Sensors Technologies in the Era of Smart Factory and Industry 4.0
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Intelligent Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 16537
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Interests: systems modeling; industrial application; sustainability
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Dear Colleagues,
Industry 4.0 technologies have rapidly evolved in recent years, allowing the possibilty for the implementation of the smart factory concept. A key feature involved in this concept is data collected from different areas of a factory. The majority of the collected the data come from different types of sensors, which are the backbone of the smart factory and Industry 4.0. Another factor that has drawn significant attention from manufacturers is manufacturing sustainability, which is closely related to quality—not only product quality but also process and service quality. If all operations occuring in a manufacturing system are performed at a high-quality standard, then the sustainability of the system increases. The most recent approach to achieving such quality and taking full advantage of Industry 4.0 technologies is zero-defect manufacturing (ZDM). ZDM can make production systems more competitive and affordable and increases their sustainability muti-fold compared to any other quality improvement method.
This Special Issue focuses on topics related to ZDM and the development or usage of sensors in order to implement the four strategies of ZDM: detect, predic, prevent, repair.
Dr. Foivos Psarommatis
Guest Editor
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