In this paper we develop a simple, yet accurate, performance model to understand if and how evolutions of standard cellular network protocols can be exploited allow large numbers machine type devices access transmission resources with short latency, apply our the analysis smart factory radio networks. The results shed light on problems resulting from application evolved procedures help many ser...

Visual analytics plays a key role in the era of connected industry (or industry 4.0, industrial internet) as modern machines and production (assembly) lines can generate large amount of data, and effective visual exploration techniques are needed for troubleshooting, process optimization and decision making. However, developing effective visual analytics solutions for this application domain is...

Programming by demonstration techniques have been investigated to facilitate and speed up the setup of new robot tasks. Kinesthetic teaching (KT), i.e., teaching by physically guiding a robot in the execution of a motion, has been adopted in industrial scenarios for its ease of use. In the work described here, we analyse and discuss limits and drawbacks of KT and suggest the adoption of a set o...

Around the globe, intelligent and pervasive industrial automation has been catapulted in recent years to a top national or regional priority. Known by different names, e.g., “Advanced Manufacturing”, “Smart Manufacturing”, “Industry 4.0” or “Factories of the Future” to highlight a few, these initiatives all bear the same characteristics, i.e., transforming the manufacturing process from a patch...