A New Systematic Approach to the Description of Processes and their Classification

Technical systems change their states and relations between elements during the transformation of energy, matter and information. Paper develops a new systematic approach to the description of processes and their classification, completed by a general description of systems. Systemic transformation categories of typical processes are proposed and applied for an energetic-informational model. Functional relations between categories, transformations and parameters of processes are developed for their classification and digital evaluation. The number of processes that may be formed by the elements of the system is determined by the number of combinations. The proposed general energy-information model of manufacturing processes and new classification will initiate progressive research and development activities on manufacturing processes and associated technologies, the evaluation of increased technological competitiveness, the strategic trend scouting, the optimization of manufacturing processes.