Why Smart Factories are the Future of Manufacturing

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More and more companies are evolving in light of the data revolution. They strive to optimize production activities, and make the shop floor more flexible and adaptable with the aim of becoming a smart-factory in the future. This is created by connecting the physical and digital worlds. 

But what exactly are “smart factories” and how do they work? In this blog, you’ll learn all about modern smart factories and how companies can leverage industry 4.0 technologies to become one. 

What is a Smart Factory? 

You may take the term ‘smart’ literally, smart factories notice similarities and differences, they figure out problems and solve them. It’s a highly digitized workplace that uses advanced technologies to analyze data, drive automated processes and learn by doing. 

Complete your production floor with AI, Cloud Computing, Big Data, and Industrial IoT. Self-optimizing devices employ them to proactively fix problems, optimize production processes, and respond to new needs.

Connect this digital world to the physical world and you have a smart factory that can monitor the entire production process. In this way, there is a fully integrated production system that makes operations flexible, adaptable and optimizable

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Technologies of Industry 4.0

Believe it or not but we have been in Industry 4.0 for over a decade now. Smart factories or smart manufacturing are part of the technological transformation in this fourth industrial revolution. Each of the previous industrial revolutions came from a new technology that completely changed the way we work and produce. 

These technologies were the steam engine, the assembly line, and the power of the computer. Today, the fourth revolution is driven by digital transformation and intelligent automation. 

Industry 4.0 involves not one, but a combination of several technologies, namely: 

Big Data: The scale of Big data allows error patterns to be discovered. This allows predictive and advanced analytics to be performed with high accuracy. When you use Big Data effectively, you will be able to make informed decisions faster. Among other things, this will allow you to take actions that will increase efficiency and revenue in the company. 

Iot (Internet of Things): An IoT network is formed when machines, devices or processes equipped with sensors have the ability to send and receive digital data. The exchange of these data are sent via Internet connection to an online IoT platform. All data is analyzed there in order to suggest the best solutions for a specific situation.

Cloud connectivity: This is a channel through which all data and information in a smart factory flows. They provide cloud computing services such as storage, databases, software, networking functions,… over the Internet (the cloud). As a result, you get faster innovation, flexible resources and economies of scale. Global cloud connectivity allows you to store files anywhere and retrieve them on demand. 

Machine Learning: A valuable advantage of this technology is that it can perform advanced predictive maintenance. This technology uses algorithms that allow computers to learn from previous experiences. By monitoring and analyzing production processes in a smart factory, alerts can be sent to prevent system failures.

 

Why you should become a Smart Factory

Expanding the capabilities of both production equipment and people optimizes efficiency and productivity. Smart factories can support decision-making processes with stronger evidence by focusing on creating an agile, iterative manufacturing process.

When the productivity of manufacturing processes is constantly improving through digital technologies, costs will decrease, downtime will be reduced and waste will be minimized. 

Do you want to know how to implement Smart Manufacturing technologies in your industrial enterprise? For more guidance, our experts are happy to support you in building a dynamic business. So don’t hesitate and find out how Azumuta helps develop transparent smart factory processes in your company to improve productivity.

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