- Digital Transformation in Industry
- Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection
- Industrial Automation and Control Systems
- Fault Detection and Control Systems
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization
- Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
- Big Data and Business Intelligence
- Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security
- Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques
- Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
- Industrial Technology and Control Systems
- Internet of Things and AI
- Elevator Systems and Control
- Mineral Processing and Grinding
- IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
- Color perception and design
- Network Time Synchronization Technologies
University of South Africa
2018-2025
Pioneer (United States)
2024
The ascent of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing has emphasized the use intelligent techniques, tools, methods such as predictive maintenance. maintenance function facilitates early detection faults errors in machinery before they reach critical stages. This study suggests design an experimental framework, for conveyor motors, that efficiently detects a system's impairments considerably reduces risk incorrect diagnosis plant; We achieve this remarkable task by developing machine learning...
The prevailing competitive manufacturing industry calls for continuous customer satisfaction business sustainability. With the emergence of Industry 4.0 paradigm, product customization, which gives customers means to personalized products meet their needs, has become a strategy increase companies' value. High-tech firms are already diving deep into standards adopting innovative strategies outstand themselves in market, while small plants slow embracing digital transformation. high cost...
Abstract Machine breakdowns are alarming threats to factories. They can substantially decrease productivity, cause financial losses, and create unsafe work environments for operators. Early detection of system anomalies is crucial prevent fix machine before they become fatalities. With the advent digitalisation smart manufacturing, various artificial intelligence (AI) learning (ML) techniques contribute implementing efficient anomaly systems with more accurate results. In this research,...
Abstract Throughout industrial revolutions, equipment downtime mitigations have been one of the ultimate goals most factories. Several tools, such as human machine interface (HMI) alarming systems or predictive maintenance schedules, assist in reducing system but still depend on operators’ ability to swiftly retrieve, understand, and efficiently act upon reported failures. We propose design a hybrid experimental artificial intelligence (AI) generative AI chatbot HMI that effectively extracts...
Recent trends of manufacturing processes, like Industry 4.0 (I4.0), strive to replace existing manual systems with fully self-controlled, reconfigurable processes improve the overall production system. This paper develops a strategy track closely production, reduce control and efficiently monitor bottling process small beverage plant by implementing I40 basic concepts such as decentralization real-time data analyses. A Siemens S7-1200 PLC communicating via Ethernet TCP/IP ZENON SCADA Human...
The industrial manufacturing sector is undergoing a tremendous revolution moving from traditional production processes to intelligent techniques. Under this revolution, known as Industry 4.0 (I40), robot no longer static equipment but an active workforce the factory alongside human operators. Safety becomes crucial for humans and robots ensure smooth run in such environments. loss of operating plant evacuation can be avoided with adequate safety induction them. Operators are subject frequent...
The Industrial Internet of things (IIoT), the implementation IoT in industrial sector, requires a deterministic, real-time, and low-latency communication response for its time-critical applications. A delayed such applications could be life-threatening or result significant losses manufacturing plants. Although several measures likes predictive maintenance are being put place to prevent errors guarantee high network availability, unforeseen failures physical components almost inevitable. Our...
Industry 4.0 (I40) is characterized by a shift from traditional production systems, where the human supervisor or operator main force behind all operations, to smart factories driven artificial intelligence (AI) machines and intelligent techniques are taking over control of operations. Machine learning (ML) one introduced in industrial sector for boosting flexibility, customizing production, transforming equipment systems but currently having relatively fewer applications than information...