Gaia-X data space for manufacturing innovation: co-design and co-production across sites via three Austrian pilot factories.

Austrian Manufacturing Innovation Data Space (AMIDS)

Vienna (head office, Karlsplatz 13) · Vienna (TU Wien contact, Seestadtstraße 27/3) · Pilot factories: Vienna, Graz, LinzNew on Amplifa

2023Founded (kick-off 22.03.2023)

3Interconnected pilot factories (TU Wien, TU Graz, JKU Linz)

ViennaHead office (Karlsplatz 13)

5Research projects in the project ecosystem (AMIDS, DIONE-X,

2Divisions: PilotLin-X and ResearchLin-X

About AMIDS

The Austrian Manufacturing Innovation Data Space (AMIDS) is a collaborative research initiative promoting innovation and competitiveness in the manufacturing sector through data-driven solutions. Since 2023, AMIDS has been an essential part of the ecosystem surrounding EuProGigant. At its core is a dedicated European data space based on Gaia-X, through which the pilot factories of TU Wien, TU Graz (smartfactory@tugraz) and JKU Linz (LIT Factory) are digitally interconnected. In the research projects PilotLin-X and ResearchLin-X, the demonstration of co-design and co-production of production parts is enabled, including plastic injection molding with re- and upcycling, metal additive manufacturing, and agile, data-secure manufacturing and assembly. AMIDS offers industry low-barrier access to the Gaia-X test environment, a data and services catalog, webinars and trainings, as well as topics such as the Digital Product Passport and sustainable product lifecycle management. The media owner is the TU Wien Pilot Factory Industry 4.0; the head office is located in Vienna.

Site: Vienna
Processes: Plastic injection molding (use case: sustainable product lifecycle management), Metal additive manufacturing, Agile and data-secure manufacturing or assembly / automated assembly, Co-design & co-production of production parts, Gaia-X data space for manufacturing innovation, Co-design & co-production across sites, Sustainable product lifecycle management (Digital Product Passport), Access to the Gaia-X test environment
Materials: Plastics (injection-molded parts, re- and upcycling), Metal (metal additive manufacturing), Plastics (injection molding), Metal additive manufacturing, Agile, data-secure manufacturing & assembly, Asset Administration Shell
Founded: 2023
Industries: Manufacturing industry, Plastic injection molding, Metal-processing discrete manufacturing, Automotive

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Research & development in the PilotLin-X and ResearchLin-X projects
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Co-design of production parts with industry and research partners
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Co-production across sites in the interconnected pilot factories
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Digital interconnection of production sites and processes via Gaia-X
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Data space services: data and services catalog, access to the Gaia-X test
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Sustainable product lifecycle management incl. Digital Product Passport
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Knowledge transfer via webinars, trainings and community

Materials & Processes

KUN

Plastics (injection molding)

Plastic injection-molded parts with data integration across the entire product lifecycle, including re- and upcycling at the JKU LIT Factory.

Metal additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing of metal components demonstrated at smartfactory@tugraz with topology optimization of the products.

MONT

Agile, data-secure manufacturing & assembly

Automated, reconfigurable assembly units with end-to-end data flow in heterogeneous production systems.

AAS

Asset Administration Shell

Technology for data interoperability and Digital Product Passports, among others tested using an injection molding machine for calculating the Product Carbon Footprint.

Sites

Vienna (head office)

Head office (Karlsplatz 13)

Vienna (TU Wien contact)

Contact address (TU Wien, Dr. Claudia Schickling, Seestadtstraße 27/3)

TU Wien Pilot Factory Industry 4.0

Pilot factory in the data space (PilotLin-X / ResearchLin-X)

Injection molding machine (framework test in ResearchLin-X)

smartfactory@tugraz (Graz)

Pilot factory in the data space: agile, data-secure manufacturing and assembly, metal additive manufacturing

Materials: Metal (additive)

JKU LIT Factory (Linz)

Pilot factory in the data space: smart plastics processing, circular economy with re- and upcycling

Materials: Plastics

Components & Use Cases

**Mobile robot (use case co-design & co-production)**Cross-site planning and production · manufacturing industry

**Framework for Digital Product Passports (DPP/DPssP)**Asset Administration Shell (AAS) · injection molding / manufacturing industry

Inside the production

Visualization of the AMIDS project ecosystem

AMIDS in the Gaia-X Members' Story (December 2024)

Industries

Manufacturing industryPlastic injection moldingMetal-processing discrete manufacturingAutomotive

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Plastic injection molding (use case: sustainable product lifecycle management)Plastics	–	–	–	–	Plastics
Metal additive manufacturingAdditive	–	–	–	–	–
Agile and data-secure manufacturing or assembly / automated assemblyAssembly	–	–	–	–	–
Co-design & co-production of production partsEngineering	–	–	–	–	–

1 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Injection molding machine	–	–	–	–	Pilot factory (framework test in ResearchLin-X)

Additional services

Gaia-X data space for manufacturing innovationCo-design & co-production across sitesSustainable product lifecycle management (Digital Product Passport)Access to the Gaia-X test environmentData and services catalogWebinars and trainingsCommunity

History

2023
AMIDS kick-off on 22.03.2023 at TUtheSky; since 2023 an essential part of the ecosystem surrounding EuProGigant.
2024
Feature in the Gaia-X Members' Story (December 2024).
2025
Publication on Digital Product Passports in the manufacturing industry (February 2025); presentation of the AMIDS data space at the DIVE event in Gurten on data exchange in the automotive industry (July 2025).