Mapping common production steps from logistics, quality inspection, manufacturing, mounting, to storage.Reproducing a real production scenario based on the example of gearbox production.In addition, assistance and control systems are created that enable the efficient organization of complex production processes and will also deliver a benefit for humans through simplifying the transfer of information by means of animated graphics or voice output. Faster commissioning and also improvements to continuous engineering process chains will be a result of the evolutionary step. The virtual representation of production resources and systems as well as an increasing use of simulation technology and tools are also promising aspects of the fourth industrial revolution. The great potential of digitization is both in the networking within a production system and in the creation of production networks on a technological and organizational level. By using these CPS as products and resources, so-called cyber-physical production systems (CPPS) are created.

Such cyber-physical systems (CPS) as the next evolutionary stage of embedded systems for instance offer innovative functionalities with respect to ad-hoc networking, self configuration, and decentralized data processing. With the aim of intelligent control, flexibility, and resource efficiency, networked systems play a key role for applications in an industry 4.0 context. Networked systems - The future of industry 4.0

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