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 Introducing Industry 4.0

There is a wide variety of technologies that, when connected, become intelligent and, thus, transform production. The term Industry 4.0 covers the promise of a new industrial revolution, the fourth transformation in the history of the industry.

The definition of Industry 4.0 was first introduced in 2011 at the Hannover Messe Trade fair that was the subject of an Industry 4.0 working group established by the German federal government.

Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI) defines Industry 4.0 as a paradigm shift, which has become possible thanks to the technological advances that constitute an inversion of the logic of the conventional production process. In short, this means that the industrial production machinery no longer “processes” the product, but the product communicates with the machinery to tell you what to do.

GTAI adds that Industry 4.0 represents “the technological evolution of integrated systems to cybernetic systems”, an approach that connects embedded production technologies and intelligent production processes. In other words, Industry 4.0 is a state in which manufacturing systems and the objects they create are not simply connected. They draw physical information in the digital domain, but they also communicate, analyze, and use it to drive smart action.

Technology teams will clearly understand the possibilities and uses of new technologies if these statements are clear and promoted from the top.

As we can see in the example, the ambition will define if we do Digital Optimization or Digital Transformation by creating NEW REVENUE and NEW BUSINESS MODELS on top of the ones that the business had before.

The Digital Twin concept, from Physical to Digital

The physical world has to execute, first, a physical transition to digital and then to physical. To illustrate its concept of Industry 4.0, GTAI uses CPS (Cyber-Physical Systems): technologies that marry the digital and physical worlds, usually through sensors placed on physical devices and networking technologies that collect the resulting data. This concept is remarkably similar to the IoT (Internet of Things). Industry leaders must understand how production plants’ control systems and manufacturing execution systems —also known as operating technologies (OT) and general company functions and capabilities that are synchronized between functional systems— work.

These forms will bring new opportunities and evoke changes in your business. Understanding how different information technologies interact with the physical world is a good starting point to drive innovation.

IOT as a Fundamental Pillar of Industry 4.0

In manufacturing, the process of creating information, communication and action is inherent. The result of which is a physical object. The fabrication inevitably begins with information: a design is created in drawing, with design software or by scanning a physical object, creating data. This data is communicated with the machines that execute the design, passing from the digital world to the physical one. Ideally, the data of the creation process (and subsequent use) is captured, causing continuous cycles between the digital and physical world.

We can observe here how the concepts of Industry 4.0 and the IoT overlap. The notion of IoT has gained prominence in recent years. The importance of connectivity in the creation of products and services and the growing satisfaction among customers and consumers have both played a big part.

The Internet of Things is the key enabling technology in the Industry 4.0 project conceived under the German federal government's High-Tech Strategy focusing on information and communication technology (informatics) to improve manufacturing. The goal is the intelligent factory (smart factory), which is characterized by adaptability, resource efficiency, and ergonomics, as well as the integration of customers and business partners in business and value processes.

 The 'Internet of Things' has been being called IIoT Industrial Internet of Things.

IIoT has four functional facets:

(1) IT-OT convergence :  The IT/OT convergence is the integration of manufacturing systems controlling physical events and processes with back-end hardware and software for conveying and processing information. Operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) are converging and becoming increasingly the same.

(2) cybersecurity : Cyber security is the application of technologies, processes and controls to protect systems, networks, programs, devices and data from cyber attacks. It aims to reduce the risk of cyber attacks and protect against the unauthorised exploitation of systems, networks and technologies.

(3) services 2.0 : Customer service 2.0 is a new way of placing the customers and their customer experience on top, this way the customer service is the most important value, and the use of technology and new communication channels is an essential element in order to provide the best possible service..

(4) consolidation of businesses : The term business consolidation refers to the combination of different business units or companies into a single, larger organization. Business consolidation is a legal strategy that is often initiated to improve operational efficiency by reducing redundant personnel and processes.

HPC 

Today, a substantial number of connected technologies is advancing rapidly, including high-quality sensors, more reliable and powerful networks, high-performance computing (HPC), robotics, artificial intelligence and cognitive technologies, and augmented reality. Together, they can thoroughly change the industry.

Industry 4.0 represents an integration of IoT and relevant physical technologies, including analytics, additive manufacturing, robotics, HPC, artificial, and cognitive intelligence.

The 9 Pilars of Industry 4.0

Technologies, advanced materials, and augmented reality complete the physical-digital-physical cycle. Industry leaders have the opportunity to develop improved operational strategies and achieve key business objectives, empowered by enabling technologies that can be deployed at various points in the manufacturing value chain. In the following video, we can see the digital enablers of Industry 4.0.

The promise of Industry 4.0 is that new building blocks are available that could fuel a new era of change for industries. IoT and its industrial manifestation, industrial IoT, are two examples. IIoT is an essential building block of this digital revolution. It enables us to use sensing, measuring and monitoring technologies of various descriptions to translate physical processes into digital information. That informational data can then be analyzed and modeled to create digital twins of the physical process, enabling organizations to optimize and test virtual sensor-enhanced models before deploying them in the real world.

For Greater Understanding 

The Industrial Internet of Things is referring to applying new technology to problems that have existed in manufacturing for many years. For example: asset management in the cloud instead of on premise (which has been done for years). The basic concept is to gather up all the available process and asset data, then do some analysis on it to provide actual insights to the manufacturer (operator) so it can make better decisions. Technologies like wireless, Ethernet, manufacturing execution systems, and cloud-based platforms are all part of IoT "solutions" that can be provided to help solve these age-old problems.

CONCLUSION

 In a nutshell, Industry 4.0 is the future of global manufacturing which aggregates existing ideas to a new value chain which plays a crucial role to transform whole value chains of life cycle of goods while developing innovative services and products in the manufacturing industry which involves the connection of systems to things with the help of IoT that creates self-organizing and dynamic control within an organization. 

Take a step further to the manufacturing of the future and lead IoT and Industry 4.0

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