NextG manufacturing − New extreme manufacturing paradigm from the temporal perspective

Abstract

This paper proposes a new paradigm of extreme manufacturing from the temporal perspective in contrast to the current extreme manufacturing paradigm based on length scales (e.g., from nanometer to close-to-atom). The advent of 5 G and future 6 G (NextG) wireless communication provides unique capabilities of ultra-low end-to-end (E2E) latency (∼1 ms), high speed (up to 20 Gb/s), high reliability (>99.999 %), and high flexibility (wireless) to meet the stringent requirements of future manufacturing. The ultra-low E2E latency enables NextG Manufacturing - a new extreme manufacturing paradigm from the latency perspective. This positioning paper identifies the needs of NextG manufacturing, introduces the characteristics of NextG wireless communication networks, proposes a framework for NextG manufacturing, demonstrates use cases, summarizes current challenges, and provides an outlook for future research directions.