In today's global manufacturing environment, changes are inevitable and something that
every manufacturer must respond to and take advantage of, whether it is in regards to …

Intensified global competition, fast developing technologies, and changing customer
demands have resulted in a trend towards increased differences in customer requirements …

A reconfigurable machine tool (RMT) can repeatedly be configured to respond to a wide
range of requirements (such as a change in function or capacity) in a cost-effective manner …

Caused by the growing complexity in production, more and more companies started
implementing reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMSs) to quickly reconfigure …

Cyber-physical reconfigurable manufacturing systems that are able to efficiently produce
customized products in lot sizes of one have the potential to significantly advance mass …

A manufacturing system is used to produce finished products from raw materials. It consists
of machines, material handling systems, materials, information. Since manufacturing …

Nowadays, product evolution and commercialization are done in very short cycles, therefore
the productivity and flexibility of current manufacturing systems are no longer competitive. As …

The reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) is a new manufacturing technology and
paradigm that resolves the contradictions regarding high efficiency, low cost and flexible …

The need for frequently adapting manufacturing systems to dynamic market demand, short
product lifecycles, technology evolution, and sustainability requirements is increasingly …

Reconfigurable manufacturing systems, or RMS, are a new concept in production systems.
Their goal is to assure the feasibility of numerous generations of products by making quick …