%0 Journal Article %A Roscoe McLean and Jared Padayachee and Glen Bright %D 2015 %J International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 105, 2015 %T A Middleware Management System with Supporting Holonic Modules for Reconfigurable Management System %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10002236 %V 105 %X There is currently a gap in the technology covering the rapid establishment of control after a reconfiguration in a Reconfigurable Manufacturing System. This gap involves the detection of the factory floor state and the communication link between the factory floor and the high-level software. In this paper, a thin, hardware-supported Middleware Management System (MMS) is proposed and its design and implementation are discussed. The research found that a cost-effective localization technique can be combined with intelligent software to speed up the ramp-up of a reconfigured system. The MMS makes the process more intelligent, more efficient and less time-consuming, thus supporting the industrial implementation of the RMS paradigm. %P 1602 - 1608