Extensive digitization and interconnection through networks have ushered in a number of
new paradigms over the last years: Internet of Things, cyber–physical systems, Industry 4.0 …

Current trends in manufacturing focus on the use of Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT). The physical world and its virtual representation are increasingly …

The interconnection between sensors, controllers and instruments through a communication
network plays a vital role in the performance and effectiveness of a control system. Since its …

Industrial cyber-physical systems are advancing rapidly along with the emergence of the
fourth industrial revolution. It is, therefore, necessary to design and develop appropriate …

Insufficient interoperability has long been an issue on the factory floor, however, new
technologies and standards are enabling production systems to become more agile and …

Reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS) are complex systems that regularly change
the system behavior. One method to deal with this is virtual commissioning (VC). The new …

Abstract With more OPC UA Companion Specifications emerging there is huge potential for
the standardization manufacturing devices and their semantic interoperability. Nevertheless …

Due to its modeling capabilities, platform independence, and extendability, Open Platform
Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) is considered to be the main candidate for a …

Manufacturing is transforming into extremely complex systems because of more diversified
and customized product lines. A lack of visibility from a manufacturing operations …

The Object Linking and Embedding for Process Control (OPC) interface provides an
effective means to exchange data between automation-related entities, both hardware and …