Abstract
<p class="0abstract">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.</p>
Highlights
Industrial production is nowadays driven by global competition and the need for fast adaptation of production to the ever-changing market requests
The smart products are not smart only during the manufacturing process but they continue to provide the data about their state during their lifetime
The Industry 4.0 is a specialization of the Internet of Things applied to the manufacturing/industrial environment
Summary
Industrial production is nowadays driven by global competition and the need for fast adaptation of production to the ever-changing market requests These requirements can be met only by radical advances in current manufacturing technology. Industry 4.0 is a promising approach based on integration of the business and manufacturing processes, as well as integration of all actors in the company’s value chain (suppliers and customers) Technical aspects of these requirements are addressed by the application of the generic concepts of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and industrial Internet of Things (IoT) to the industrial production systems. The concept of Industrial Internet has been brought up in North America by the General Electric company in late 2012 It is seen as a tight integration of physical and digital worlds that combines big data analytics with the Internet of Things. In the last section conclusions are drawn and general topics are discussed
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