Cybersecurity for Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing Environments with Ensemble Intelligence

Abstract: Advanced Manufacturing or Industry 4.0 concepts bring new advances and challenges to current industrial processes. Such concepts are not always well understood and their results in terms of production performance may not be clear. This work proposes a comparison between a traditional manufacturing process and an advanced manufacturing process, both modelled by a multiagent society. In the traditional manufacturing simulation, the agents follow the defined times of each process, including the maintenance times. In the advanced manufacturing simulation, the decision about when to stop a piece of equipment for maintenance is defined by the agent according to data received from sensors and the definitions of the process. The results indicate a significant improvement in equipment usage and consequently higher production in the same time interval. The process simulation clearly indicates that the application of advanced manufacturing concepts in industry is relevant in order to increase the efficiency of production processes. Among the main concepts introduced in advanced manufacturing models are the Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs), and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The models generated are computationally simulated using an agent-based simulation method from the software AnyLogic. The results obtained should contribute to encouraging small and medium sized enterprises to adopt the concepts of Industry 4.0 in their businesses.

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New Strategic Approaches to Gaining from Emerging Advanced Manufacturing Markets

Foresight and STI Governance ◽

10.17323/2500-2597.2021.3.6.21 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 6-21

Author(s):

Yuri Simachev ◽

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Anna Fedyunina ◽

Maksim Yurevich ◽

Mikhail Kuzyk ◽

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Keyword(s):

Industrial Policy ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

High Tech ◽

Advanced Manufacturing ◽

Industrial Policies ◽

Competitive Edge ◽

Structure And Dynamics ◽

Wide Range ◽

Current Context

Advanced Manufacturing (AM) markets are a major factor of contemporary worldwide growth that to a large extent determines countries’ competitiveness. Strengthening and/or optimizing the positions on AM markets is among the major challenges for modern industrial policy. This article discusses the structure and dynamics of the development of advanced manufacturing markets, as well as the specifics of the policies of the countries strengthening their positions in these markets. Gaining entry into AM markets currently implies individual countries’ and industries’ adopting different models which combine a wide range of factors. Small nations are rapidly applying such approaches, gaining advantages and thus increasing their competitive edge, which creates certain challenges for leading high-tech countries too slow to adjust their industrial policies. So far the basis for Industry 4.0 markets is just emerging, and remains limited to a few nations including developing ones. Country cases are presented below to illustrate the development of AM markets. The authors conclude that in the current context, no universal approaches to shaping a successful industrial policy remain. The most productive strategy is to combine the unique advantages of a particular economy.

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Cloud-Based Manufacturing (CBM) Interoperability in Industry 4.0

Technological Developments in Industry 4.0 for Business Applications - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-4936-9.ch008 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 171-198

Author(s):

István Mezgár ◽

Gianfranco Pedone

Keyword(s):

Cloud Computing ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Data Exchange ◽

Business Models ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Cloud Manufacturing ◽

Enterprise Information ◽

Enterprise Information Systems ◽

Cloud Models ◽

Manufacturing Environments

Cloud computing (CC) is generating new computing and business models because of its service-based nature, which enables collaboration and data exchange at higher level, more flexibility with better efficiency and parallel decreasing costs. Manufacturing environments can also benefit from cloud technology and follow fast changes in market demands. In these new scenarios, interoperability has vital importance in the operation and in the interaction among industrial realizations of cyber-physical systems. The chapter introduces the different cloud models and the interoperability issues concerning connected enterprise information systems. Various standardization frameworks have been developed for homogeneous integration of IT models in industrial environments: the IIRA and the RAMI 4.0 are the best-known ones. The chapter introduces both architectures; their methodological approach to industrial integration efforts and how integration can be realized through the OPC Unified Architecture. Finally, the authors propose a basic conceptual model for cloud manufacturing.

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