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Intelligent Manufacturing in the Context of Industry 4.0: A Review Open
Our next generation of industry—Industry 4.0—holds the promise of increased flexibility in manufacturing, along with mass customization, better quality, and improved productivity. It thus enables companies to cope with the challenges of pr…
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Additive manufacturing: scientific and technological challenges, market uptake and opportunities Open
Additive manufacturing (AM) is fundamentally different from traditional formative or subtractive manufacturing in that it is the closest to the ‘bottom up’ manufacturing where a structure can be built into its designed shape using a ‘layer…
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Additive manufacturing and sustainability: an exploratory study of the advantages and challenges Open
The emergence of advanced manufacturing technologies, coupled with consumer demands for more customised products and services, are causing shifts in the scale and distribution of manufacturing. In this paper, consideration is given to the …
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Digital Twin and Big Data Towards Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0: 360 Degree Comparison Open
With the advances in new-generation information technologies, especially big data and digital twin, smart manufacturing is becoming the focus of global manufacturing transformation and upgrading. Intelligence comes from data. Integrated an…
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“Industrie 4.0” and Smart Manufacturing – A Review of Research Issues and Application Examples Open
A fourth industrial revolution is occurring in global manufacturing. It is based on the introduction of Internet of things and servitization concepts into manufacturing companies, leading to vertically and horizontally integrated productio…
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A Categorical Framework of Manufacturing for Industry 4.0 and Beyond Open
With rapid advancements in industry, technology and applications, many concepts have emerged in manufacturing. It is generally known that the far-sighted term ‘Industry 4.0’ was published to highlight a new industrial revolution. Many manu…
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Industry 4.0 implies lean manufacturing: Research activities in industry 4.0 function as enablers for lean manufacturing Open
Purpose: Lean Manufacturing is widely regarded as a potential methodology to improve productivity and decrease costs in manufacturing organisations. The success of lean manufacturing demands consistent and conscious efforts from the organi…
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Applications of artificial intelligence in intelligent manufacturing: a review Open
Based on research into the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the manufacturing industry in recent years, we analyze the rapid development of core technologies in the new era of 'Internet plus AI', which is triggeri…
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Additive manufacturing: Challenges, trends, and applications Open
Additive manufacturing is a recent trend in production processes owing to its many benefits. It can be defined as the process of producing parts through the deposition of material in a layer-by-layer fashion. It has been a topic of intense…
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Understanding the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in improving environmental sustainability Open
Industry 4.0 technologies provide critical perspectives for future innovation and business growth. Technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Big data, Machine Learning (ML), and other advanced upcoming techn…
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Digital twin-based sustainable intelligent manufacturing: a review Open
As the next-generation manufacturing system, intelligent manufacturing enables better quality, higher productivity, lower cost, and increased manufacturing flexibility. The concept of sustainability is receiving increasing attention, and s…
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Smart manufacturing: Characteristics, technologies and enabling factors Open
The purpose of this article is to collect and structure the various characteristics, technologies and enabling factors available in the current body of knowledge that are associated with smart manufacturing. Eventually, it is expected that…
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A critical investigation of Industry 4.0 in manufacturing: theoretical operationalisation framework Open
Increasing global competition on product quality and production costs, and the need for flexibility in production petition for transformed production processes which enable high level of connectivity and integration between business proces…
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Additive Manufacturing Technologies: An Overview about 3D Printing Methods and Future Prospects Open
The use of conventional manufacturing methods is mainly limited by the size of the production run and the geometrical complexity of the component, and as a result we are occasionally forced to use processes and tools that increase the fina…
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A comparison of traditional manufacturing vs additive manufacturing, the best method for the job Open
Manufacturing industries and investors are always seeking to improve techniques to lower cost, energy and expand their capability. Additive manufacturing, started in the 1960s, has since had a rapid and continuous growth, bringing to light…
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Digital Twin Service towards Smart Manufacturing Open
Digital twin provides an effective way for the cyber-physical integration of manufacturing. Meanwhile, smart manufacturing services could optimize the entire business processes and operation procedure of manufacturing, to achieve a new hig…
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Security of smart manufacturing systems Open
A revolution in manufacturing systems is underway: substantial recent investment has been directed towards the development of smart manufacturing systems that are able to respond in real time to changes in customer demands, as well as the …
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Industry 4.0 Technologies for Manufacturing Sustainability: A Systematic Review and Future Research Directions Open
Recent developments in manufacturing processes and automation have led to the new industrial revolution termed “Industry 4.0”. Industry 4.0 can be considered as a broad domain which includes: data management, manufacturing competitiveness,…
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Integrated and Intelligent Manufacturing: Perspectives and Enablers Open
With ever-increasing market competition and advances in technology, more and more countries are prioritizing advanced manufacturing technology as their top priority for economic growth. Germany announced the Industry 4.0 strategy in 2013. …
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Industry 4.0 for pharmaceutical manufacturing: Preparing for the smart factories of the future Open
Over the last two centuries, medicines have evolved from crude herbal and botanical preparations into more complex manufacturing of sophisticated drug products and dosage forms. Along with the evolution of medicines, the manufacturing prac…
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The complementary effect of lean manufacturing and digitalisation on operational performance Open
The most recent trend manufacturers have embraced to seek operational performance improvements is the use of a wide range of digital technologies typically associated with Industry 4.0. However, few studies have investigated the relationsh…
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Additive Manufacturing: A Comprehensive Review Open
Additive manufacturing has revolutionized manufacturing across a spectrum of industries by enabling the production of complex geometries with unparalleled customization and reduced waste. Beginning as a rapid prototyping tool, additive man…
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A Review of Extended Reality (XR) Technologies for Manufacturing Training Open
Recently, the use of extended reality (XR) systems has been on the rise, to tackle various domains such as training, education, safety, etc. With the recent advances in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) te…
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Big Data in Cyber-Physical Systems, Digital Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 Open
A cyber physical system (CPS) is a complex system that integrates computation, communication, and physical processes.Digital manufacturing is a method of using computers and related technologies to control an entire production process.Indu…
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Environmental Sustainability of Digitalization in Manufacturing: A Review Open
The rapid development and implementation of digitalization in manufacturing has enormous impact on the environment. It is still unclear whether digitalization has positive or negative environmental impact from applications in manufacturing…
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Industrial internet of things (IIoT): opportunities, challenges, and requirements in manufacturing businesses in emerging economies Open
Industry 4.0, often known as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), offers manufacturing businesses tremendous financial prospects and challenges. In this empirical study (based on an inductive qualitative research approach), we combine…
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A Conceptual Framework to Support Digital Transformation in Manufacturing Using an Integrated Business Process Management Approach Open
Digital transformation is no longer a future trend, as it has become a necessity for businesses to grow and remain competitive in the market. The fourth industrial revolution, called Industry 4.0, is at the heart of this transformation, an…
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Additive manufacturing technologies: Industrial and medical applications Open
3D printing is increasingly becoming an important technology in the manufacturing sector and has the potential to revolutionize manufacturing. 3D printing allows customization, which produces sophisticated structures while lowering waste a…
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Challenges of Industry 4.0 Technology Adoption for SMEs: The Case of Japan Open
In the light of several national advanced manufacturing strategies such as Industry 4.0 in Germany or the Made in China 2025 initiative in China, this article examines the challenges of Industry 4.0 adoption of Japanese small and medium-si…
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Sustainable and Smart Manufacturing: An Integrated Approach Open
The necessity for decreasing the negative impact of the manufacturing industry has recently increased. This is getting recognized as a global challenge due to the rapid increase in life quality standards, demand, and the decrease in availa…