Implementation of an Industry 4.0 Smart Factory: IT/OT Network Integration, MES-Based Control, and Offline Production Optimization Using Discrete Event Simulation
Connecting IT and OT in manufacturing has become a core requirement for realizing Industry 4.0 smart factory architectures. This paper reports on the implementation of a smart factory built on the Festo CP Factory platform, covering three main contributions: IT/OT network architecture, MES-driven production control, an...