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Smart Factory Glossary

The Smart Factory Glossary describes terms relating to manufacturing IT, Industry 4.0, Smart Factory, and MPDV. New terms are added at regular intervals, which makes the glossary a pivotal instrument.

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4-Stage Model of the Smart Factory

A

Advanced Planning and Scheduling System / APS

AI Planning

Anomaly Detection

Artificial Intelligence / AI

Assembly Management

B

Business Intelligence / BI

C

Cloud Computing

Computer-Aided Quality Assurance / CAQ

Computerized Numerical Control / CNC

Continuous Improvement Process / CIP

D

Data Integrity

Digital Checklist

Digital Information for Operators

Digital Thread

Digital Twin

Digitalization of production

Distributed Control System / DCS

E

Edge-Computing

Enterprise Resource Planning / ERP

F

Failure Mode and Effect Analysis / FMEA

Future Concept MES 4.0

H

Human Machine Interface

HYDRA Users Group / HUG

I

Industry 5.0

L

Laboratory Information Management System / LIMS

Lean Production / Lean Manufacturing

Low Code

M

Machine Data Collection / MDC

Machine-to-Machine / M2M

Manufacturing App / mApp

Manufacturing Cockpit

Manufacturing Data Management / MDM

Manufacturing Execution System / MES

Manufacturing Integration Platform / MIP

Manufacturing IT

Manufacturing Operations Management / MOM

Message Queue Telemetry Transport / MQTT

MES Specification Sheet

MES Terminal

MIP Ecosystem

N

No Code

O

On-Premises

OPC Unified Architecture / OPC UA

Open Manufacturing Platform / OMP

Operational Technology

Operator Inspection

Overall Equipment Effectivess / OEE

P

Production Control System / PCS

Product Lifecycle Management / PLM

S

Shop Floor Client

Shop Floor Data Collection / PDC

Shop Floor Management / SFM

Shop Floor Terminal

Smart Factory

Smart Factory Cloud Services

Smart Factory Development Suite

Smart Factory Elements

Smart Factory Society Conference

Smart Factory Society

Smart Manufacturing

Smart MES Applications

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition / SCADA

T

Tool Data Management / TDM

Total Productive Management / TPM

V

Value Stream Management

Value Stream Mapping 4.0

Value Stream Mapping

VDI 5600

W

World Day Smart Factory