A New Approach to Develop an Intelligent Manufacturing System Using Virtual Tools

Abstract

Intelligent automation could be applied to continuous processes and discrete manufacturing. This research is presenting a new approach exploring intelligent automation on discrete manufacturing. A degree of smart integrated manufacturing is presented according to industry 4.0 trends. In this research a digital twin is explored incorporating some new manufacturing paradigms such as Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Cloud Manufacturing (CM) and Machine Learning (ML) in the creation of new intelligent manufacturing systems. A virtual simulation of B&R’s SuperTrak with magnetic shuttle technology is presented as a digital twin concept and specific aspects of IIoT, CM and ML are connected to extend smart manufacturing aspects providing the intelligent automation on discrete manufacturing. The aim of this research is to present a new approach to develop an intelligent manufacturing system using virtual tools.