What These 7 Industry 4.0 Technologies Actually Mean To Manufacturers
Kudzai Manditereza
AI in Manufacturing Podcast Host | Sr. Industry Solutions Advocate @ HiveMQ | Founder @ Industry40.tv
I cringe each time I'm about to publish an article on Industry 4.0, because that makes me a mere evangelist. That's a problem because I could easily land on the wrong side of history, because ultimately, it is the users and those that engage the technologies who are going to determine how exactly these technologies are going to be used on the factory floor. Not the evangelists nor the technology creators. But yet, to move the discussion to the centre of the conversation we are we are gonna have to start from somewhere, right?
What I have for you today is an infographic summarising what AR, IIoT, Big Data, Edge Computing, Digital Twin, Autonomous Robots, and Additive Manufacturing actually mean to manufacturers.
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Sales - Instrument and control element sales., Digital Transformation consultant, Procurement Consultant, Process manufacturing . Maintenance Optimization and procedures, Technical Writer
5 年You're a wise man. Markets win.
Manufacturing Automation and Controls Solutions Architect
5 年I believe Augmented Reality has an amazing potential to minimize specialized training for historically infrequent tasks. Think yearly PM’s on material handling robots or medical equipment. OEM’s could send a kit with a pair of AR goggles loaded with the guided diagnostics and instructions to be performed by site maintenance staff. This could be huge with machinery becoming more and more specialized complicated by dwindling numbers skilled technicians and trades.
Full Stack Developer
5 年Well said!
Cargo and Freight Handler
5 年Yes in time. technology Will be used as such but going to take trial and error and time
Content strategist, B2B magazine editor and multimedia storyteller
5 年I am also interested in hearing more about the application of advanced technologies in manufacturing processes and process automation. Cleanroom Technology magazine has recently featured an article about pre-engineered modular design and digital twins were mentioned. I can imagine the advantage of using augmented reality in cleanroom design! I am certainly keeping an eye open for this topic!