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The fourth industrial 'revolution', may sound like an immediate shift or transformation, but Industry 4.0 began life in the 1990s, so why did it take the COVID-19 pandemic - 30 years later - to significantly boost its adoption?
According to a recent report, many manufacturing organisations (67%) implemented Industry 4.0 and smart factory technologies in response to the pandemic and social distancing rules - with 30% doing so for the first time. More than two-thirds (68%) said this made them more productive, and more than half (51%) said it made their business more agile. Read more below... ??
Lanna Deamer , Reporter at The Manufacturer.
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