{"id":5956,"date":"2017-07-11T07:43:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T14:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prod.qad.com\/blog\/?p=5956"},"modified":"2018-09-27T12:36:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T19:36:27","slug":"industry-4-0-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/industry-4-0-introduction","title":{"rendered":"Industry 4.0: An Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5964&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seems as if the whole world wants to talk about Industry 4.0 (or Industrie 4.0 if you prefer the European spelling). Industry 4.0 is embodied by two main buzz worthy topics known as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data \/ Advanced Analytics. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Industry 4.0?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201c4.0\u201d references what many consider to be the fourth major industrial revolution. The first being the utilization of machines, the second involving assembly lines and mass production, the third employing automation, and now the fourth: cyber physical systems (machines communicating with one another). That modest single digit pales in comparison to the other numbers that are bantered about when talking about Industry 4.0. Most estimate that there will be 22.5 Billion IoT devices by 2021 \u2013 or roughly three for every one person on earth. Along with that is the prediction that $4.8 trillion will be invested in IoT between 2016 and 2021. In many ways these numbers are mind-numbing and hard to translate into practical understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5961 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/07.11.2017_Blog_inline-300x130.jpg\" alt=\"Industry 4.0 Diagram\" width=\"600\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/07.11.2017_Blog_inline-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/07.11.2017_Blog_inline-768x334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/07.11.2017_Blog_inline-696x302.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/07.11.2017_Blog_inline.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tackling Industry 4.0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The simplistic view is that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/documents\/white-papers\/qad-industry-40-white-paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QAD\u2019s manufacturing customers will undergo a digital transformation during the revolution of Industry 4.0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This revolution will be based on an explosion of technology in terms of sensors, connectivity, computing power, analytic techniques and architectural options. This is not simply the automation of existing processes and transactions. Instead Industry 4.0 will bring completely new approaches to how they manufacture and run their businesses. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no single way of embarking on this effort and most manufacturers are in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hJBUq-cr2e8&amp;sns=em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">early stages of laying the foundation for their Industry 4.0 journey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The ability and motivation of each manufacturing enterprise to embrace various Industry 4.0 capabilities will vary. All of this revolution has to take place while sustaining current daily operational execution.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QAD and the Next Industrial Revolution<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QAD will play an important role in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/solutions\/manufacturing-erp\">manufacturing<\/a> customers Industry 4.0 journey. Embedded analytics, a portfolio that fosters unprecedented collaboration, smart transactions via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/about\/news\/-\/room\/read\/2017\/qad-automation-solutions-is-honda-approved\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automation Solutions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and advanced data exchange through interoperability are all examples of foundational elements of the digital transformations necessary for Industry 4.0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is your take on Industry 4.0? Have you taken any steps in integrating aspects of Industry 4.0 into your manufacturing processes?<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5964&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It seems as if the whole world wants to talk about Industry 4.0 (or Industrie 4.0 if you prefer the European spelling). Industry 4.0 is embodied by two main buzz worthy topics known as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data \/ Advanced Analytics. What is Industry 4.0? 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