Trunzer, EmanuelCalà, AmbraLeitão, PauloGepp, MichaelKinghorst, JakobLüder, ArndtSchauerte, HubertusReifferscheid, MarkusVogel-Heuser, Birgit2020-03-312020-03-312019Trunzer, Emanuel; Calà, Ambra; Leitão, Paulo; Gepp, Michael; Kinghorst, Jakob; Lüder, Arndt; Schauerte, Hubertus; Reifferscheid, Markus; Vogel-Heuser, Birgit (2019). System architectures for Industrie 4.0 applications. Production Engineering. ISSN 0944-6524. 13:3-4, p. 247-2570944-6524http://hdl.handle.net/10198/21241Industrie 4.0 principles demand increasing flexibility and modularity for automated production systems. Current system architectures provide an isolated view of specific applications and use cases, but lack a global, more generic approach. Based on the specific architectures of two EU projects and one German Industrie 4.0 project, a generic system architecture is proposed. This system architecture features the strengths of the three isolated proposals, such as cross-enterprise data sharing, service orchestration, and real-time capabilities, and can be applied to a wide field of applications. Future research should be directed towards considering the applicability of the architecture to other equal applications.engCyber-physical systemsSystem architectureMiddlewareInteroperabilityReconfigurabilityIndustrie 4.0journal article10.1007/s11740-019-00902-6