Dynamic operation environment — Towards intelligent adaptive production systems

Today's turbulent production environment calls for adaptive and rapidly responding production systems that can adjust to required changes in products, production volumes and unexpected failure situations. Holonic manufacturing systems aim to offer a solution for changeability requirements by providing self-organizing capabilities. This paper presents a concept of a holonic manufacturing framework and its implementation into a laboratory environment. The adaptivity of the presented holonic system rests on SOA-based communication and negotiation between entities through open interfaces, and matching of resource capabilities against product requirements.