A recent trend in research on reconfigurable manufacturing systems is the development of
reconfigurable machine tools (RMTs). A RMT can be used as a group of machines through …

Nowadays, manufacturing firms are dealing with the unpredictability of market requirements
and the frequent changes induced by technological innovation. For this reason, firms are …

At publication, The Control Handbook immediately became the definitive resource that
engineers working with modern control systems required. Among its many accolades, that …

The paper covers the main design, management and operational aspects of scalability in
manufacturing systems (MS). It promotes scalability as an area of research of MS theory and …

Configuration selection for reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS) is one of the key
issue that needs to be addressed to transform RMS implementation from its nascent stage to …

Reconfigurable machine tool (RMT) is the core facility of the reconfigurable manufacturing
system (RMS), which can provide customised flexibility for RMS through reconfiguration. The …

The machine tool joint is a very important factor in the overall machine tool dynamic
analysis, and it has great effects on the machining performance of a machine tool. As a very …

Control technology permeates every aspect of our lives. We rely on them to perform a wide
variety of tasks without giving much thought to the origins of the technology or how it became …

This paper proposes a resilience dynamics modeling and control approach for a
reconfigurable electronic assembly line under disruptions. A Digital Twin (DT) platform is …

Smart manufacturing systems are a new paradigm in Industry 4.0 driven by the emerging
information and communication technology and artificial intelligence that converge to digital …