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Industry 4.

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Industry 4.0 is a name for the current trend of automation
and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. It includes
cyber-physical systems, the Internet of things, cloud computing
[1][2][3][4]
and cognitive computing.

Industry 4.0 creates what has been called a "smart factory".


Within the modular structured smart factories, cyber-physical
systems monitor physical processes, create a virtual copy of the
physical world and make decentralized decisions. Over the
Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems communicate and
cooperate with each other and with humans in real time, and via
cloud computing, both internal and cross-organizational
services are offered and used by participants of the value chain.
[1]
Industrial revolutions and future view

Contents
Name
Design principles
Meaning
Effects
Challenges
Role of big data and analytics
Impact of Industry 4.0
Technology Roadmap for Industry 4.0
See also
References
External links

Name
The term "Industrie 4.0" originates from a project in the high-tech strategy of the German government, which promotes the computerization of
manufacturing.[5]

The term "Industrie 4.0" was revived in 2011 at the Hannover Fair.[6] In October 2012 the Working Group on Industry 4.0 presented a set of Industry 4.0
implementation recommendations to the German federal government. The Industry 4.0 workgroup members are recognized as the founding fathers and
driving force behind Industry 4.0.

On 8 April 2013 at the Hannover Fair, the final report of the Working Group Industry 4.0 was presented.[7]

Design principles
There are four design principles in Industry 4.0. These principles support companies in identifying and implementing Industry 4.0 scenarios.[1]

◾ Interoperability: The ability of machines, devices, sensors, and people to connect and communicate with each other via the Internet of Things (IoT) or
the Internet of People (IoP)

◾ Adding IoT will further automate the process to a large extent[8]

◾ Information transparency: The ability of information systems to create a virtual copy of the physical world by enriching digital plant models with sensor
data. This requires the aggregation of raw sensor data to higher-value context information.
◾ Technical assistance: First, the ability of assistance systems to support humans by aggregating and visualizing information comprehensibly for making
informed decisions and solving urgent problems on short notice. Second, the ability of cyber physical systems to physically support humans by
conducting a range of tasks that are unpleasant, too exhausting, or unsafe for their human co-workers.
◾ Decentralized decisions: The ability of cyber physical systems to make decisions on their own and to perform their tasks as autonomously as possible.
Only in the case of exceptions, interferences, or conflicting goals, are tasks delegated to a higher level.

Meaning
Current usage of the term has been criticised as essentially meaningless, in particular on the grounds that technological innovation is continuous and the
concept of a "revolution" in technology innovation is based on a lack of knowledge of the details.[9]

The characteristics given for the German government's Industry 4.0 strategy are: the strong customization of products under the conditions of highly
flexible (mass-) production. The required automation technology is improved by the introduction of methods of self-optimization, self-configuration,[10]
self-diagnosis, cognition and intelligent support of workers in their increasingly complex work.[11] The largest project in Industry 4.0 as of July 2013 is the
BMBF leading-edge cluster "Intelligent Technical Systems Ostwestfalen-Lippe (it's OWL)". Another major project is the BMBF project RES-COM,[12] as well
as the Cluster of Excellence "Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries".[13] In 2015, the European Commission started the international
Horizon 2020 research project CREMA[14] (Providing Cloud-based Rapid Elastic Manufacturing based on the XaaS and Cloud model) as a major initiative
to foster the Industry 4.0 topic.

Effects
In June 2013, consultancy firm McKinsey[15] released an interview featuring an expert discussion between executives at Robert Bosch - Siegfried Dais
(Partner of the Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG) and Heinz Derenbach (CEO of Bosch Software Innovations GmbH) - and McKinsey experts. This
interview addressed the prevalence of the Internet of Things in manufacturing and the consequent technology-driven changes which promise to trigger a
new industrial revolution. At Bosch, and generally in Germany, this phenomenon is referred to as Industry 4.0. The basic principle of Industry 4.0 is that
by connecting machines, work pieces and systems, businesses are creating intelligent networks along the entire value chain that can control each other
autonomously.

Some examples for Industry 4.0 are machines which can predict failures and trigger maintenance processes autonomously or self-organized logistics which
react to unexpected changes in production.

According to Dais, "it is highly likely that the world of production will become more and more networked until everything is interlinked with everything
else". While this sounds like a fair assumption and the driving force behind the Internet of Things, it also means that the complexity of production and
supplier networks will grow enormously. Networks and processes have so far been limited to one factory. But in an Industry 4.0 scenario, these boundaries
of individual factories will most likely no longer exist. Instead, they will be lifted in order to interconnect multiple factories or even geographical regions.

There are differences between a typical traditional factory and an Industry 4.0 factory. In the current industry environment, providing high-end quality
service or product with the least cost is the key to success and industrial factories are trying to achieve as much performance as possible to increase their
profit as well as their reputation. In this way, various data sources are available to provide worthwhile information about different aspects of the factory. In
this stage, the utilization of data for understanding current operating conditions and detecting faults and failures is an important topic to research. e.g. in
production, there are various commercial tools available to provide overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) information to factory management in order to
highlight the root causes of problems and possible faults in the system. In contrast, in an Industry 4.0 factory, in addition to condition monitoring and fault
diagnosis, components and systems are able to gain self-awareness and self-predictiveness, which will provide management with more insight on the status
of the factory. Furthermore, peer-to-peer comparison and fusion of health information from various components provides a precise health prediction in
component and system levels and force factory management to trigger required maintenance at the best possible time to reach just-in-time maintenance
and gain near-zero downtime.[16]

Challenges
Challenges in implementation of Industry 4.0:[17][18]

◾ IT security issues, which are greatly aggravated by the inherent need to open up those previously closed production shops
◾ Reliability and stability needed for critical machine-to-machine communication (M2M), including very short and stable latency times
◾ Need to maintain the integrity of production processes
◾ Need to avoid any IT snags, as those would cause expensive production outages
◾ Need to protect industrial know how (contained also in the control files for the industrial automation gear)
◾ Lack of adequate skill-sets to expedite the march towards fourth industrial revolution
◾ Threat of redundancy of the corporate IT department
◾ General reluctance to change by stakeholders
◾ Loss of many jobs to automatic processes and IT-controlled processes, especially for lower educated parts of society
◾ Low top management commitment
◾ Unclear legal issues and data security
◾ Unclear economic benefits/ Excessive investment
◾ Lack of regulation, standard and forms of certifications
◾ Insufficient qualification of employees

Role of big data and analytics


Modern information and communication technologies like cyber-physical system, big data analytics and cloud computing, will help early detection of
defects and production failures, thus enabling their prevention and increasing productivity, quality, and agility benefits that have significant competitive
value.

Big data analytics consists of 6Cs in the integrated Industry 4.0 and cyber physical systems environment. The 6C system comprises:

1. Connection (sensor and networks)


2. Cloud (computing and data on demand)
3. Cyber (model & memory)
4. Content/context (meaning and correlation)
5. Community (sharing & collaboration)
6. Customization (personalization and value)
In this scenario and in order to provide useful insight to the factory management, data has to be processed with advanced tools (analytics and algorithms)
to generate meaningful information. Considering the presence of visible and invisible issues in an industrial factory, the information generation algorithm
has to be capable of detecting and addressing invisible issues such as machine degradation, component wear, etc. in the factory floor.[19][20]

Impact of Industry 4.0


Proponents of the term claim Industry 4.0 will affect many areas, most notably:

1. Services and business models


2. Reliability and continuous productivity
3. IT security: Companies like Symantec, Cisco, and Penta Security have already begun to address the issue of IoT security
4. Machine safety
5. Product lifecycles
6. Industry value chain
7. Workers' education and skills
8. Socio-economic factors
9. Industry Demonstration: To help industry understand the impact of Industry 4.0, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, signed a proclamation to state
"Cincinnati to be Industry 4.0 Demonstration City".[21]
10. An article published in February 2016 suggests that Industry 4.0 may have a beneficial effects for emerging economies such as India.[22]

Technology Roadmap for Industry 4.0


From both strategic and technological perspectives, the Industry 4.0 roadmap visualizes every further step on the route towards an entirely digital
enterprise. In order to achieve success in the digital transformation process, it is necessary to prepare the technology roadmap in the most accurate way. In
today’s business, Industry 4.0 is driven by digital transformation in vertical/horizontal value chains and product/service offerings of the companies. The
required key technologies for Industry 4.0 transformation such as artificial intelligence, internet of things, machine learning, cloud systems, cybersecurity,
adaptive robotics cause radical changes in the business processes of organizations [23]

See also
◾ Computer-integrated manufacturing
◾ Digital modeling and fabrication
◾ Industrial control system
◾ Intelligent Maintenance Systems
◾ Machine to machine
◾ Predictive manufacturing system
◾ Cyber manufacturing
◾ SCADA
◾ Service 4.0
◾ World Economic Forum 2016
◾ Fourth Industrial Revolution

References
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3. Kagermann, H., W. Wahlster and J. Helbig, eds., 2013: Recommendations for implementing the strategic initiative Industrie 4.0: Final report of the
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External links
◾ Industry 4.0 - Only One-Tenth of Germany's High-Tech Strategy (http://www.automation.com/automation-news/article/industry-40-only-one-tenth-of-
germanys-high-tech-strategy)
◾ Cloud-based design and manufacturing
◾ Industrie 4.0 (http://www.hightech-strategie.de/de/59.php) – Hightech-Strategie der Bundesregierung
◾ Bundesministerium für Forschung und Entwicklung (https://www.bmbf.de/de/zukunftsprojekt-industrie-4-0-848.html) - Zukunftsprojekt Industrie 4.0
◾ Plattform Industrie 4.0 (http://www.plattform-i40.de)
◾ Recommendations for implementing the strategic initiative INDUSTRIE 4.0 (http://www.plattform-
i40.de/sites/default/files/Report_Industrie%204.0_engl_1.pdf) English edition - www.plattform-i40.de/
◾ BMBF-Spitzencluster"Intelligente technische Systeme OstwestfalenLippe it's OWL (http://www.its-owl.de)
◾ Exzellenzcluster Integrative Produktionstechnik für Hochlohnländer (http://www.production-research.de)
◾ Communication in Industry 4.0 (http://blog.wolfram.com/2017/03/28/communication-in-industry-4-0-with-wolfram-systemmodeler-and-opc-ua/)
◾ Open Manufacturing Language for SMT Assembly (http://www.omlcommunity.com/)
◾ Open XML machine-to-machine communication for PCB assembly (https://www.the-hermes-standard.info/)

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