Industry 4.0 Concept: Background and Overview

By A. Rojko. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 2017

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Industry 4.0 is a strategic initiative recently introduced by the German government. The goal of the initiative is transformation of industrial manufacturing through digitalization and exploitation of potentials of new technologies. An Industry 4.0 production system is thus flexible and enables individualized and customized products. The aim of this paper is to present and facilitate an understanding of Industry 4.0 concepts, its drivers, enablers, goals and limitations. Building blocks are described and smart factory concept is presented. A Reference Architecture Model RAMI4.0 and role of standardization in future implementation of Industry 4.0 concept are addressed. The current status of Industry 4.0 readiness of the German companies is presented and commented. Finally it is discussed if Industry 4.0 is really a disruptive concept or simply a natural incremental development of industrial production systems.

Subfields: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Industry 4.0: state of the art and future trends (2018, background): “For example, the Reference Architecture Model for Industry 4.0 (RAMI 4.0), a key standard for Industry 4.0, has been introduced by the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers ’ Association (Rojko 2017).”
Predictive Maintenance and Intelligent Sensors in Smart Factory: Review (2021, background): “In self-regulatory production, people, machines, equipment, and products communicate with each other [42].”
A state-of-the-art survey of Digital Twin: techniques, engineering product lifecycle management and business innovation perspectives (2019, methodology): “Based on RAMI 4.0 (Rojko 2017), Table 10 provides a list of virtualization tools in modern production systems, to allow monitoring and tracing services of shop–floor assets for automated conflict resolution and performance enhancement through decision-aiding support and control.”