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ABSTRACTWithin industrial engineering and operations Industry 4.0 or Cyber Physical Factories as concept conquered the entire industrial world across the globe. And it is not just about the interconnectivity of machineries and assets on the shopfloor. It is about the integration and interconnectivity of shop floor applications like PLCs, SCADA and MES with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on top floor level.
A simple process name like “From Order to Production” discloses all the challenges which have to be faced. “Digital Ready” (OPC-UA to MQTT), “Plug & Produce”, “(International) Standardized Data Models”, “Edge Computing” and “Cybersecurity” are just some key-words reflecting challenges Industry 4.0 and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) are coming up with. Corporations have to rethink their approach how to look at their operations from supply chain to production and sales and distribution. Management and employees have to be re- and upskilled to understand the opportunities but also the limitations of Industry 4.0 / IIoT to achieve the optimum for their corporation.
The integration and interconnection stand also for the generation of Big Data. Big Data have to be handled (hyper scaler are offering today solutions for this – which have to be evaluated carefully). But Big Data opens huge opportunities to improve operations and enterprise performances. To name just some application fields:
- Asset tracking and monitoring in supply chain, production, sales and distribution
- Preventive maintenance
- Condition monitoring of assets in supply chain, production, sales and after sales
- Reduce ecological foot prints (consumption of natural resources, reducing CO2 Emissions, achieving compliance to Europe’s “Green Deal”)
- And last but not least Industry 4.0 / IIoT and Big Data are opening doors for innovation and new business models
Crystal System Group Ltd. and its Partners are early adaptors to new challenges are aware about the challenges but also potential solutions related to Industry 4.0 / IIoT and developed answers from Education via Business Blue Print up to Implementation and Customization. Crystal System helps corporations on their digital transformation journey to turn from volumes to values and presents today its Educational Program “Industry 4.0 and Industrial Data Management”.
