Additive manufacturing (AM) is the industrial production name for 3D printing, a computer controlled production process that creates three dimensional objects by depositing materials, usually in layers.

Advanced planning and scheduling (APS, also known as advanced manufacturing) refers to a manufacturing management process by which raw materials and production capacity are optimally allocated to meet demand. APS is especially well-suited to environments where simpler planning methods cannot adequately address complex trade-offs between competing priorities.

Asset Health Management refers to the process of analyzing the health of an asset as determined by operational requirements.

Autonomous robots are intelligent machines capable of performing tasks in the world independently of either direct human control or fixed programming.

Autonomous transportation (V2X / IoV) aims to improve the safety and efficiency of transportation systems by collecting, communicating, and acting on information flowing between vehicles, infrastructure, and other entities such as people and animals.

Autonomous transport systems provide unmanned, autonomous transfer of equipment, baggage, people, information or resources from point-to-point with minimal intervention.

A flexible form of human-machine interaction where the user is in direct contact with the robot while he is guiding and training it.

The digital thread refers to the communication framework that allows a connected data flow and integrated view of the asset's data throughout its lifecycle across traditionally siloed functional perspectives.

Factory Operations Visibility and Intelligence (FOVI) is designed to collect sensor data generated on the factory floor, production-equipment logs, production plans and statistics, operator information, and to integrate all this and other related information in the cloud.

Fleet management is an administrative approach that allows companies to organize and coordinate work vehicles to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and provide compliance with government regulations.

A flexible manufacturing system is a production method that is designed to easily adapt to changes in the type and quantity of the product being manufactured. Machines and computerized systems can be configured to manufacture a variety of parts and handle changing levels of production.

Inventory management solutions aim to automate the inventory management process and increase accuracy and reliability.

Manufacturing system automation integrates software and machinery so that manufacturing processes are run autonomously through computer programming.

Predictive maintenance is a technique that uses condition-monitoring sensors and machine learning or rules based algorithms to track the performance of equipment during normal operation and detect possible defects before they result in failure.

Security claims evaluation is an open and easily configurable cybersecurity platform for the evaluation of endpoint, gateway, and other networked components’ security capabilities.

Tamper detection technologies enable a device to detect and initiate appropriate defensive actions against active attempts to compromise the device integrity or the data associated with the device.

A time-sensitive network (TSN) is a set of Ethernet standards that will allow time-synchronized low latency streaming services through 802 networks.

Track and trace systems provide real-time or periodic updates for the current and historical locations of containers, vehicles, or other property.

Vehicle telematics enables the monitoring of location, movement, status, and behavior of a vehicle within a fleet.

Visual quality detection automates the analysis of products on the production line or equipment in production facilities for quality control using machine vision.