Systematically integrating Industry 4.0 requirements into factory planning phases

Procedia CIRP, vol. 134, pp. 253–258

Abstract

The topic of Smart Manufacturing Factories (“Factory 4.0”) is characterized by the integration of technologies like cyber-physical systems (CPS), the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Data Analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI). These technologies enable intelligent networking of machines, products and people, leading to optimizations and improved decision-making. In this context, factory planning becomes a decisive factor in exploiting these potentials. Taking the specific requirements of Factory 4.0 into account as early as the planning phase is therefore essential in order to create a sustainable and competitive production environment with digital infrastructure. In this paper, we present an approach to derive the technical, organizational, and structural infrastructure requirements and assign them to the factory planning phases. The approach is shown using Industry 4.0 use-cases resulting in a set of derived requirements usable for factory planning projects.

Authors 3

1. Natalja Rube corresponding

   Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production

   Affiliation as printed

   Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB, Bergiusstr. 8, 48165 Münster, Germany

2. Arno Schmetz

   Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production

   Affiliation as printed

   Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB, Bergiusstr. 8, 48165 Münster, Germany

3. Achim Kampker Aachen Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components

   RWTH Aachen University · Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production

   Affiliation as printed

   Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB, Bergiusstr. 8, 48165 Münster, Germany

   Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components, RWTH Aachen University, Tem-plergraben 55, 52056 Aachen, Germany