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

Recent trends, such as low production costs, even though more sophisticated and distinctive
product lines, are needed for customers—provide a great number of difficulties to the …

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 …

Abstract The Cyber-Physical Production System (CPPS) is a concept derived from software
(cyber) and hardware (physical) applications and is based on global information exchange …

Ever increasing competition is driving the efforts to improve productivity throughout nearly all
domains. In the manufacturing context, digitalization of value networks and creation of …

In industrial production, distributed control is perceived to be a promising approach for
dealing with challenges arising from the increasing dynamical and structural complexity in …

Manufacturing has faced significant changes during the last years, namely the move from a
local economy towards a global and competitive economy, with markets demanding for …

The advent of Industry 4.0 and the development of future industrial applications can be
achieved using Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). This technological development invokes …

The fourth industrial revolution involves the advanced topics, such as industrial Internet of
Things, cyber-physical system and smart manufacturing that address increasing demands …

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 …