{"id":1447,"date":"2020-11-10T20:19:56","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T19:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/syram.eu\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2021-02-02T10:10:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T09:10:33","slug":"industrie-4-0-la-nouvelle-revolution-industrielle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/syram.eu\/en\/industry-4-0-the-new-industrial-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry 4.0 - the new industrial revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Industry 4.0 - the new industrial revolution<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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If you went to bed last night as an industrial company, you'll wake up today as a software and analytics company.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Jeffrey Immelt, former CEO of General Electric, \"industry 4 .0\"<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Industrial companies are feeling increasing pressure to adapt to a changing environment. They are experiencing the shift to new business models and the need to implement new technologies. After steam, electricity and computers, there is now a huge wave of new technologies shaping the industrial sector, generally described as cyber-physical systems. This includes cloud computing, IoT, and bringing the physical, digital, and biological worlds together.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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New concepts and technologies are evolving thanks to Industry 4.0<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In recent years, several new concepts have evolved and changed the industrial value creation: from the R&D phase to the manufacturing and assembly processes, up to the shipment of the product to the final customers. Some of the most interesting are:<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Lights out factory:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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When I first heard about this concept, I was surprised that the first lights out factory was in operation since the 1980s. The term is basically a synonym for autonomous factory; meaning that the factory runs 24\/7 without any human being involved.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Cobots:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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With the pace of progress in AI, many people are talking about the jobs that will be replaced by robots. Instead of machine versus human, Cobots leverage the collaboration of both. These robots are often highly adaptable and can support humans in repetitive tasks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In-memory computing:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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It is important for IoT to collect and analyze data in memory on a single copy of data on platforms such as Google cloud platform.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Edge computing: <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Invented by Cisco, Edge computing allows companies to process data as close to the data source as possible and not in the cloud. The benefits are less data transmission latency to the cloud and greater security.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Machine learning and AI:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This one is obvious. Countless data streams throughout the production process provide a solid foundation for predictive information that goes far beyond any traditional manufacturing execution system (MES).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Industry 4.0 enables the transition to a service-based business model<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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There are increasing signs that products in the industrial world are being sold as PAAS rather than SAAS. This sounds familiar if we look at the shift from on-premises software to SaaS. Why does this make sense and what are the benefits in the industrial world?<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For vendors:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Like SaaS, companies can benefit from increased customer lifetime value and a lower barrier to entry. Plus, they can generate revenue even in a downturn, if no one wants to invest in new machines or assets.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For buyers:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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They enjoy greater convenience and more services such as predictive maintenance or condition monitoring.<\/span><\/p>

This shift is occurring globally, but regardless of this trend, it is becoming more difficult for Western industrial companies to differentiate themselves through quality; as manufacturing companies in China and elsewhere are catching up. This begs the question, how do you differentiate yourself and win over competitors who can generally produce at lower costs?<\/span><\/p>