Smart Manufacturing and Digitalization of Metrology: A Systematic Literature Review and a Research Agenda

Abstract

Smart manufacturing comprises fully integrated manufacturing systems that respond in real time to meet the changing demands and conditions in industrial activities, supply networks and customer needs. A smart manufacturing environment will face new challenges, including those concerning metrological issues, i.e., analysis of large quantities of data; communication systems for digitalization; measurement standards for automated process control; digital transformation of metrological services; and simulations and virtual measurement processes for the automatic assessment of measured data. Based on the assumption that the interplay between smart manufacturing and digitalization of metrology is an emerging research field, this paper aims to present a systematic literature review (SLR) based on a bibliographic data collection of 160 scientific articles retrieved from the Web of Science and Scopus databases over the 2016–2022 time frame. The findings presented in this review and recommendations for building a research agenda can help policy makers, researchers and practitioners by providing directions for the evolution of digital metrology and its role in the digitalization of the economy and society.

Digitalization’s Effect on Chinese Employment Mechanism Study

“…where i represents the year, t represents the manufacturing listed company individual, Sus it represents the sustainable employment situation of t company in year i, Dt it represents the digitization level of company t in year i, ER it is expressed as the enterprise resilience of t company in year i, Controls represents the group of control variables, expressed as a firm individual and fixed, expressed as a fixed year, and is a random disturbance term. These three steps correspond to models ( 6), (7), and ( 8) in this study. Specifically, model ( 6) is a fixed effects model established for the maximum influence of digitalization on Sus to test hypothesis H1.…”

“…Amidst this digital surge, the manufacturing industry-a cornerstone of the real economy-is experiencing significant alterations in its employment landscape [6]. Quantitatively, labor-intensive manufacturing sectors, impacted by the successful implementation of digitization, confront the potential for automation and the substitution of numerous conventional manufacturing roles [7,8].…”

Digital Avatar of Metrology

“…In fact, manufacturers operating in the European and/or Latin American markets may have already thought about how to interface with these digital systems. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA has initiated work in the United States to realise the "Digital NIST," with an initial focus on DCCs and their possible modification for SRM® Certificates of Analysis and NIST calibration reports [ 35 , 46 – 50 ].…”

Traceability Management System Using Blockchain Technology and Cost Estimation in the Metrology Field

“…When traceability management and visualization are implemented as a system, high system availability and elimination of single points of failure are also required. Therefore, blockchain has attracted attention as a useful tool in the field of metrology [ 25 , 26 , 27 ]. Blockchains can be broadly classified into private and public chains based on the presence or absence of an administrator.…”