This volume of the series ARENA2036 compiles the outcome of the 2nd Stuttgart Conference on
Automotive Production (SCAP2022). The peer-reviewed contributions in this book are arranged
thematically in three parts and cover a wide variety of topics: (A) Software-defined
Manufacturing (B) Data-driven Technologies and (C) Advanced Manufacturing and Sustainability.
SCAP2022 was organized by ARENA2036 in close collaboration with the Institute for Control
Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units of the University of Stuttgart. The
Conference took place on site from November 16 - 18 2022 and provided the opportunity for
national and international scientists to present their latest research results. The conference
has taken another big step in becoming an established forum for topics related to the
production of the future. The great success of this year's conference will be continued with
the next SCAP in 2024 with new forward-looking topics. This is an open access book.
