Development of a smart factory prototype in context of industry 4.0
The disruption caused by digitalization and the Internet, the increase in labour costs and the demand for a better work-life balance have led to the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution or also called Industry 4.0. In this work, a smart factory prototype was developed to showcase the...
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2020
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| Summary: | The disruption caused by digitalization and the Internet, the increase in labour costs
and the demand for a better work-life balance have led to the emergence of the fourth
industrial revolution or also called Industry 4.0. In this work, a smart factory
prototype was developed to showcase the application of digitalization, data
exchange, Internet of things, system integration and usage of ICT in a manufacturing
system, in order to automatically produce a customized product. The smart factory
concept was specified by a system model showing the system’s elements and its
dependencies. A prototype was constructed by retrofitting a modular trainer with
Industry 4.0 elements while using currently available components such as RFID,
PLC and network components, which was connected to a local area network with an
Internet connection. A SCADA software was used as the backbone of the system to
interface various devices for monitoring, control, and data exchange to a database. It
was also used to build a user interface for local and remote access through the
Internet. Evaluations based on the VDMA Industry 4.0 Toolbox were conducted in
terms of functionality and Industry 4.0 application level. The prototype managed to
increase its Industry 4.0 application level from 0.3 to 2.3 from a maximum level of
4.0 according to the VDMA toolbox. In conclusion, the smart factory prototype that
was developed by retrofitting an existing system can be used to showcase the concept
of Industry 4.0 to improve understanding on Industry 4.0. |
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