Some manufacturing employees may be skeptical of Industry 4.0, which is completely understandable. However, to make the transition positive for everyone, it is best to get them involved rather than shy away from the topic. EHS Today said, "The best way to address the problem is to operationalize engagement by training leaders in how to demonstrate key engagement behaviors—including selling the vision, inspiring passion, providing timely feedback, delegating and following up, and helping to close skill gaps."
Imagine you’ve been asked to oversee building a brand-new manufacturing plant optimized with the latest digital technologies including advanced robotics, sensors, 3D printing, data analytics, automation and the Internet of Things (IoT). You have a limitless budget except the company requires that all of the technology remains on a Microsoft DOS operating system. Ridiculous, right? Even if you could find some things that might work, making that plant Industry 4.0 competitive would be an impossible task. Read More
Industry 4.0 and IoT can make your factory a smart, efficient machine. It can empower your employees to make them more efficient with more job satisfaction. These initiatives can also help immensely w...
Sometimes the possibilities can seem overwhelming. When you're trying to work on Industry 4.0 initiatives and get stuck in all the information - what do you do? Deloitte says many companies feel this ...
Why is Industry 4.0 so important? Because you can have the information you need when you need it. You might not initially realize how inefficient your shop could be until you implement this technology...
Industry 4.0 can often seem like a big, daunting challenge. To make it a little easier, Industry Week put together a list of a few things you can do right now to move toward Industry 4.0. They said fi...
If you want your Industry 4.0 initiative to succeed, industrialized data is vital. The bottom line is that if your data isn't safe and accurate it's not helping you. Forbes said, "To realize the full ...
Transitioning to IIoT? You can learn from those before you to make your transformation smooth and successful. First of all, you don't need to break the bank right away. Industry 4.0 technology is beco...
The manufacturing industry is currently dealing with a skills gap. This has happened before - during the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century and there was a positive outcome then! Forbes said th...
Big data and machine learning are making a big impact on manufacturing, but they are also important in society as a whole. Forbes says big data is, "The realization that there exist piles of data wher...