According to an announcement on the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)'s official website on May 28, the functional architecture of the industrial internet system for industrial automation applications (IEC PAS 63441), the world's first international standard of its kind, is expected to be officially released by the end of 2022 after IEC/TC65 voting.

A screen capture from the official website of IEC [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The IEC PAS 63441 was jointly developed by Haier's industrial internet platform COSMOPlat and the Instrumentation Technology and Economy Institute (ITEI).

IEC is a global authoritative international organization that formulates and publishes international electrotechnical and electronic standards and develops relevant conformity assessment procedures. IEC, together with the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), are referred to as the world's three major international standards organizations.

The adoption of IEC PAS 63441 not only fills the gap in relevant international fields, but also marks an important breakthrough in China's participation in international standardization in the field of the industrial internet, according to industry insiders.

Visitors in Qingdao check out Haier's industrial internet platform COSMOPlat, which allows users to engage in the production process in multiple sectors. [Photo by Zhang Jingang/For China Daily]

COSMOPlat is an industrial internet platform developed by China's home appliance maker Haier. The platform offers mass-scale services in 15 sectors, including ceramics, vehicles, clothing and agriculture. 

So far, COSMOPlat has led and participated in the formulation of 69 national standards and eight international standards covering authoritative organizations such as ISO, IEC, IEEE and UL. The standards cover six major fields, including mass customization, intelligent manufacturing, intelligent factories, intelligent production, industrial big data and the industrial internet.