Trends leading to an integration of information technologies into all levels of production management can be seen in today's industry. There are concepts of digitization processes and the lifecycle of the products. One of the most important is Industry 4.0, known as the fourth industrial revolution. Industry 4.0 is active, autonomous, and self-organizing approach to production based on a digital product lifecycle. Products, machines, and resources will communicate where they come from and how they should be handled and processed. All products and processes have digital label with basic information about the product, from its design through the manufacturing operations to information about recycling. So each product leaves a specific digital footprint enabling manufacturers to improve the quality of their products and services, to bring new services and it will allow customers to have more information about the product.
To ensure these requirements, it is necessary to implement the appropriate instruments, procedures and functions from the lowest level to the highest level of process control.
In this course, students become familiar with implementation of systems based on modular, networked and secure automation. Practical trainings cover issues from real-time control systems, through industrial communications to information and visualization systems.