A method for setting up and/or reconfiguring an industrial plant, in particular for the manufacture of motor vehicles or sub-assemblies thereof, comprising: - providing a plurality of mobile processing stations , each mobile processing station comprising a palletisable platform and at least one interface unit provided on the palletisable platform and configured for the coupling of the mobile processing station with one or more further adjacent mobile processing stations ; - arranging said mobile processing stations according to a predetermined layout; and - 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, 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, wherein each mobile processing station comprises at least one of the following: - one or more processing machines (R); - one or more magazines (W) for workpieces or components; - one or more tool magazines (U); and - one or more electronic controllers, the method being characterized in that said 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 comprises: - providing a first service station (SS) comprising interface units for coupling with the mobile processing stations , - providing a template (D) alongside a first processing station , the template (D) having a footprint corresponding to the footprint of the service station (SS), - positioning a second processing station alongside the template (D), - removing the template (D) and positioning the service station (SS) between the first and second processing stations , - operatively connecting the service station (SS) to the first and the second processing stations by means of the interface units . - providing a plurality of mobile processing stations , each mobile processing station comprising a palletisable platform and at least one interface unit provided on the palletisable platform and configured for the coupling of the mobile processing station with one or more further adjacent mobile processing stations ; - arranging said mobile processing stations according to a predetermined layout; and - 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, - an electrical and/or electronic coupling device; - a fluidic coupling device; and - a mechanical coupling device, - one or more processing machines (R); - one or more magazines (W) for workpieces or components; - one or more tool magazines (U); and - one or more electronic controllers, the method being characterized in that said 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 comprises: - providing a first service station (SS) comprising interface units for coupling with the mobile processing stations , - providing a template (D) alongside a first processing station , the template (D) having a footprint corresponding to the footprint of the service station (SS), - positioning a second processing station alongside the template (D), - removing the template (D) and positioning the service station (SS) between the first and second processing stations , - operatively connecting the service station (SS) to the first and the second processing stations by means of the interface units . <EOS>