Abstract: A system and a method for aggregating and transmitting process metadata of a heterogeneous production system, the production system including a plurality of process devices to manufacture a product, the method comprising the steps of sending a user request from a communication device to a central unit, generating a metadata profile based on the user request at the central unit, accessing at least one of the plurality of the process devices of the process via an aggregation module of the central unit by using standardized control signals that were generated upon a user request, the aggregation module having access to the process devices, locating and authenticating the manufactured product in the process by the aggregation module based on authentication data; capturing process-specific data specific to the manufactured and authenticated product from the process at the aggregation module based on standardized control signals; transmitting the process-specific data from the aggregation module to the central unit

Abstract: System and method for aggregation and transmission of process metadata (52) of heterogeneous production process chains (30), which include numerous process devices (31) which co-operate in the production process of a manufactured product (40). By means of the system, production-process-chain-specific operational data (52) of a selected production process chain (30) are captured and process metadata (51) are transmitted to a communication device (10) of a user (12). By means of a first signalling channel (201) authentication data (211) of a dynamically generated metadata profile (21) of a manufactured product (40) are transmitted by the central unit (20) to an aggregation module (25), the corresponding manufactured product (40) being located and authenticated in the production process chain (30) by means of the aggregation module (25).