Industry 4.0 and the Smart Factory

Posted on 4 Dec 2016 by The Manufacturer

This year, it’s been impossible to miss the buzz surrounding Industry 4.0, the ‘fourth industrial revolution’. And while the world of business is full of fads and fashions, most observers agree that Industry 4.0 has undeniable substance. But talking about Smart Factories is one thing, and building them quite another.

Andy Gough, general manager, Datawright. Most discussions of Industry 4.0 and the Smart Factory have centred on its bottom line business benefits in terms of new business models, hi-tech analytics, and exploiting the internet of things to create connected intelligent supply chains. That’s understandable, of course. For it’s there that the…

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