Nowadays, monitoring aspects related to sustainability and safety in mining activities
worldwide are a priority, to mitigate socio-environmental impacts, promote efficient use of …

Industry 4.0 smart production systems comprise industrial systems and subsystems that
need to be integrated in such a way that they are able to support high modularity and …

Robotic arc additive remanufacturing utilizes the same technology methods as wire arc
additive manufacturing to repair and restore worn parts and components. It holds immense …

Supply chain disruptions and challenges have and will always exist, but preparing in
advance and improving resilience for the upcoming consequences should be the utmost …

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the current era offers the ultimate possibility for
prosperous corporate life, especially in the transport sector. Industry 4.0 covers artificial …

Introduction Increased deployment of heterogeneous and complex Industrial Internet of
Things (IIoT) applications such as predictive maintenance and asset tracking places a …

The recent tailings storage facility (TSF) dam failures recorded around the world have
concerned society in general, forcing the mining industry to improve its operating standards …

In recent years, various abstract and practical architectures have been proposed in the
context of Industry 4.0. While these architectures focus on different aspects, their common …

This paper explores the significant impact of smart production on human resource
empowerment and opportunity seizing. Smart production is a technological transformation …

Standing on the brink of the fourth industrial revolution, Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) are
considered the basic components of the Smart Factory. One important challenge in cyber …