Abstract
A brief description of the program of Industry 4.0 and the impact it has on the economy and its development provided by the students show how the young generation sees the concept–a reality they themselves will soon be engage in as workers. The paper discusses the principles of Industry 4.0 and what they mean to Polish economy. The authors developed a survey and conducted it among students of the Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, and engineers from the Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A. KWK ROW Ruch Chwałowice. The survey was of an informative nature. It covered a group of underground workers holding different positions including miners, electricians or mechanical fitters. The respondents are employed to carry on various tasks related to operation and maintenance of mining machinery and devices. The questionnaire consists of 15 questions. They were arranged in such a way that the participants could respond in an efficient and quick way. Additionally, the questionnaire contained information about the seniority of a given employee, education and age. The results of the survey demonstrate how employees understand technological change. They can be helpful in implementing the development and implementation of new technologies.
Highlights
To maintain the world economy at current level requires 38 percent of energy to be generated from hard coal
Industry 4.0 is an investment in the future, which will allow for dynamic development of the economy and entry into a new and better era of industry in Poland
University students are very successful in international competitions and Polish programmers are appreciated all over the world. This provides an excellent basis for dynamic development, but a reasonable plan to introduce this system to each company should be prepared
Summary
To maintain the world economy at current level requires 38 percent of energy to be generated from hard coal. The concept of Industry 4.0 [5] means the unification of the real world of production machines with the virtual world of the Internet and information technology, as illustrated in Figure 1 [9] The implementation of this program involves a change in the organisation of production in a company. A good example of technology and implementation based on the Industry 4.0 are solutions introduced by Centrum Hydrauliki DOH Sp. z o.o. from Bytom, Poland It designs and manufactures hydraulic control systems for powered roof supports. It should be remembered that reducing the demand for human workforce does not result in its complete exclusion This results in a need to introduce new trainings that will allow employees to effectively supervise work and the company will provide employees with professional development.
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