Technology Integration for Smart Manufacturing/Re-manufacturing Systems Development

Dear Colleagues,

The growth of advanced technologies and their extensive applications in industry are changing the current approach to manufacturing.

The introduction of modern I5.0 technologies and concepts in factory environments could lead to the smart transformation of production and manufacturing systems, while also favoring a circular economy approach, which is mainly expressed in remanufacturing. Technologies such as Digital Twin (DT), Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing could improve shop floor performance and facilitate the development of new, profitable businesses. The integration of these technologies contributes to digital transformation and reveals new perspectives for companies, which have led to the achievement human-oriented factory environments and the growth of overall equipment effectiveness in manufacturing systems.

This Special Issue focuses on the scientific and industrial aspects of the integration of new technologies in manufacturing, and their effects on industrial system performance. We welcome original research exploring recent developments in the digital transformation of factories; case studies demonstrating the effectiveness of these transformations; and review articles.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• The integration of technology for smart manufacturing/remanufacturing system realization;
• Digital Twins for enhancing manufacturing/remanufacturing systems;
• Human–robot cooperation in manufacturing/remanufacturing contexts;
• Cloud Manufacturing;
• Cloud Remanufacturing;
• Artificial Intelligence for Prognostics;
• Artificial Intelligence for improving production processes;
• The Internet of Things in manufacturing/remanufacturing contexts;
• Additive manufacturing;
• Virtual reality, cross reality or mixed reality in manufacturing/remanufacturing contexts;
• The use of technologies for improving manufacturing/remanufacturing system performance;
• New performance measurement methods;
• Decision support systems for industrial system management and improvement;
• Key performance indicators for the sustainable control and management of industrial systems;
• The use of technologies for reverse logistics in remanufacturing;
• Industrial symbiosis for sustainable manufacturing.

Dr. Mario Caterino
Dr. Salvatore Miranda
Dr. Raffaele Iannone
Dr. Valentina Di Pasquale
Dr. Marcello Fera
Dr. Marta Rinaldi
Guest Editors

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