One of the challenges of Industry 4.0 is the creation of vertical networks that connect smart
production systems with design teams, suppliers, and the front office. To achieve such a …

Collaborative engineering is not a new subject but it assumes a new importance in the
Industry 4.0 (I4. 0). There are other concepts frequently mismatched with collaboration. Thus …

The latest advances in industry have been accomplished within the 4th Industrial
Revolution, mostly noted as Industrie 4.0. This industrial revolution is boosted by the …

This study focuses on the question of how humans can be inherently integrated into cyber-
physical systems (CPS) to reinforce their involvement in the increasingly automated …

Human factors have always been an important part of research in industry, but more recently
the idea of sustainable development has attracted considerable interest for manufacturing …

The Internet of Things (IoT) is envisioned to facilitate rich interactions among heterogeneous
entities, ranging from simple sensing devices to complex robotic devices and from …

Production systems contain advanced automated processes, and humans are involved in
activities, such as monitoring, managing and/or operating, to ensure the right functioning of …

Enabling humans and robots to work together in modern industrial environments can
increase production volumes and reduce costs. However, a robot must be equipped to …

Modern-day robots are playing a greater role in wider application areas, thereby driving
increased performance and efficiency. For these robots, Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) …

In recent years, we have seen breathtaking technological progress within Cyber-Physical
Systems (CPS), the Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud computing, and intelligence and data …