Since the smart grid deals with a large mass of data and critical missions, it requires
ubiquitous, reliable, and real-time communication. The Internet of Things (IoT) technology …

Abstract OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) is widely considered a key enabler of “Industry
4.0” and one of the most promising standardized platforms for industrial communications …

In the last decade, Australian SMEs are steadily becoming more digitally engaged, but they
still face issues and barriers to fully adopt Industry 4.0 (I4. 0). Among the tools that I4. 0 …

Today, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices are very often used to collect
manufacturing process data. The integration of industrial data is increasingly being …

In the context of connecting the physical and the digital worlds, common grounds must be
established in several areas. Industry 4.0, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) principles are …

Digital twins involve the integration of advanced information technologies to create software
replicas that control and monitor physical assets. Interoperability is an essential requirement …

This work presents an industrial bin-picking framework for robotics called PickingDK. The
proposed framework employs a plugin based architecture, which allows it to integrate …

Industrial plants suffer from a high degree of complexity and incompatibility in their
communication infrastructure, caused by a wild mix of proprietary technologies. This …

In traditional production plants, current technologies do not provide sufficient context to
support information integration and interpretation. Digital transformation technologies have …

Today's manufacturing industries use a large suite of protocols and technologies to operate
heterogeneous devices and software modules. Some of the most widely used technologies …