scholarly journals Status of the Implementation of Industry 4.0 in SMEs and Framework for Smart Manufacturing

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-26
Author(s):  
Erwin Rauch ◽  
Dominik T. Matt
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Stage Model ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
The Status ◽  
Modular Framework

AbstractIn this chapter, we explore after 10 years of Industry 4.0 the status of the application in manufacturing companies and especially in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Based on literature and previously conducted research we present guidelines and a modular framework for implementing smart manufacturing in SMEs. In addition, a stage model is illustrated to support SMEs in breaking down the framework from a design level to an implementation and operational level. Finally, an outlook is given on the future challenges that SMEs will face in the coming years when they want to reach the next level of Industry 4.0 in their own company.

scholarly journals OPERATIONAL READINESS OF PAKISTAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY TO IMPLEMENT INDUSTRY 4.0 (A STUDY OF HYDERABAD TEXTILE)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohrab Ali
Keyword(s):  
Textile Industry ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Industrial Internet ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Status ◽  
Analogue To Digital

Any industrial revolution starts with the aim of increasing efficiency. Previous technological movements have concentrated on the manufacturing structure at the factory floor level. Industry 4.0 is the 21st century's industrial revolution, and it will be the next manufacturing paradigm. In the first revolution, industries achieved high efficiency by steam engines, in the second revolution, industries used energy and production lines, and in the third revolution, industries have shifted from analogue to digital technologies. Industry 4.0 is the 21st century's industrial revolution, and it will be the new business model. In the packaging industry, mass production is giving way to customised production. Internet of Things, Industrial Internet, Smart Manufacturing, and Cloud-based Manufacturing are some of the terms used. The key goal of this research is to see how technologies can help manufacturing companies get ready for Industry 4.0. The study illustrates an examination of preparation for Industry 4.0 deployment, which was measured using a University of Warwick model. Quantitative approaches were used to determine the relationship between organisational readiness and deployment by asking 35 workers of manufacturing companies closedended questions. His final result reflects a keen interest in the challenges that the Fourth Industrial Revolution poses to companies. While the majority of respondents see Industry 4.0 as a wonderful opportunity for increased competitiveness and development, the status of proposals for its implementation varies widely based on country, sector, and even individual firms

scholarly journals TO SUPPORT IOT COLLABORATIVE EXPRESSIVENESS ON THE SHOP FLOOR

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 3149-3158
Author(s):  
Álvaro Aranda Muñoz ◽  
Yvonne Eriksson ◽  
Yuji Yamamoto ◽  
Ulrika Florin ◽  
Kristian Sandström
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Industrial Landscape ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Research ◽  
Empirical Material

AbstractThe availability of new research for IoT support and the human-centric perspective of industry 4.0 opens a gap to support operators in unleashing their creativity so they can provide improvements opportunities with IoT technology. This paper presents a case-study carried out in four Swedish manufacturing companies, where four different workshops were facilitated to support operators in the conceptualization of manufacturing improvements with IoT technologies. The empirical material gathered during these workshops has been analyzed in five different reflective sessions and discussed in light of previous research from industry 4.0, operators, and IoT support. Results indicate that operators can collaboratively create conceptual IoT solutions and that expressiveness in communicating their ideas and needs using IoT technology is more relevant than technical aspects and details of their proposed IoT solutions. This technological expressiveness is identified as a necessary skill to be cultivated on the shop floor and can potentially contribute to making a more effective and socially sustainable industrial landscape in the future.

Copiers do not collaborate

2014 ◽  
pp. 64-66
Author(s):  
Maurice Alford
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
The Status ◽  
Part Time

I’ve been teaching since 1973, some in area schools, some in intermediates, but mostly in secondary schools. Throughout my career I have enjoyed studying part-time, and in 2004 I was privileged to spend the year as an e-Fellow. I’m still studying, still reflecting on education in general and teaching in particular, and still very interested in what it means to be working in this space, what it means to be a teacher. In this piece I am therefore writing primarily with my colleagues in mind—I am writing for the classroom practitioners of today who are the teachers of the future. The ideas of connectedness and collaboration that I discuss here are based on what I have learned from my own practice. Built on a firm theoretical foundation, they represent my synthesis of education wisdom and philosophy. They are intended to challenge the status quo and to provoke change, just as the future challenges us to learn from the past but move from the present.

scholarly journals The Potential of Additive Manufacturing in the Smart Factory Industrial 4.0: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 3865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrshad Mehrpouya ◽  
Amir Dehghanghadikolaei ◽  
Behzad Fotovvati ◽  
Alireza Vosooghnia ◽  
Sattar S. Emamian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Future Trend ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
The Future ◽  
Smart Manufacturing Systems

Additive manufacturing (AM) or three-dimensional (3D) printing has introduced a novel production method in design, manufacturing, and distribution to end-users. This technology has provided great freedom in design for creating complex components, highly customizable products, and efficient waste minimization. The last industrial revolution, namely industry 4.0, employs the integration of smart manufacturing systems and developed information technologies. Accordingly, AM plays a principal role in industry 4.0 thanks to numerous benefits, such as time and material saving, rapid prototyping, high efficiency, and decentralized production methods. This review paper is to organize a comprehensive study on AM technology and present the latest achievements and industrial applications. Besides that, this paper investigates the sustainability dimensions of the AM process and the added values in economic, social, and environment sections. Finally, the paper concludes by pointing out the future trend of AM in technology, applications, and materials aspects that have the potential to come up with new ideas for the future of AM explorations.

Industry 4.0

2020 ◽  
pp. 201-219
Author(s):  
Sandeep Mathur ◽  
Samaira Mendiratta
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Industrial Facility ◽  
German Government ◽  
Architecture Model ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Challenges

Industry 4.0 is a key activity as of late presented by the German government. The objective of the activity is a change of mechanical fabricating through digitization and misuse of possibilities of new advancements. An Industry 4.0 generation framework is in this way adaptable and empowers individualized and modified items. The point of this chapter is to introduce and encourage a comprehension of Industry 4.0 ideas, its drivers, empowering influences, objectives, impediments. Building squares are depicted and a keen industrial facility idea is displayed. An architecture model and job of institutionalization in the future execution of Industry 4.0 idea are addressed. Also, sure contextual investigations of organizations, for example, Bosche and Siemens case studies, have been mentioned. These case studies emphasize on practical implementation of Industry 4.0 and future challenges to deal with successful adoption of Industry 4.0. The current status of Industry 4.0 availability in the German organizations is introduced and remarked.

Energy Consumption, Resource Utilization and Environmental Protection in Beijing - Practice and Challenges

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 3618-3625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Bo Yang ◽  
Li Wei Sun
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Resource Saving ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
Recycling Systems

Due to alteration and degradation of the environment, governments and citizens of Beijing are gradually embracing the concept of sustainable development. The theory of circular economy is regarded as an important way to build a resource-saving and environment-friendly society, so it becomes emphasized by the government. This paper presents an overview of the current situation of the circular economy in Beijing, provides a brief discussion on the future challenges and makes a number of feasible suggestions. In the period of "The Eleventh Five-Year Plan", Beijing attaches great importance to the work of developing circular economy. It achieved a remarkable improvement in key indicators such as energy and water consumption, pollution emission, efficiency of resources utilization and ecological indicators. Industrial structure, energy consumption structure and resource utilization are optimized to some extent, and related support system of circular economy is initially established. There are still some challenges cannot be ignored, the shortcomings and the lack of technologies, recycling systems, laws, regulations and policies and social awareness and participation are regarded to be the major challenges in the future. Targeting the status and challenge of the development of circular economy in Beijing, and some suggestions are recommended.

scholarly journals A survey on the readiness of Industry 4.0 adoption in the manufacturing sectors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dheeraj Nimawat ◽  
Bhagwan Das Gidwani
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors ◽  
The Future ◽  
Indian Perspective

Abstract In developed countries, the majority of manufacturing companies are moving to Industry 4.0 to stay competitive. But as far as concerning the developing countries there should be need of proper knowledge about the Industry 4.0. The findings of the survey are presented in this article for evaluating the readiness of manufacturing industries in Indian perspective to adopt Industry 4.0 innovations. Also, readiness factors were validated based on the benefits realized by manufacturing industries as a result of implementing Industry 4.0 technologies through the development of hypotheses. Besides, this survey is the first to examine Industry 4.0 adoption status in Indian manufacturing industries. According to the findings, readiness factors have a significant relationship with the benefits achieved through the implementation of Industry 4.0, and research agenda for the future are discussed.

scholarly journals Challenges Associated with Implementing 5G in Manufacturing

Telecom ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eoin O’Connell ◽  
Denis Moore ◽  
Thomas Newe
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
5G Networks ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
The Future ◽  
Factory Of The Future ◽  
Industry Sectors

5G networks will change several industries, including manufacturing. 5G has the potential to become the future communication platform of choice for many industries and in particular the manufacturing sector, driving the future of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing. The vision of a “factory of the future” is now tangible for many industry sectors. The ability to cope with increased bandwidth, latency requirements, big-data generated from more connected equipment and the data processing required on the factory floor is a massive challenge for industry. This paper discusses how 5G can impact a manufacturing environment, the standards and technical requirements needed to meet the demands of utilizing 5G, and the security issues that need to be addressed if planning a 5G deployment.

scholarly journals Sustainability Transition in Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing with the Triple-Layered Business Model Canvas

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando E. García-Muiña ◽  
María Sonia Medina-Salgado ◽  
Anna Maria Ferrari ◽  
Marco Cucchi
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Ceramic Tile ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
Sustainability Transition

Sustainability transition is becoming increasingly relevant at a manufacturing level, especially for resource- and energy-intensive industries. In addition, the 4.0 industry paradigm opens new opportunities in terms of sustainable development. The aim of this research is to analyze the introduction of sustainability in the corporate value proposition, through the evolution from a traditional to a sustainable business model. The business model innovation will be investigated in the case of a ceramic tile producer in the district of Sassuolo, Italy. The company has introduced several sustainability practices over the years and, through investments in Industry 4.0 technologies, is able to conduct impact assessments of its production process. The applied tool for the business model transition will be the Triple-Layered Business Model Canvas by Joyce and Paquin. The results illustrate the new company’s sustainable value proposition, considering all three pillars of sustainability: environment, economy, and society. Despite the limitations resulting from the individual case study, the findings can be easily adapted to other ceramic tile companies in the sector. Besides, the paper could inspire other manufacturing companies in the drafting of a sustainable business model. The paper explores the still limited literature on the application of sustainable business models in operational scenarios.

Sociotechnical factors and Industry 4.0: an integrative perspective for the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Érico Marcon ◽  
Marlon Soliman ◽  
Wolfgang Gerstlberger ◽  
Alejandro G. Frank
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Systemic View

PurposeAs the level of implementation of Industry 4.0 increases, misalignments between adopted technologies and organizational factors may result in benefits below expected. This paper aims to analyze how organizational factors can contribute to a higher level of adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies. The paper uses a sociotechnical perspective lens to achieve this aim.Design/methodology/approachUsing a sample of 231 manufacturing companies in Denmark, a leading country in Industry 4.0 readiness, the paper analyzes through cluster analysis and logistic regression whether the development of four sociotechnical dimensions – that is, Social, Technical, Work Organization and Environmental factors – in these companies can benefit the achievement of higher levels of Industry 4.0 technology adoption.FindingsThe results show that companies focused on the development of sociotechnical aspects generally present higher Industry 4.0 adoption levels. However, some sociotechnical factors are less supportive than others.Originality/valueBased on these results, practitioners can plan the adoption of advanced technologies, using a systemic organizational view. This study provides evidence on a growing field with few empirical studies available. The paper contributes by providing an analysis of a leading country in Industry 4.0 implementation, presenting a systemic view on technology adoption in the Industry 4.0 context.

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