Reusable Software Components for Adoption of Robotics in SMEs

This paper aims to present an application example of an efficient approach to the introduction of innovative and agile solutions into manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It relies on common open platform reference architecture to develop a set of reusable and modular software components for different manufacturing applications. Designed to be versatile and reusable, these components are intended to serve as building blocks for introduction of agile and intelligent solutions into manufacturing environments. Their open-source nature enables companies to reuse previously developed functionalities, rather than starting from scratch, reducing implementation speed and related costs. The paper presents a real-world example of deployment of such reusable components in a typical scenario commonly found in manufacturing SMEs. The example examines the benefits to the company along with adoption challenges and explores the potential new use cases for the deployment of developed components.