The development of dynamic data-based Decision Support Systems (DSSs) along with the
increasing availability of data in the industry, makes real-time data acquisition and …

New technologies, used in industry 4.0, have paved a way for a massive deployment of
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). Today, we assist to new smart factory services and …

Computer vision technologies have altered Product design and development, which have
replaced old manual procedures. This study thoroughly examines computer vision's role in …

The nowadays industrial digital revolution demands for software driven solutions where
reconfiguration is one of the key enablers to achieve smart manufacturing by easy …

Current industrial practice in automated manufacturing operations relies on low fidelity data
transmission methods between computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools and the …

The importance of a mature, maintainable design of automation software in Cyber-Physical
Production Systems (CPPS) is continuously increasing since a growing proportion of the …

The new generation of steelworks shaped by Industry 4.0 are digitized, networked, flexible
and adaptable. Production processes use distributed information and communication …

The Industry 4.0 approach purpose the massive transformation of the traditional plants into
smart factories, however the current industrial shop floor, is composed of a large number of …

Production flexibility, engineering efficiency and faster time-to-market are customer needs in
order to survive on the market. Highly flexible system architectures are the key to fulfill these …

Emerging Industry 4.0 architectures deploy data-driven applications and artificial
intelligence services across multiple locations under varying ownership, and require specific …