Definition Industry 4.0
"Internet + Manufacturing" is Industry 4.0. "Industry 4.0" is a concept introduced by Germany. The United States is called "Industrial Internet" and China is called "Made in China 2025". The essence of these three is the same, and they all point to one core, which is intelligent manufacturing.
"Internet +" is a huge concept, "Internet + Manufacturing" is Industry 4.0. It will promote the transformation of Chinese manufacturing to China, and Industry 4.0 is a Chinese revolution.
Industry 4.0 features
Interconnection: The core of Connected Industries 4.0 is connectivity, which closely links equipment, production lines, factories, suppliers, products and customers.
Data: Industry 4.0 connectivity and product data, equipment data, R&D data, industrial chain data, operational data, management data, sales data, consumer data.
Integration: Industry 4.0 forms an intelligent network of CPS through ubiquitous sensors, embedded midrange systems, intelligent control systems, and communication facilities. Through this intelligent network, people, people and machines, machines and machines, and services and services can form an interconnection, thus achieving horizontal, vertical and end-to-end integration.
Innovation: The implementation process of Industry 4.0 is the process of innovation and development of manufacturing industry. Innovations in manufacturing technology, products, models, formats, organizations, etc. will emerge in an endless stream, from technological innovation to product innovation, to model innovation, to liquid innovation. Finally, organize innovation.
Transformation: For China's traditional manufacturing industry, the transformation is actually from the traditional factory, from the 2.0, 3.0 factory to the 4.0 factory, the entire production form, from mass production to personalized customization. In fact, the entire production process is more flexible, personalized, and customized.
Technical pillar of Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0's nine technology pillars include industrial Internet of Things, cloud computing, industrial big data, industrial robotics, 3D printing, knowledge work automation, industrial network security, virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
Types of company development in the context of Industry 4.0
In view of the current situation of China's industry, in the next decade, there will be three types of companies with sufficient development in the field of China's Industry 4.0:
The first category is smart factories, which are divided into two types. The first is the transformation of a traditional factory into a smart factory, and the second is the birth of a smart factory;
The second category is the solution company, which provides the manufacturing company with the intelligent factory top-level design, transformation path map, and the integration of software and hardware implementation of the Industry 4.0 solution company;
The third category is technology vendors, including industrial Internet of Things, industrial network security, industrial big data, cloud computing platforms, and MES systems.
In addition to these three categories, technology providers such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and knowledge work automation will also face huge development prospects.
[Solution] Includes software hardware. Software includes industrial Internet of Things, industrial network security, industrial big data, cloud computing platform, MES system, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, knowledge work automation, etc.; hardware is industrial robots (including high-end components), sensors, RFID, 3D printing, Machine vision, intelligent logistics (AGV), PLC, data collectors, industrial switches, etc.
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Who wins the dominance?
The fourth industrial revolution was marked by the Hannover, Germany, in 2013, announcing that this round of work revolution is centered on smart manufacturing.
German Industry 4.0, defined by the German government, consists of a framework of information, a network, four themes, three integrations, and eight programs. The German government has proposed that the overall framework of Industry 4.0 has many different places and actual national conditions in China, and there is still a certain distance in operation.
The fourth industrial revolution lasted for about 30 to 40 years, so the industry, 4.0, mobile Internet's subversion, re-engineering and integration of Chinese industry has just begun.
The essence of the fourth industrial revolution is the struggle for industrial standards that dominates the future of the world. It is promoted by Germany and the United States according to their own logical paths and expressions.
The United States has proposed industrial Internet standards, hoping to focus on device interconnection, data analysis, and data-based business insights. They are connected to traditional industrial Internet, with a focus on big data and cloud computing.
Germany proposes Industry 4.0, with strong mechanical manufacturing technology, advanced equipment and capabilities for embedded and control equipment, and Germany is very concerned about the profound changes in the intelligentization and virtualization of production processes.
It can be seen that the US Industrial Internet and German Industry 4.0 have opposite implementation paths and logic, but the goals are the same. The United States is supported by companies such as GE and IBM, and focuses on getting hardware from software. Germany is dominated by companies such as Siemens, KUKA, and SAP, and hopes to get through software to software.
From soft to hard, from hard to soft, the goal of both is the same, that is, to achieve intelligent manufacturing, to achieve the integration of mobile Internet and industry.
Why did China choose German standards?
First, the Chinese government believes that the German path is easier to achieve than the US path; second, the US industry is hollow. IT companies have a big challenge in Industry 4.0, lack of infrastructure, Germany's industrial technology is strong, is a manufacturing base, production equipment suppliers plus IT business solutions providers. In the strategic choice of the fourth industrial revolution, the Chinese government's strategy is to closely follow the trend of a new round of industrial development, select Industry 4.0, launch the Chinese version of China Manufacturing 2025, look for opportunities to overtake the corner, and then develop the system.
Industry 4.0 is a brand new era. The first phase has just begun. It is expected to develop in 30 to 50 years. According to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Germany is connected from Industry 3.0 to Industry 4.0. China is 2.0 and 3.0 are connected in parallel to 4.0. .
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Chinese Academy of Engineering have defined the core objective of the Chinese version of Industry 4.0 as intelligent manufacturing. The term is very accurate. From intelligent manufacturing to specific factories, it is a smart factory. Intelligent manufacturing and smart factories are the two major goals of Industry 4.0.
In the future of Industry 4.0, software is important or hardware important. The answer is very simple: software determines everything, software-defined machines. All factories are software companies, all data companies. All industrial software is crucial in the era of Industry 4.0, so software defines everything.
The Industrial Revolution 4.0 has just begun, but it gives us a general direction. In the future, enterprises will become data companies, innovative companies, integrated enterprises, and rapidly changing enterprises. For the entire manufacturing industry, this is a huge subversion, called the industrial revolution.
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