Industry 4.0 envisions Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPSs) to foster adaptive
production of mass-customizable products. Manufacturing approaches based on capabilities …

The paper which is based on a literature review combined with a case study, spanning
manufacturing and process industry contexts, set out to determine whether there is an …

Functionally described capabilities play an important role in the virtualization of
manufacturing and the resource-specific realization with the skill-based approach. The …

A skill-based engineering approach uses the concept of skill to abstract machine-specific
functionality with a generic interface and common behavior. A skill is treated as a" control …

Modern production systems are constantly getting more complex and moving towards
smaller lot sizes and more customizable products. This poses new challenges on the control …

Complex processes require the cooperation of a variety of subsystems, such as robots,
autonomous vehicles, and human-operated devices. These so-called mixed-fleet systems …

Abstract Model-based software engineering is a promising approach for controlling complex
automation systems. Automation engineers, unfortunately, do not routinely model the …

Current challenges of the manufacturing industry require modular and changeable
manufacturing systems that can be adapted to variable conditions with little effort. At the …

Cyber-physical production systems (CPPSs) are modern production systems that aim to
integrate the latest techniques and technologies from IT to enable flexible/adaptive …

The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) anticipates unplanned changes of production
processes. Production changes may trigger synthesis, and preferably optimization, of …