Industry 4.0 is part of the German high-tech strategy and was proposed as a guideline for
cooperations and science to guide their innovations toward a common social and …

Various roadmaps concerning research and developments for fu-ture factory automation
conclude that both information and communication will be key issues for future production …

Within the framework of the German Government's High-Tech strategy, the Industry 4.0
initiative was created, aiming to develop the “Smart Factory”. The approach assumes …

The widespread use of cyber-physical systems heralds the arrival of Industry 4.0, the next
phase of industrialization. The drive for vertical factory integration is a defining feature of …

Rapid and correct decision-making in Big Data environment is one of the most important
challenges that companies are facing in today's business world. But regardless of this …

This dissertation focuses on addressing the technical challenges of non-stationarity in smart
factories through the use of cyber-physical AI agents. Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing …

Manufacturing companies face different challenges like rising complexity of their
manufacturing operations, the need to quickly develop and produce individualized products …

Industrial manufacturing companies have different IT control functions that can be
represented with a so-called hierarchical automation pyramid. While these conventional …

Plug & Produce is a concept that is envisioned to revolutionise manufacturing by enabling
the seamless integration of machines into production processes without extensive …

Due to the advancements in manufacturing system technology and the ever-increasing
demand for personalized products, there is a growing desire to improve the flexibility of …