Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 is the transformation of production and supply chains through connected machines, cyber-physical systems, automation, and data exchange. It links physical industrial processes with digital monitoring and control.

Cyber-physical system: A system that integrates computation and communication with physical processes through sensing and control. It links machinery with software that monitors and influences production.
Cybersecurity: Practices and technologies for protecting computer systems, networks, and data from unauthorized access or disruption. Greater factory connectivity expands the systems that must be protected.
Predictive maintenance: Maintenance scheduled using data and models to estimate when equipment is likely to fail. Machine condition data can reveal failures before they interrupt production.
Fourth Industrial Revolution: A proposed period of change driven by the convergence of digital, physical, and biological technologies. Industry 4.0 is its manufacturing-centered interpretation.
Automation: The use of technology to perform tasks with reduced direct human control. Industry 4.0 extends automation by connecting machines and coordinating processes with data.
Industrial Internet of Things: Connected sensors, machines, and software used to collect and exchange data in industrial settings. It supplies the machine-to-machine connections central to Industry 4.0.
Cloud computing: On-demand access over a network to shared computing resources such as storage and processing. It enables industrial data storage and analysis beyond individual machines.
Smart factory: A production facility that uses connected systems and data to monitor and coordinate manufacturing. It is a direct factory-scale expression of Industry 4.0.
Industrie 4.0: A German strategic initiative promoting digital technologies and connected production in manufacturing. The term Industry 4.0 was popularized through this initiative.
Industry 5.0: A policy and industrial vision emphasizing human-centered, sustainable, and resilient production. It responds to concerns that Industry 4.0 focuses too narrowly on technological efficiency.

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