Cyber Physical Factory

The Cyber-Physical Factory is the apex of Festo’s progressive, modular learning system for training in Industry 4.0. It authentically replicates the stations of a real production system, integrating relevant mechatronic and automation technologies. With its training flexibility and expandability, the CP Factory represents numerous aspects of the Industry 4.0 value chain such as (integration of manufacturing divisions into digital production, automated and manual assembly, logistics in autonomous systems, production planning and production control/MES (Manufacturing Execution System), lean production as a basis for Industry 4.0, Smart maintenance to monitor systems and system states and quality assurance in Smart Factories). Through the CP Factory, training is expanded further by topics such as systems networking and the use of open, configurable systems, communication standards and data-based job control, RFID and NFC technologies, as well as the acquisition of information via mobile devices.