Case Study: IT Integration of Industrial Production Systems

The IT integration of different automated production systems and their components is a significant challenge for the industry. It is often associated with high costs and numerous technical shortcomings due to the lack of interoperability of the IT and automation components. For this reason, this case study discusses a case study on the IT integration of automation in industrial production which aims to achieve interoperability between production systems. The case study begins by exploring the requirements and then looks at possible approaches to IT architectures for the integration of these different subsystems. It covers the following topics: This case study provides some preliminary insights into the use of IT architectures in production automation and serves as a starting point for a deeper exploration of the IT integration of production systems, factories, industrial facilities or manufacturing plants.