The MPS 404-1 learning factory consists of the MPS 400 system building blocks Distribution Pro, Join, Measure Pro and Sort Inline. The system building blocks are networked with the MES, equipped with RFID read/write devices and intelligent sensors based on IO-Link®, and form a self-sufficient system. In addition to the above-mentioned system building blocks, MPS 404-1 R contains a Robotino and thus expands the learning topics to include the field of mobile robotics and related topics in production.