PT Journal AU Kovac, J Malega, P Kovac, J TI Comprehensive Integration in Smart Factories of the Future SO Acta Mechanica Slovaca PY 2017 BP 20 EP 27 VL 21 IS 2 DI 10.21496/ams.2017.013 DE Integrated designing; innovative designing; production systems; production system models; intelligent technical systems; cyber-physical systems; intelligent production; Industry 4.0; integration level; CIM OSA AB The vision of a highly flexible, especially automated, customer-adapted production that forms the basis for the futuristic intelligent factory concept requires innovative solutions that allow vertical and horizontal integration of realized production but also non-production processes and their realization production systems. The goal is horizontal and vertical integration, as well as integrated digital integration of engineering throughout the value chain of production the final product and necessary services. ER