The IEC 61499 standard was proposed for distributed architecture design of industrial
automation systems to support portability, interoperability, and configurability. Compared …

This article presents a systematic literature review on the Plug and Produce concept in
advanced automated manufacturing control systems. Over recent decades, this concept has …

During the last years, several research activities and studies have presented the possibility
to perform manufacturing control using distributed approaches. Although these new …

Traditional industrial automation systems developed under centralized architectures are
statically programmed with determined procedures to perform predefined tasks in structured …

Digital Twins are a key concept and an enabling technology within the digital transformation.
They can communicate bilaterally with their physical counterpart. Thus the twins are …

The traditional industrial automation systems developed under IEC 61131-3 in centralized
control are statically programmed with determined procedures to perform predefined …

The evolution of manufacturing, driven by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, demands
adaptable and interconnected production methodologies to meet the increasing demand …

[EN] Cyber-physical production systems (CPPS) represent a relevant aspect related to
industry 4.0 and the advances promoted by the digitization and use of artificial intelligence in …

Self-configuration in manufacturing is a key trend to generate adaptable production systems.
Different product requirements need different machine settings and continuous software …

In the last decade, the 4th Industrial Revolution has brought new challenges and paradigms
to the manufacturing industry in response to the consumers' requirements demanding highly …