scholarly journals Challenges of Digital Twin System

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-267
Author(s):  
Cristina Rosaria Monsone ◽  
János Jósvai
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Assembly Systems ◽  
Twin System ◽  
Cyber Physical Production Systems ◽  
Learning Analysis ◽  
Manufacturing Science

Today’s manufacturing and assembly systems have to be flexible to adapt quickly to an increasing number and variety of products. The Industry 4.0 conceptualization has several potentials, i.e. flexibility in business and manufacturing processes, where the intelligent and interconnected systems, in particular the Cyber-Physical Production System (CPPS), play a vital role in the whole lifecycle of eco-designed products. In particular, the CPPS represents a suitable way for manufacturers that want to involve their customers, delivering instructions to machines about their specific orders and follow its progress along the production line, in an inversion of normal manufacturing. The development of Info Communication Technologies (ICT) and Manufacturing Science and Technology (MST) enables the innovation of Cyber-Physical Production Systems. However, there are still important challenges that need to be addressed in particular at technological and data analysis level with the implementation of Deep Learning analysis.

scholarly journals Energy Efficiency in Industry 4.0: The Case of Batch Production Processes

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Nota ◽  
Francesco David Nota ◽  
Domenico Peluso ◽  
Alonso Toro Lazo
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Batch Processes ◽  
Energy Losses ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Batch Production ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Cyber Physical Production Systems

We derived a promising approach to reducing the energy consumption necessary in manufacturing processes from the combination of management methodologies and Industry 4.0 technologies. Based on a literature review and experts’ opinions, this work contributes to the efficient use of energy in batch production processes combining the analysis of the overall equipment effectiveness with the study of variables managed by cyber-physical production systems. Starting from the analysis of loss cause identification, we propose a method that obtains quantitative data about energy losses during the execution of batch processes. The contributions of this research include the acquisition of precise information about energy losses and the improvement of value co-creation practices so that energy consumption can be reduced in manufacturing processes. Decision-makers can use the findings to start a virtuous process aiming at carbon footprint and energy costs reductions while ensuring production goals are met.

scholarly journals IO-Link Wireless enhanced factory automation communication for Industry 4.0 applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralf Heynicke ◽  
Dmytro Krush ◽  
Christoph Cammin ◽  
Gerd Scholl ◽  
Bernd Kaercher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Control Level ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Cycle Times ◽  
Wireless Testing ◽  
Coexistence Mechanisms ◽  
Cyber Physical Production Systems

Abstract. In the context of the Industry 4.0 initiative, Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) or Cyber Manufacturing Systems (CMS) can be characterized as advanced networked mechatronic production systems gaining their added value by interaction with the ambient Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). In this context appropriate communication technologies and standards play a vital role to realize the manifold potential improvements in the production process. One of these standards is IO-Link. In 2016 more than 5 million IO-Link nodes have been produced and delivered, still gaining increasing acceptance for the communication between sensors, actuators and the control level. The steadily increasing demand for more flexibility in automation solutions can be fulfilled using wireless technologies. With the wireless extension for the IO-Link standard, which will be presented in this article, maximum cycle times of 5 ms can be achieved with a probability that this limit will be exceeded to be at maximum one part per billion. Also roaming capabilities, wireless coexistence mechanisms and the possibility to include battery-powered or energy-harvesting sensors with very limited energy resources in the realtime network were defined. For system planning, setup, operation and maintenance, the standard engineering tools of IO-Link can be employed so that the backward compatibility with wired IO-Link solutions can be guaranteed. Interoperability between manufacturers is a key requirement for any communication standard, thus a procedure for IO-Link Wireless testing is also suggested.

scholarly journals Resilience in Industry 4.0 Digital Infrastructures and Platforms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Ribeiro ◽  
António Almeida ◽  
Américo Azevedo ◽  
Filipe Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
New Methodologies ◽  
Product Customization ◽  
Physical Assets ◽  
Cyber Physical Production Systems ◽  
And Control

We live in a world where companies are shifting to the industry 4.0 paradigm. One of the pillars of Industry 4.0 is the digitalization of physical assets and manufacturing processes, moving toward the Cyber-Physical Production Systems concept (CPPS). In these systems, every component of the production process – machines, tools, workstations, etc. – is equipped with sensors, possesses information about itself, and can interact with each other, allowing the production of smaller batches at lower prices and increase product customization through adaptative processes. Consequently, companies are evolving their information systems to have more visibility and control over their production systems. This change increases both the production system’s agility and its vulnerability to communication and information related disruptions. Hence, companies that adhere to Industry 4.0 enabling technologies must adopt new methodologies and tools to become aware of the new risks that arise by the introduction of new digital platforms, their impacts in the production systems, and how they may react to remain resilient. In this paper, disruption events and adequate mitigation strategies are analysed, modelled, and simulated as part of a methodology designed to measure the impacts of disruptive events on the production system.

Cyber-physical production systems: roots from manufacturing science and technology

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
László Monostori
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Cyber Physical Production Systems ◽  
Manufacturing Science

AbstractOne of the most significant directions in the development of computer science and information and communication technologies is represented by

scholarly journals Coordination in the age of Industry 4.0: The case of blockchain

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 56-64
Author(s):  
Lesław Pietrewicz
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Coordination Mechanism ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
Challenging Research ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Cyber Physical Production Systems

The topic of coordination arises whenever various tasks or resources must be employed together to produce desirable outcomes. Whereas the complexity of tasks and interactions needed to produce results increase coordination needs, advances in information and communication technologies (ICT) dramatically improve its possibilities. Vertically and horizontally integrated Industry 4.0 manufacturing systems, using ICT to interact with and expand the capabilities of the physical systems, both demand enhanced coordination within and between organizations, and are themselves designed to foster coordination, making coordination in the age of Industry 4.0 a particularly timely and challenging research topic. The paper contributes to the emerging stream of literature on coordination in the age of Industry 4.0 by analyzing the characteristics of blockchain as a coordination mechanism and its application to the hybrid cyber-physical production systems.

One-of-a-kind Production in Cyber-Physical Production Systems Considering Machine Failures

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Guido Vinci Carlavan ◽  
Daniel Alejandro Rossit
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Job Shop ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Dispatching Rules ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Due Dates ◽  
Efficient Manner ◽  
Large Variability ◽  
Cyber Physical Production Systems

Industry 4.0 proposes the incorporation of information technologies at all levels of the production process. By incorporating these technologies, Industry 4.0 provides new tools for production planning processes, allowing to address problems in an innovative and efficient manner. From these technologies and tools, it is that in this work a One-of-a-Kind Production (OKP) process is approached, where the products tend to be highly customized. OKP implies working with a very large variability within production, demanding very efficient planning systems. For this, a planning model based on CONWIP-type strategies was proposed, which seeks to level the production of a shop floor configured in the form of a job shop. Even more, for having a more realistic shop-floor representation, machine failures have been included in the model. In turn, different dispatching rules were proposed to study the performance and analyze the behaviour of the system. From the results obtained, it is observed that, when the production demand is very exigent in relation with the capacity of the system, the dispatching rules that analyze the workload generated by each job tend to perform better. However, when the demand on the capacity of the production system is less intense, the rules associated with due dates are the ones that obtain the best results.

scholarly journals Simulation von Cyber-Physischen Produktionssystemen in einer Forschungsinfrastruktur

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris Gräßler
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Production Control ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
General Concept ◽  
Radio Network ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Digital Twins ◽  
Cyber Physical Production Systems

The article describes the setup of an experimentation and validation environment by extending a production laboratory: All relevant elements of the production laboratory were equipped with computer systems, so-called "industry 4.0 boxes", and interconnected via a peer-to-peer radio network. The "industry 4.0 boxes" are used to upgrade dedicated sensors for recording machine behaviour and communication technology to be integrated into decentralized production control. In addition, digital twins were implemented to map machine and user behaviour, enable control and support information acquisition and processing. Thereby, a research infrastructure is created for research on potentials of cyber-physical production systems. Research outcomes will be used as a decision basis for companies and for validation of production optimizations. This paper describes the concept and implementation of industry 4.0 functionalities and derives a general concept of simulation platforms for CPPS.

Integration of Cutting-Edge Interoperability Approaches in Cyber-Physical Production Systems and Industry 4.0

2021 ◽  
pp. 144-172
Author(s):  
Luis Alberto Estrada-Jimenez ◽  
Terrin Pulikottil ◽  
Nguyen Ngoc Hien ◽  
Agajan Torayev ◽  
Hamood Ur Rehman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Heterogeneous Systems ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
Data Formats ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
Cyber Physical Production Systems ◽  
Physical Components

Interoperability in smart manufacturing refers to how interconnected cyber-physical components exchange information and interact. This is still an exploratory topic, and despite the increasing number of applications, many challenges remain open. This chapter presents an integrative framework to understand common practices, concepts, and technologies used in trending research to achieve interoperability in production systems. The chapter starts with the question of what interoperability is and provides an alternative answer based on influential works in the field, followed by the presentation of important reference models and their relation to smart manufacturing. It continues by discussing different types of interoperability, data formats, and common ontologies necessary for the integration of heterogeneous systems and the contribution of emerging technologies in achieving interoperability. This chapter ends with a discussion of a recent use case and final remarks.

scholarly journals Systematic combination of Lean Management with digitalization to improve production systems on the example of Jidoka 4.0

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 184797902095135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jochen Deuse ◽  
Uwe Dombrowski ◽  
Fabian Nöhring ◽  
Jürgen Mazarov ◽  
Yannick Dix
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
Lean Management ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Existing Structures ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Cyber Physical Production Systems

Lean Management builds the basis for efficient production systems for many industrial companies. However, lots of potentials of Lean Management have been lifted and information and communication technologies in the context of digitalization and cyber-physical production systems (CPPS) offer new possibilities to enhance the performance of companies. Even though surveys indicate that companies recognize these potentials, especially small and medium-sized companies still face challenges in selection and implementation of suitable solutions. Thus, the research project GaProSys 4.0 aims at supporting companies with a systematic approach to combine existing structures of Lean Management with potentials of digitalization in development of a new set of methods to enhance production systems. This paper presents the approach of the research project to develop a structured set of methods and provides an example to illustrate the potentials.

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