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Learning Factory could be considered as an instrument for effective learning and training of advanced manufacturing concepts, through true connection between universities and companies. A supporting infrastructure, i.e. an implementation architecture, should be designed in such way to strengthen this objectives. This paper presents a contribution to the Learning Factory architecture implementation, considering different implementation infrastructures: physical stationary infrastructure, physical mobile infrastructure, internet-based infrastructure and blended infrastructure. A Learning Factory implementation framework is presented considering three dimensions: education paradigm, implementation infrastructure, and the learning object. Additionally, two types of the Learning Factory architectures, the physical stationary and internet-based implementation infrastructures, designed and implemented in an ongoing course on industrial engineering are presented as well.
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The authors would like to thank the EUPA Malta for funding of ICARUS – An Innovative Higher Education Institution Training Toolbox to EffeCtively AddRess the EUropean InduStry 4.0 Skills Gap and Mismatches via Erasmus+ Project No. 2019-1-MT01-KA203-051265 (icarusproject.edu.mt).
This work has been also supported by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia within the R&D Units Project Scope: UIDB/00319/2020.
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Putnik, G.D., Alves, C., Varela, L., Pinheiro, P. (2022). A Contribution to the Learning Factory Architecture Implementations for Engineering Education. In: Matt, D.T., Vidoni, R., Rauch, E., Dallasega, P. (eds) Managing and Implementing the Digital Transformation. ISIEA 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 525. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14317-5_30
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