The U.S. has set 2015 as a goal to reach grid parity (that point where solar electricity is equal to grid electricity) while other nations predict reaching it as soon as 2010. No matter your thoughts on regulatory involvement it is clear there will be a resurgence in investment, development and innovation within the PV manufacturing community throughout the world and it will largely be driven b...

Post-COVID-19, there are frequent manpower shortages across industries. Many factories pursuing future technologies actively developing smart and introducing automation equipment to improve factory manufacturing efficiency. However, the delay unreliability of existing wireless communication make it difficult meet needs AGV navigation. Selecting right sensor, reliable communication, navigation c...

Process automation and process mining are (interconnected) key technologies with respect to digital transformation. Hence, expectations high, in particular, challenging application domains such as manufacturing that combine systems, machines, sensors, users. Moreover, processes operate at a high level of collaboration, e.g. inter-factory or cross-organizational settings. This paper investigates...

Bei der Fabrikplanung ist die Produktionslinienplanung von hoher Komplexität geprägt und mit herkömmlichen Methoden nicht zufriedenstellend lösbar. Das Problem lebt im hochdimensionalen Raum muss dort gelöst werden. Dieser repräsentiert Eigenschaften Produkte, zugehörige Produktionsprozesse betriebswirtschaftliche Aspekte. Es wird ein Konzept zur automatisierten Linienplanung inklusive Montager...

An intelligent robot is a remarkably useful combination of a manipulator, sensors and controls. The use of these machines in factory automation can improve productivity, increase product quality and improve competitiveness. This paper presents a discussion of recent and future technical and economic trends. During the past twenty years the use of industrial robots that are equipped not only wit...

Automating a factory where robots are involved is neither trivial nor cheap. Engineering the automation process in such way that return of interest maximized and risk for workers equipment minimized hence, paramount importance. Simulation can be game changer this scenario but requires advanced programming skills domain experts industrial designers might not have. In paper, we present preliminar...

Abstract Industry 4.0 has a significant impact on the automation of production processes, by causing numerous changes in three segments: companies, technology and workers. Developed countries worldwide have their own strategies 4.0, which offer guidelines its implementation with aim complete flexible automation. The core technologies rests led to transformation especially automotive industry. b...

The garment manufacturing industry is a labor-intensive industry, with one of the slowest transitions to automation. Hence, it essential build smart factory based on automated systems improve productivity and allow responsive production in market. In this study, processes for sports bra were established optimized using various machines. For system, computer-based 3D virtual design software, tec...