The developments and innovations that Smart Industry brings about are running smoothly and are slowly creeping into our society. This change is made possible by a huge collection of technologies such as automation, robotisation, the cloud and Machine Learning.
As a blogger, me and my team are following the developments closely. “In all areas of trade and industry, these developments will see a widespread increase in applications, such as unmanned drones for delivering parcels, inspecting oil or gas pipelines and other check-ups. All Focusing on production-oriented technology.
All the applied technologies will move medium-sized companies let us say with more then fifty employees to such a movement where they will be able to work more efficiently.
Believe it or not researches has already been done in these cases.
Just jumping back in time
How did we get here?
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It all started with the steam energy era, also known as Industry 1.0. Mass production was brought about by this development. The industry disappeared from people’s homes and was housed in factories.
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This was followed by electricity: Industry 2.0. The productivity of the industry was increased and factories could be run 24/7.
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Industry 3.0, technology. With this process processes were automated and optimized.
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And now? Time for Industry 4.0, or: Smart Industry. Thanks to this trend, an extra 1 percent growth in gross domestic product will be possible within four years.
But is this new era a revolution or an evolution?
The difference with the previous industrial revolutions is that this development takes place in steps, mainly due to the challenges inherent in the combination of a number of technological principles to deliver optimal production results.
Take a look at the four principles:
- Interoperability: machines and computers that can share data seamlessly.
- Virtualization: documents that provide insight into the physical factory layout and processes.
- Decentralization: autonomous decision making through digitized systems.
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Modularity: the replacement or expansion of system modules for gaining flexibility.
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Smart Industry offers opportunities
Smart Industry offers opportunities for companies to respond better to the changing customer needs and business models by making the services more efficient and flexible. In addition, this evolution offers dozens of applications for the proactive use of predictive maintenance. To use the opportunities of Smart Industry, an integrated Field Service solution is indispensable. Insight into all processes is key.Leaving you now from this path to think deeper further. Don’t forget to like and share this blog post further. Thank you so much.