Industry 4.0: ten years on

Posted on 18 Oct 2022 by The Manufacturer

It’s been just over a decade since the launch of Industry 4.0 at Hannover Messe. So, what has changed? Has the vision of the 4th Industrial Revolution been delivered, and do we need to consider how the last decade will shape the future of manufacturing? We speak to Professor Rab Scott, Director of Industrial Digitalisation at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), to find out more.

What has changed since the launch of Industry 4.0? Professor Rab Scott, Director of Industrial Digitalisation at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) When Industry 4.0 was first proposed there was a dystopian view that humans would be replaced by robotics, with the factory of the future having…

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