The concept Industry 4.0 or its counterpart Fourth Industrial Revolution, represents a new milestone in industrial development aiming at the digitalization of production processes increasing their efficiency, quality and safety.
The introduction of digital technologies in industrial plants renews the way of operating and producing transforming products, supply chain and expectations with customers.
Four advances constitute the engine that favors the momentum of digital transformation:
* Digital information: The data collected in the physical world, are processed, analyzed and stored in a digital register. This allows improving forecasts and decision making. See: Big Data: We reveal some of the secrets
* Process automation: Manual and repetitive work is replaced by systems that can work autonomously, eliminating errors and making processes cheaper. See: Discover the benefits of digitalization in the production plant
* Intelligent manufacturing: A fully integrated flow that synchronizes the pre-production, production and post-production phases, achieving greater productivity, sustainability and economic performance.
* Connected client: The client is informed and increasingly demands a more active role in the product, presenting challenges to the supplier and generating new business opportunities
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ActionThe concept Industry 4.0 or its counterpart Fourth Industrial Revolution, represents a new milestone in industrial development aiming at the digitalization of production processes increasing their efficiency, quality and safety.