Industry 4.0 Techs: the revolutionary mix of technologies for advanced manufacturing

Type of course:

Digital learning, Lesson

Language:

Duration:

39 minutes

Workload:

2 hours

Proficiency:

Intermediate

Target:

Professionals, Workers

This nugget explores Industry 4.0 technologies linking them to the modern global market scenario and to the production and manufacturing systems’ features, asked to be competitive. In this way, Industry 4.0 becomes an enabler for advanced manufacturing and each 4.0 technology is placed in the context of the so-called ‘integrated flexible automation’. The origin of Industry 4.0 is, also, presented together with good examples of applications in research and practice.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the nugget the learner is able to describe the market and industrial context behind the Industry 4.0 evolution.
At the end of the nugget the learner is able to list and explain the key attributes asked to modern production systems and enabled by Industry 4.0.
At the end of the nugget the learner is able to identify the best technique for electric energy saving relevant to a specific industrial process.