TY - JOUR U1 - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed) A1 - Merz, Robert A1 - Hoch, Ralph A1 - Drexel, Damian ED - Ramsauer, Christian ED - Wolf, Matthias ED - Hulla, Maria T1 - A cloud based research and learning factory for industrial production JF - Procedia Manufacturing N2 - The Digital Factory Vorarlberg is the youngest Research Center of Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences. In the lab of the research center a research and learning factory has been established for educating students and employees of industrial partners. Showcases and best practice scenarios for various topics of digitalization in the manufacturing industry are demonstrated. In addition, novel methods and technologies for digital production, cloud-based manufacturing, data analytics, IT- and OT-security or digital twins are being developed. The factory comprises only a minimum core of logistics and fabrication processes to guarantee manageability within an academic setup. As a product, fidget spinners are being fabricated. A webshop allows customers to individually design their products and directly place orders in the factory. A centralized SCADA-System is the core data hub for the factory. Various data analytic tools and methods and a novel database for IoT-applications are connected to the SCADA-System. As an alternative to on premise manufacturing, orders can be pushed into a cloud-based manufacturing platform, which has been developed at the Digital Factory. A broker system allows fabrication in distributed facilities and offers various optimization services. Concepts, such as outsourcing product configuration to customers or new types of engineering services in cloud-based manufacturing can be explored and demonstrated. In this paper, we present the basic concept of the Digital Factory Vorarlberg, as well as some of the newly developed topics. KW - Cloud-based research KW - Learning Factory KW - Digital Factory Y1 - 2020 SN - 2351-9789 SS - 2351-9789 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.04.097 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.04.097 VL - o.Jg. IS - Bd. 45: Learning Factories across the value chain – from innovation to service – The 10th Conference on Learning Factories 2020 SP - 215 EP - 221 ER -