scholarly journals Challenges Associated with Implementing 5G in Manufacturing

Telecom ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eoin O’Connell ◽  
Denis Moore ◽  
Thomas Newe
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
5G Networks ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
The Future ◽  
Factory Of The Future ◽  
Industry Sectors

5G networks will change several industries, including manufacturing. 5G has the potential to become the future communication platform of choice for many industries and in particular the manufacturing sector, driving the future of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing. The vision of a “factory of the future” is now tangible for many industry sectors. The ability to cope with increased bandwidth, latency requirements, big-data generated from more connected equipment and the data processing required on the factory floor is a massive challenge for industry. This paper discusses how 5G can impact a manufacturing environment, the standards and technical requirements needed to meet the demands of utilizing 5G, and the security issues that need to be addressed if planning a 5G deployment.

scholarly journals The Future of Factories: Different Trends

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 9980
Author(s):  
Giulio Salierno ◽  
Letizia Leonardi ◽  
Giacomo Cabri
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Cloud Manufacturing ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
The Future ◽  
Factory Of The Future ◽  
Traditional Manufacturing

The technological advancements promote the rise of the fourth industrial revolution, where key terms are efficiency, innovation, and enterprises’ digitalization. Market globalization, product mass customization, and more complex products need to reflect on changing the actual design methods and developing business processes and methodologies that have to be data-driven, AI-assisted, smart, and service-oriented. Therefore, there is a great interest in experimenting with emerging technologies and evaluating how they impact the actual business processes. This paper reports a comparison among the major trends in the digitalization of a Factory of the Future, in conjunction with the two major strategic programs of Industry 4.0 and China 2025. We have focused on these two programs because we have had experience with them in the context of the FIRST H2020 project. European industrialists identify the radical change in the traditional manufacturing production process as the rise of Industry 4.0. Conversely, China mainland launched its strategic plan in China 2025 to promote smart manufacturing to digitalize traditional manufacturing processes. The main contribution of this review paper is to report about a study, conducted and part of the aforementioned FIRST project, which aimed to investigate major trends in applying for both programs in terms of technologies and their applications for the factory’s digitalization. In particular, our analysis consists of the comparison between Digital Factory, Virtual Factory, Smart Manufacturing, and Cloud Manufacturing. We analyzed their essential characteristics, the operational boundaries, the employed technologies, and the interoperability offered at each factory level for each paradigm. Based on this analysis, we report the building blocks in terms of essential technologies required to develop the next generation of a factory of the future, as well as some of the interoperability challenges at a different scale, for enabling inter-factories communications between heterogeneous entities.

MIS in the Service Factory of the Future

2012 ◽  
pp. 201-226
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Environmentally Conscious ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
Business Impact ◽  
Industrial Community ◽  
The Future ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Factory Of The Future

This chapter deals with Management Information Systems situated in a futuristic context, namely that of a “service factory” of the future. The vision of such a service factory is to become a major driver for the large-scale exploitation of multi-agent information processing technologies, e.g. the manufacturing sector in a service-oriented view, and explore the potential of the “production as a service” approach as both an enabler and a catalyst towards the realisation of intelligent and environmentally conscious factories. In the chapter, the author presents the service factory concept and analyses its potential business impact. The chapter includes two appendices related to the real world validation of the concept with members of the industrial community.

Metrology for heterogeneous sensor networks and Industry 4.0

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 459-464
Author(s):  
S. Eichstädt ◽  
B. Ludwig
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Heterogeneous Sensor Networks ◽  
Calibration Measurement ◽  
System Of Units ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
The Future ◽  
Measurement Uncertainties ◽  
Factory Of The Future

AbstractNetworks of sensors for different measured variables increasingly form the backbone for a variety of applications in, for example, industry, mechanical engineering and environmental monitoring. The merging of data (sensor fusion) plays a central role in the application and is generally a well investigated research area. However, the consideration of metrological basic principles such as calibration, measurement uncertainties and thus traceability to the SI system of units for comparable and reproducible measurement results has been investigated comparatively little. This article discusses fundamental questions, presents approaches to solutions from the currently running EMPIR project “Metrology for the Factory of the Future” (Met4FoF) and gives an outlook on future fields of research. The article focuses on the field of application of the so-called “Industry 4.0” as the “factory of the future”.

scholarly journals A Critical Review of Smart Manufacturing & Industry 4.0 Maturity Models: Applicability in the O&G Upstream Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinedu Onyeme ◽  
Kapila Liyanage
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Maturity Models

The shift towards Industry 4.0 is a fundamental driver of improved changes observed in today’s business organizations. The difficulties in adapting to this new approach pose challenges for many companies especially in the oil and gas (O&G) upstream sector. To make this path much feasible for companies in this industry, Maturity Models (MMs) are very useful tools in achieving this following their use in evaluation of the initial state of a company for planned development journey towards Industry 4.0 (I4.0) readiness and implementation. Study shows that only a limited number of O&G specific roadmaps, MMs, frameworks and readiness assessments are available today. This paper aims to review the currently available Industry 4.0 MMs for manufacturing industries and analyze their applicability in the O&G upstream sector using the systematic literature review (SLR) methodology, recognizing the specific requirements of this industry. The study looks at the key characteristic for O&G sector in relation to the manufacturing sector and identifies research gaps needed to be addressed to successfully support the O&G sector in readiness for Industry 4.0 implementation. An Industry 4.0 maturity model that reflects the industrial realities for the O&G upstream sector more accurately from insights drawn from the reviews of existing MMs is proposed. This reduces the challenges of the transition process towards Industry 4.0 and provides support for the critical change desired for improved efficiency in the sector.

An Initial Framework for Implementation of Industry 4.0 in the High Technological Manufacturing Sector in Southern California

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sagil James ◽  
Anupam Shetty
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Southern California ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors ◽  
Southern California Region ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
Initial Framework

Abstract The fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0 is a new paradigm that is significantly influencing several manufacturing industries across the globe. Industry 4.0 synchronizes concepts such as Smart Manufacturing, Smart Factory, and the Internet of Things with existing factory automation technologies in order to improve value in manufacturing by monitoring key performance indicators and creates value in all manufacturing related aspects. Currently, several industries have started early initiatives of implementing these technologies. As the industries are evaluating their readiness for implementing the Industry 4.0 concepts, there are several challenges which need to be addressed including high initial investment, lack of standardization, data security and lack of skilled labor. A strategic roadmap towards implementing the Industry 4.0 paradigms is still unclear in the industry as well as in academia. This research develops an initial framework for the effective implementation of Industry 4.0 in the high technology manufacturing sectors in the Southern California region. The results of this study are expected to provide a platform to expand the opportunities of Industry 4.0 further and facilitate worldwide adoption.

scholarly journals The Potential of Additive Manufacturing in the Smart Factory Industrial 4.0: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 3865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrshad Mehrpouya ◽  
Amir Dehghanghadikolaei ◽  
Behzad Fotovvati ◽  
Alireza Vosooghnia ◽  
Sattar S. Emamian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Future Trend ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
The Future ◽  
Smart Manufacturing Systems

Additive manufacturing (AM) or three-dimensional (3D) printing has introduced a novel production method in design, manufacturing, and distribution to end-users. This technology has provided great freedom in design for creating complex components, highly customizable products, and efficient waste minimization. The last industrial revolution, namely industry 4.0, employs the integration of smart manufacturing systems and developed information technologies. Accordingly, AM plays a principal role in industry 4.0 thanks to numerous benefits, such as time and material saving, rapid prototyping, high efficiency, and decentralized production methods. This review paper is to organize a comprehensive study on AM technology and present the latest achievements and industrial applications. Besides that, this paper investigates the sustainability dimensions of the AM process and the added values in economic, social, and environment sections. Finally, the paper concludes by pointing out the future trend of AM in technology, applications, and materials aspects that have the potential to come up with new ideas for the future of AM explorations.

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