A Smart Machining System

Measurement of Smart Technology Capability for Manufacturing Fields in a Smart Technology Environment

“…New technologies and methods have been researched for the next stage of manufacturing fields. Numerous researches in manufacturing fields to achieve an intelligent manufacturing have been reported in the literature [5]. The research area can be presented as follows: Technologies for the advanced information systems such as networked process planning, industrial network, inheritance of data, and information and communication technology (ICT) for industry [5];…”

“…Evolvable hardware/software such as integration of industrial systems, intelligent diagnosis, effective maintenance for equipment and system, hi-tech machinery industry and intelligent sensors [5]; Innovative systems for intelligent manufacturing to flexibly and quickly adapt to new challenges of manufacturing environment [5].…”

“…Our research firstly generated a list of 23 measurement items for STCMF based on definitions and components of smart technology capability of manufacturing fields [5]- [18]. This research investigated the construct validity of the developed measurement items to ensure that the measurement items efficiently gauge STCMF.…”

“…World experts present that the fourth industrial revolution brings big changes and growth in manufacturing fields [2]- [4]. Globalization, unpredictable markets, increased products customization and frequent changes in products, production technologies and machining systems have become a complexity in today's manufacturing environment [5]. Manufacturing industry of the future will be characterized by the smart factory, smart product, and smart service [6].…”