Method for the setup and/or the reconfiguration of an industrial plant, particularly for the manufacturing of motor vehicles or subassemblies thereof

A method for setting up and/or reconfiguring an industrial plant, comprising:

• providing a plurality of mobile processing stations, each mobile processing station of plurality of mobile processing stations comprising a palletisable platform and at least one interface unit provided on the palletisable platform and configured for coupling of that mobile processing station with one or more further adjacent mobile processing stations;
• arranging said plurality of mobile processing stations according to a predetermined layout;
• coupling the at least one interface unit of each mobile processing station with the at least one interface unit of one or more further mobile processing stations adjacent thereto, and
• prior to arranging the plurality of mobile processing stations according to the pre-set layout, shipping the plurality of mobile processing stations to one or more concerned destinations for the set up of the industrial plant,
• wherein each interface unit comprises at least one of the following:
• an electrical and/or electronic coupling device;
• a fluidic coupling device;
• and
• a mechanical coupling device.