A smart manufacturing system (SMS) is a multi-field physical system with complex couplings
among various components. Usually, designers in various fields can only design …

Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) encompasses a plethora of digital technologies effecting on
manufacturing enterprises. Most research on this topic examines the effects in the smart …

Prior studies have investigated the relationship between Industry 4.0 technologies and work.
This paper acknowledges the contributions of such studies and builds on their perspective to …

Extended reality technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality
represents a paradigm that enhances and supports industry 4.0 in diverse settings. To …

Head-mounted display (HMD) augmented reality (AR) has attracted more and more
attention in manufacturing activities, as it enables operators to access visual guidance in …

Industry 4.0 has fueled research for almost a decade now. Beyond production efficiency, it
has raised sustainability issues and societal challenges. However, these have mainly been …

The ongoing paradigm transition from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 is driving toward a new
industrial vision rooted in addressing human and planetary needs rather than solely …

Virtual reality (VR) offers a promising set of technologies to digitally simulate industrial
processes and interaction between humans and machines. However, the use of immersive …

The current fourth industrial revolution is a distinct technological era characterised by the
blurring of physics, computing and biology. The driver of change is data, powered by …

Occupational safety and health is among the most challenging issues in many industrial
workplaces, in that various factors can cause occupational illness and injury. Robotics …