MiC 4.0 Fundamentals and Working Groups

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The frame The problem The goal The solution path The guide The working groups

The frame

With over 130 members from eight European countries, the Machines in Construction MiC 4.0 working group is the largest network organization and central body in Europe dealing with a standardized digital language and a common understanding of data content and its meaning.

The problem

Every manufacturer of construction machinery has its own „digitalization model.“.
Users must create individual solutions themselves, which is time-consuming and costly.

The goal

A cross-manufacturer and cross-industry understanding and overarching communication of digital status, process, and quality data along the entire construction process
„MiC 4.0 Compliance“ of Construction Machines and Building Material Plants in the Digital Environment
A uniform data format for users and operators of machines

The solution path

Collaborative development of solutions regarding data, data formats, and data transmission
Submission of ISO standard-compliant data
Manufacturer-independent and machine-type-independent data format

The guide

With over 130 members from eight European countries, the Machines in Construction MiC 4.0 working group is the largest network organization and central body in Europe dedicated to a uniform digital language for construction machinery and an identical understanding of data content and its meaning.

The goal is to achieve manufacturer-independent and machine-interoperable interpretation and cross-cutting communication of digital machine status and construction process data.

Manufacturers can have their construction machinery validated as „MiC 4.0 compliant,“ which will enable a globally uniform data understanding for operators of this machinery in the future.

MiC 4.0 – Guide (German)

MiC 4.0 – Guideline (English)

Working Group Machine Data

In the area Machine data there are seven clusters:

Cluster 1 – Earthmoving Machinery
Cluster 2 – Hoisting Gear
Cluster 3 – Special Foundation Engineering Machinery
Cluster 4 – Road Construction Machinery
Cluster 5 – Concrete Technology
Cluster 6 – Building Material Facilities
(not yet active)
Cluster 7 – Attachments
Cluster 8 - Electrically Powered Machines

Working Group System Architecture

M2M communication

Machine-to-Machine Communication

Machine-to-machine communication is a crucial aspect of digitalization. The future vision is the fully automated construction site.

The short-term goal in the field of M2M communication and in the responsible working group for system architecture/data formats is to achieve manufacturer-independent agreement on a machine-independent, uniform transmission of data on the respective same channel and in the same transmission/data format.

A later and time-consuming „translation“ as well as adaptation of the data can thus be omitted.

M2B Communication

Machine-to-BIM Communication

An essential aspect of the performance desired by users is the ability to use the collected data in Building Information Modeling (BIM). For this purpose, they have the option to use the same data streams and data formats from the System Architecture/Data Formats area.

The short-term goal is to simplify the use and maintenance of BIM, due to binding and manufacturer-independent data interfaces.

AK System Architecture

Cluster 1 „in“ the machine
Cluster 2 „around“ the machine
Cluster 4 Software Experts
Cluster 5 Machine Assistance Interface

Working Group Construction Process Interfaces

The demands on data management in the various construction segments are increasing, even when it comes to controlling and mapping individual processes. The new MiC 4.0 working group will identify the associated challenges and offer free, open solutions.

In the first step, system manufacturers involved in road construction agreed on a uniform interface description, which will be further developed, published, and disseminated in the new working group. The members commit to implementing the interface in accordance with the jointly agreed MiC 4.0 specification.

Working Group on Data Rights

Data collection, data ownership, data analysis, and the subsequent use of this data raise a variety of questions. Data protection plays a significant role in this.

The short-term goal is to create suitable instruments to help the affected stakeholders manage this issue. Sample contracts and informational brochures will be the first examples of individual contract designs for data management.

AK Data Rights

Human Machine Interface (HMI) Working Group

A uniform, machine- and manufacturer-independent symbolism

The symbolism and displays on machines with comparable tasks are partly fundamentally different. However, in view of the skilled labor shortage, few machine operators today operate several different types of machines from various manufacturers. Standardizing essential operating elements based on ISO 7000 is beneficial for users.

The working group develops standards for operating mobile work machines. For this purpose, it examines three widespread machine types (rollers, wheel loaders, asphalt pavers) and creates a common, almost uniform display with the same structures, processes, and symbols.

AK Human Machine Interface (HMI)

The members can help shape upcoming tasks and significantly determine and influence the solutions to be developed. The work results will be available to you exclusive available.