Configuration Management for Industrial Automation and Robotics
Inside Industries : Configuration Management Industry Users & Applications l Aviation Aerospace & Defense l Energy & Renewables l Heavy Machinery & Industrial Equipment l High-Tech & Electronics l Industrial Automation and Robotics l Manufacturing and Supply Chain l Marine and Naval l Transportation & Mobility
Configuring and maintaining the smart factory of Industry 4.0 for routine, custom or engineered-to-order manufacturing requires the adoption of configuration management best practices to minimize manufacturing downtime and optimize production throughput.
The equipment that must be procured, managed, and maintained by the manufacturer often includes a dynamic mix of their own proprietary machinery along with third-party equipment, often provided onsite under a Product-as-a-Service arrangement.
Managing the configuration of the factory floor that supports production of a large number of variant configurations of parts and products adds another layer of complexity to address for configuration management professionals and their supporting software tools.
As a result, configuration management software tools need to be flexible and usable to avoid injecting yet more complexity into the management of product portfolios, materials resourcing, and production facilities.
Learn about the example application of configuration management standards for manufacturing personal protection gear during a public health emergency HERE.
Read about the use of Configuration Management in other industries HERE.
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