically participate at the SPS in the coming week.
11 November 2021
Whitepaper AutomationML and ECLASS integration
A new version of the Whitepaper “AutomationML and ECLASS integration” is available!
11 November 2021
New versions of AR APC and ARE IO-Link
New 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 2021
New Member – ProPoint S.A.
We are happy to welcome ProPoint as a new member of the AutomationML association.
15 Oktober 2021
SPS 2021
From 23rd to 25th of November you can find us at the SPS in Nuremberg.
13 Oktober 2021
Next Technical Advisory Council in December
Our next and last TAC this year will take place on Tuesday, December 7th.
23 September 2021
15 years AutomationML
The 15th anniversary of AutomationML was celebrated yesterday with a special online event - the AutomationML TechDay.
22 September 2021
New AutomationML explanatory video
What is AutomationML? Where can it be used? What are the advantages? ... - you can find answers in our new AutomationML explanatory video.
31 August 2021
Next Technical Advisory Council in October
Our next common TAC will take place on Tuesday, October 12th.
27 August 2021
AutomationML in atp magazin
The current issue of the atp magazin (issue 08/2021) contains two contributions on AutomationML.
11 August 2021
AutomationML TechDay
On September 22nd, the AutomationML TechDay will take place to celebrate the 15th anniversary of AutomationML. Be part of it!
19 July 2021
AutomationML books – now available
The new books on AutomationML - "AutomationML - A Practical Guide" and "AutomationML - The Industrial Cookbook" - are available now!
14 July 2021
AutomationML – Position Paper published
AutomationML e.V. publishes Position Paper on Implementation Technologies for the Asset Administration Shell.
13 July 2021
AutomationML – New design of our website!
Proven in a new guise - our website in a new design...
24 June 2021
Next Technical Advisory Council in August
Our next common TAC will take place on Tuesday, August 31st.
19 Mai 2021
TechTalk – OCL Integration
A separate internal association event to the topic Object Constraint Language (OCL) integration took place on May 18th.
12 Mai 2021
General Assembly for the 2020 business year
This year's virtual general assembly took place on May 11th.
14 April 2021
New Member – SAP SE
We are happy to welcome SAP SE as a new member of the AutomationML association.
13 April 2021
New Member – Tunku Abdul Rahman University College
We are happy to welcome Tunku Abdul Rahman University College as a new member of the AutomationML association.
8 March 2021
Best Practice Recommendation CC-Link is available
This 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 2021
New version of AR Provisioning for MES and ERP
A new version of the Application Recommendation Provisioning for MES and ERP - Support for IEC 62264 and B2MML is available.
26 January 2021
AutomationML Icon Library
The new AutomationML Icon Library is available.
14 Oktober 2020
Whitepaper Part 6 – AutomationML Component is available
This 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 2020
Application Recommendation Extensions are available
Application Recommendation Extensions "Ethernet for Automation Project Configuration" and "IO-Link for Automation Project Configuration" are available.
17 August 2020
New Member – Instrumentation Technology and Economy Institute
We are happy to welcome Instrumentation Technology and Economy Institute as a new member of the AutomationML association.
11 Mai 2020
Application Recommendation „Drive Configurations (M-CAD aspects)“ is available
This application recommendation proposes a modelling method for mechanical aspects of drive configurations by means of the engineering data format AutomationML.
9 April 2020
Application Recommendation Extension „Drive for Automation Project Configuration“ is available
This 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 2020
Application Recommendation „Automation Project Configuration“ is available
This application recommendation proposes a modelling method of automation project configuration data by means of the engineering data format AutomationML.
9 April 2020
Application Recommendation „Modelling of Material Handling in AutomationML“ is available
This application recommendation proposes a modelling method of material handling systems, processes and transport units by means of the engineering data format AutomationML.
10 February 2020
AutomationML Editor v.5.3.3
The AutomationML association releases the updated AutomationML Editor v5.3.3, which contains serveral bug fixes.
31 January 2020
New direction of the AutomationML office
AutomationML e.V. is pleased to announce that Mr. S. Schwirblat has joint the AutomationML office.
23 January 2020
5th AutomationML PlugFest – Presentations available now!
The presentations from the 5th AutomationML PlugFest are finally online!
7 January 2020
New Member – Rockwell Automation
We are happy to welcome Rockwell Automation as a new member of the AutomationML association.
25 November 2019
Asset Administration Shell Representation
In 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 2019
SPS 2019
It's time! From tomorrow on you will see us at the SPS fair in Nuremberg!
6 September 2019
5th AutomationML PlugFest
There are still places available, so if interested, sign up.
30 August 2019
5th AutomationML PlugFest – Keynote announcement
The keynote to be given at the 5th AutomationML PlugFest has been fixed.
8 July 2019
5th AutomationML PlugFest – Registration possible now
A 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 2019
New Member – ITRI
We are happy to welcome the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) as a new member of the AutomationML association.
20 Mai 2019
5th AutomationML PlugFest – Extended Submission Deadline
The submission deadline for the 5th AutomationML PlugFest extended until June 3, 2019.
29 April 2019
New Member – Johannes Kepler University Linz
We are happy to welcome Johannes Kepler University Linz as a new member of the AutomationML association.
22 March 2019
Participation at Hanover Fair
From 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 2019
New Member – Coman Software GmbH
We are happy to welcome Coman-Software GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.
21 December 2018
New Member – Technische Hochschule Nürnberg
We are happy to welcome TH Nürnberg as a new member of the AutomationML association.
13 December 2018
AutomationML in a Nutshell
The new AutomationML Brochure is now available!
20 November 2018
80 Participants from 14 countries at the 5th AutomationML User Conference
AutomationML e.V., together with ABB, hosted the 5th AutomationML User Conference on October 24th and 25th, 2018.
19 November 2018
Participation at SPS IPC Drives in Nuremberg
From 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 2018
The AutomationML Editor 5.1.2 is available
The AutomationML association releases the updated AutomationML Editor v5.1.2. It contains several bug fixes.
18 Oktober 2018
BPR „Units in AutomationML“ available
AutomationML e.V. publishes ‘Best Practice Recommendations’ to complement the AutomationML standard - IEC 62714 – and to give modeling guidelines for specific use cases.
1 Oktober 2018
New Member – SBA Research
We are happy to welcome SBA Research as a new member of the AutomationML association.
17 September 2018
New Member – Schneider Electric
September 15th, 2018. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Schneider Electric as a new member of the AutomationML association.
1 September 2018
New Member – AmpereSoft GmbH
September 01st, 2018. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome AmpereSoft GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.
6 July 2018
Application Recommendation „Provisioning for MES and ERP – Support for IEC 62264 and B2MML“ available
This application recommendation describes the integration of ISA-95 and/or B2MML into AutomationML.
28 Mai 2018
AutomationML Standard Part 1 Edition 2 has been published
The AutomationML IEC standard document IEC62714-1:2018 ED2 has been published.
4 April 2018
Participation at Hannover Messe
From 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 2018
Save the date!
5th AutomationML User Conference will take place from October 24th to 25th, 2018 at ABB Sweden.
10 January 2018
New Member – SICK AG
December 01st, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome SICK AG as a new member of the AutomationML association.
11 December 2017
New Member – Hochschule Pforzheim
September 09th, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Hochschule Pforzheim as a new member of the AutomationML association.
7 November 2017
Participation at SPS IPC Drives 2017 in Nuremberg
From 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 2017
BPR „Reference Designation“ available
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.
19 Oktober 2017
Best Paper Award
We 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 2017
AutomationML users came together for the fourth AutomationML PlugFest
From 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 2017
Example file of a RobotCell
The file of a model of a RobotCell in AML (with COLLADA and PLCopen XML) is now available.
21 September 2017
BPR „AutomationML Container“ available
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.
8 August 2017
New Member – BMW Group
June 27th, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome BMW Group as a new member of the AutomationML association.
8 August 2017
New Member – FZI Research Center for Information Technology
July 10th, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome FZI Research Center for Information Technology as a new member of the AutomationML association.
12 July 2017
AutomationML mentioned by Industrie 4.0 platform
The 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 2017
New Member – SALT Solutions AG
May 1st, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome SALT Solutions AG as a new member of the AutomationML association.
12 Mai 2017
BPR „DataVariable“ available
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.
11 Mai 2017
New Board Members
AutomationML e.V. is facing upcoming challenges with new board members.
21 April 2017
Participation at HMI
From 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 2017
New Member – OMRON Corporation
March 22nd, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome OMRON Corporation as a new member of the AutomationML association.
24 March 2017
New version of part 4 available
After a lot of rework, corrections, and extensions the new version 1.5.0 of part 4 is available.
21 March 2017
New Member – HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH
March 15th, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.
20 March 2017
New Member – Hanyang University
March 16th, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Hanyang University as a new member of the AutomationML association.
15 March 2017
New Member – Hilscher Ges. für Systemautomation mbH
February 1st, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Hilscher Ges. für Systemautomation mbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.
20 February 2017
New Member – Balluff GmbH
February 1st, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Balluff GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.
31 January 2017
AutomationML Part 3 is International Standard
AutomationML 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 2017
4th AutomationML Conference: Proceedings online
In October 2016, the fourth AutomationML User Conference took place at Festo in Esslingen, Germany. The proceedings are available now.
10 January 2017
New Member – EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG
January 1st, 2017. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG as a new member of the AutomationML association.
22 December 2016
VDMA panel discussion available as a live record
The 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 2016
New Member – Airbus Operations SAS
October 24th, 2016. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Airbus Operations SAS as a new member of the AutomationML association.
10 December 2016
BPR „Naming of related Documents and their Versions“ available
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 2016
Liaison with FDT Group established
At 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 2016
Whitepaper soon available as DIN SPEC 16592
In 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 2016
Participation at SPS/IPC/Drives
From 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 2016
100 Participants from 13 countries at the 4th AutomationML User Conference
The 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 2016
The 2nd edition of IEC 62424 is released
IEC 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 2016
User Conference: Final Program Available
The final conference program of the fourth AutomationML user conference is available.
8 August 2016
Another Best Practice Recommendation (BPR) available
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.
6 June 2016
New Member – Visual Components Oy
April 11th, 2016. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Visual Components Oy as a new member of the AutomationML association.
2 June 2016
PlugFest presentations available on YouTube
Check 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 2016
New Member – Murrelektronik GmbH
May 1st, 2016. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Murrelektronik GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.
27 April 2016
Application Recommendation „Automation Project Configuration“ available
This application recommendation describes workflows and the method of hardware configuration modelling using AutomationML.
9 March 2016
Announcement: Fourth AutomationML user conference in Esslingen
The 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 2016
Whitepaper „OPC Unified Architecture Information Model for AutomationML“ available
The first result of the liaison of AutomationML e.V. and OPC Foundation is available now.
1 March 2016
Updated Editor is Online with New Features
The updated AutomationML Editor 4.3.11 is available now.
29 February 2016
BPR „Modelling of List Attributes in AutomationML“ available
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.
19 February 2016
Part 5 – Standard libraries available
The standard AutomationML communication libraries according to whitepaper part 5 are available.
11 February 2016
New Member – SMS Group GmbH
February 1st, 2016. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the SMS Group GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.
7 December 2015
English Whitepaper „AutomationML in a Nutshell“ available
AutomationML e.V. published its new whitepaper "AutomationML in a Nutshell".
7 December 2015
Whitepaper „AutomationML and eCl@ss Integration“ available
The result of the liaison of AutomationML e.V. and eCl@ss e.V. is available now.
3 November 2015
New 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 2015
3rd AutomationML PlugFest: Proceedings online
In October 2015, the third AutomationML PlugFest took place at Fraunhofer IOSB in Karlsruhe, Germany. Now the proceedings are available.
3 November 2015
AutomationML users have met at third AutomationML PlugFest
From 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 2015
Participation at SPS/IPC/Drives
From 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 2015
Best Paper Award
We 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 2015
PlugFest 2015: Registration possible now
A registration for AutomationML PlugFest is possible now. The event is in English with the motto "Developers workshop - Tool test and tool integration".
24 July 2015
New Member – TU Wien
July 10th, 2015. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the TU Wien as a new member of the AutomationML association.
21 April 2015
New Member – Ruhr-Universität Bochum
April 1st, 2015. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Ruhr-Universität Bochum as a new member of the AutomationML association.
21 April 2015
AutomationML Part 2 is International Standard
AutomationML 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 2015
Announcement: Third AutomationML PlugFest in Karlsruhe
The 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 2015
New Member – Volkswagen AG
March 1st, 2015. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Volkswagen AG as a new member of the AutomationML association.
4 December 2014
3rd AutomationML User Conference: Conference proceedings online
In October 2014, the third AutomationML User Conference took place at Phoenix Contact in Blomberg. Now the conference proceedings are available.
4 December 2014
First Best Practice Recommendations (BPR) available
Now, 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 2014
AutomationML Whitepaper Part 5 – Communication available
The subworking group ‘Communication’ has finished its whitepaper which describes the modeling of communication systems in AutomationML.
17 November 2014
AutomationML Engine available on nuget.org
With this, developers can include the AutomationML Engine in their development environment and get informed when there are updates available.
17 Oktober 2014
Participation at SPS/IPC/Drives
From 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 2014
3nd AutomationML User Conference: A conclusion
Last 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 2014
Conference program available
The conference program of the third AutomationML user conference is available.
15 September 2014
New Member – Festo AG & Co.KG
September 1st, 2014. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Festo AG & Co.KG as a new member of the AutomationML association.
10 July 2014
AutomationML part 1 is international standard
AutomationML 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 2014
New Member – Paradigma Software GmbH
June 1st, 2014. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome the Paradigma Software GmbH as a new member of the AutomationML association.
11 June 2014
New Member – Institute for Man-Machine Interaction of RWTH Aachen University
June 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 2014
Announcement: Third AutomationML user conference in Blomberg
The 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 2014
New 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 2014
Further 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 2013
Further liaisons with eCl@ss, OPC Foundation, and ProSTEP iViP
At 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 2013
Further 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 2013
Participation 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 2013
Plug fest 2013: Registration possible now
A registration for AutomationML plug fest is possible now. The motto of this event is "Developer workshop - Tool test and tool integration".
13 August 2013
Article 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 2013
Article 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 2013
Second AutomationML plug fest in Magdeburg
The 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 2013
Article 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 2013
Article 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 2013
New Member – Fraunhofer IPA
April 1st, 2013. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome Fraunhofer IPA as a new member of the AutomationML association.
8 April 2013
Further 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 2013
Article 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 2013
Start 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 2012
Conference proceedings online
The 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 2012
Participation at SPS/IPC/Drives
From 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 2012
YouTube channel online
AutomationML e.V. created its own YouTube channel to distribute information in an easy accessible and descriptive way.
20 September 2012
New Member – TU München
September 1st, 2012. Magdeburg. We are happy to welcome TU München as a new member to the AutomationML association
18 September 2012
International Standardization of COLLADA on the way
And once again the international standardization of AutomationML relevant data formats takes a next stage.
16 June 2012
2nd AutomationML User Conference: A conclusion
The second AutomationML User Conference took place successfully at the “Kongresshalle Böblingen” in Böblingen from 9th to 10th of May 2012.
17 November 2011
International Standardisation Takes Next Step
The 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 2011
Successfully tested: First AutomationML Plugfest at the CIIT
On 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 2011
First AutomationML plugfest in Lemgo
The 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 2011
New Member – Helmut Schmidt Universität, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg
We are happy to welcome Helmut Schmidt Universität, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg as a new member to the AutomationML association.
28 February 2011
New Member – tarakos GmbH
We are happy to welcome tarakos GmbH as a new member to the AutomationML association.
8 February 2011
New working item – “Communication”
The new AutomationML working item “Communication” has been established this year as a subgroup of the “Logic” workgroup.