Implementing Smart Factory of Industrie 4.0: An Outlook

With the application of Internet of Things and services to manufacturing, the fourth stage of industrialization, referred to as Industrie 4.0, is believed to be approaching. For Industrie 4.0 to come true, it is essential to implement the horizontal integration of inter-corporation value network, the end-to-end integration of engineering value chain, and the vertical integration of factory inside. In this paper, we focus on the vertical integration to implement flexible and reconfigurable smart factory. We first propose a brief framework that incorporates industrial wireless networks, cloud, and fixed or mobile terminals with smart artifacts such as machines, products, and conveyors. Then, we elaborate the…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 2012A090100012, 61262013, 2014ZM0014, 2015BAF20B01, 2012A010702004
• FR
  Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

  Awards: 2012A090100012, 61262013, 2015BAF20B01, 2014ZM0014, 2012A010702004
• SA
  Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province

  Awards: 2014ZM0014, 2015BAF20B01, 2012A090100012, 61262013, 2012A010702004