The Capability Skill Service (CSS) model, while increasingly referenced within the realm of
production, is yet to be thoroughly examined in the context of intralogistics. This review …

In this work we emphasize the role of the engineering process within the industrial
automation domain and its underrepresentation in the Industry 4.0 community possibly …

This paper presents the design, implementation, and validation of a Control Function Library
to support standardized design and deployment of control functions for automated industrial …

Modular cyber-physical production systems are an important paradigm of Industry 4.0 to
react flexibly to changes. The flexibility of those systems is further increased with skill-based …

Modular skill-based production environments provide a high flexibility to fulfil various
requirements in manufacturing like the production of individualized products or the selection …

Short-term automation solutions for industrial companies have potential to compensate for
volatile demand, employee turnover or shortages. Current solutions are either not available …

The mechanical engineering industry, and in particular the special machinery industry, is
characterized by a high degree of complexity in the design of customized systems. This is …

Digital twins with a skill-based description are increasingly finding their way into industrial
production. Their models link properties of a product with available process capabilities that …

Feasibility checking is a step in manufacturing system engineering for verifying the
normalization and effectiveness of a manufacturing system associated with a specific …

Automated diagnosis of factories becomes increasingly important to avoid production stops
and down times. Additionally, market trends such as small batch size induced by individual …