Digital Transformation in Metrology: Building a Metrological Service Ecosystem
Alexander Oppermann, Samuel Eickelberg, John Exner, Thomas Böck, Matthias Bernien, Rolf Niepraschk, Wiebke Heeren, Oksana Baer, Clifford E. Brown
Abstract
In this paper a metrological quality infrastructure is introduced, that considers the strict legal framework and offers transparency, security and resilience. As a foundation, the AnGeWaNt platform is used to connect external infrastructures and foster digital transformation of processes. A fast and easy integration of a vacuum laboratory workflow is demonstrated by benefiting from the distributed service architecture and harmonized RESTful application interfaces. Furthermore, through the modular approach of the AnGeWaNt platform, a rapid service prototyping is enabled by a tool set of services. Providing a digital transformed conformity process to the service hub and avoiding expensive re-implementation. These two exemplary use cases are extensively described and their benefits to the metrological service ecosystem are shown. The main advantage of the interdependent service ecosystem is the flexibility to preserve specialized applications on site, while enabling innovative and custom-tailored services at the same time.