A framework to manage reconfigurability in manufacturing

A Napoleone, A Pozzetti, M Macchi - International Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Nowadays, manufacturing firms are dealing with the unpredictability of market requirements
and the frequent changes induced by technological innovation. For this reason, firms are …

Manufacturing in the age of human-centric and sustainable industry 5.0: application to holonic, flexible, reconfigurable and smart manufacturing systems

C Turner, J Oyekan - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper provides a classification of manufacturing types in terms of new technological
tools provided in the Industry 5.0 framework. The manufacturing types agile, holonic, flexible …

A reconfigurable method for intelligent manufacturing based on industrial cloud and edge intelligence

H Tang, D Li, J Wan, M Imran… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of Industry 4.0 has provided the possibility to meet frequent changes in
product type and batches, a sharp decline in the delivery cycle, constraints of quality cost …

[HTML][HTML] A review of reference architectures for digital manufacturing: Classification, applicability and open issues

J Kaiser, D McFarlane, G Hawkridge, P André… - Computers in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The industrial application of digital technologies in manufacturing can result in an increased
efficiency of processes and an opportunity to integrate production, logistics and …

Effective integration of low-cost digital manufacturing systems: a reference architecture driven approach

J Kaiser, G Hawkridge, D McFarlane… - … Journal of Computer …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Integration involves the systematic linking of system components, functions and solutions.
For digital systems comprising low-cost components, integration enables the sharing of …

Evaluating the effectiveness of designs for low-cost digital manufacturing systems

J Kaiser, G Hawkridge, A Mukherjee, D McFarlane - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
There are many well-known systematic approaches to design the digital systems used in
manufacturing. However, there are only a few approaches that specifically deal with low-cost …

Control system architecture for matrix-structured manufacturing systems

CP Nielsen, A Avhad, C Schou, ER da Silva - Computers in Industry, 2023 - Elsevier
Mass customization has in recent years required the manufacturing companies to become
more flexible, while sustaining a high production throughput. To address this challenge …

Heterogeneous communication middleware for digital twin based cyber manufacturing systems

P André, F Azzi, O Cardin - Service Oriented, Holonic and Multi-agent …, 2020 - Springer
Communication systems and networks are the backbone for manufacturing systems and IoT
in Industry 4.0. In this context, the control software systems are made of scalable services …

Core characteristics of reconfigurability and their influencing elements

A Napoleone, A Pozzetti, M Macchi - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2018 - Elsevier
The unpredictability of market requirements is more and more pushing manufacturing firms
to be responsive. To this end, reconfigurability is needed. Reconfigurability is composed of …

Shop floor control: A physical agents approach for PLC-controlled systems

J de las Morenas, A García-Higuera… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multiagent technology raised great expectations from the outset, and these expectations are
still high today. A technology that allows the creation of systems that are autonomous …