[en] During the planning stage of production sites for the automotive industry, the building industry and the automotive industry clash. Nevertheless, the planning in both industries is generally done separately and there is not enough communication which leads to problems later on in the process. In the automotive industry, the digital twin is already used as a common tool for the planning and simulation of production lines. In the building industry however, the digitalization is not as well-advanced. Since the workflows, the degree of digitalization and the used software tools differ so much, the combination of the different processes and data of the automotive industry and the building industry is still very difficult nowadays. In order to solve that problem, the aim is to develop a common structure that allows both industries to collaborate and share their data, starting early on in the planning process. The current workflows of both industries were analyzed by conducting interviews with experts in their field. Evaluation of the answers and further discussion in the interdisciplinary team of the research project “CoLab4DigiTwin” showed that the workflows of both industries actually have the similar approach of starting the planning process by thinking in three-dimensional spaces that get more detailed information over time. Based on this finding, a hierarchical technical structure was developed, combining the spaces of the building industry and the automotive industry. This structure acts as a clear common base that facilitates an organized data exchange and improves the interdisciplinary collaboration.
