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Is Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing working for you?

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Identify how to determine if your company is moving quickly enough with Industry 4.0 Review differences in Industry 4.0, Understand Industry 4.0 It has been a dozen years of Industry 4.0 Is there an Industry 5.0? How should Industry 4.0 initiatives.

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Vibration monitoring in three axes with IO-Link

Manufacturer's Monthly

The sensor calculates key indicators from the measured values to evaluate machine condition: fatigue (v-RMS), mechanical friction (a-RMS), impacts (a-Peak), and bearing wear (Crest factor). The sensor also offers a range of smart functions. As a pioneer of Industry 4.0, Configuration is straightforward via IO-Link.

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Rubix launches new industry health indicator for the European manufacturing sector

i4.0 today

“Results from our research show that the majority of European manufacturers agree on the need to improve systems integration between functions like procurement, inventory and maintenance.

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Innovation at the Edge: 8 Megatrends Influencing the Future of Private Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC)

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

As this evolution unfolds, the private MEC industry is poised to grow at a CAGR of 45% (from $5.09 billion in 2029 ), backed by technical breakthroughs in autonomous mobility, retail, Industry 4.0, billion in 2024 to $46.87 smart cities, telehealth, smart homes, and logistics.

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X-FAB and SMART Photonics Collaborate to Enable Multi-Terabit Transceivers with Silicon Photonics and InP Integration

i4.0 today

By co-optimizing silicon photonics, InP, and MTP technologies to fulfill customer requirements, the collaboration will enable new functionalities and improved system performance while reducing integration costs through relaxed photonics packaging requirements. It is also a great opportunity to build a strong European value chain.”

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Digital Twins Orchestrate Value Streams in IIoT

Seeburger

With the advancing creation and networking of digital twins, the potential of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is becoming ever more apparent. Beyond their product-related, technical focus, digital twins serve to safeguard, control and optimize the processes, functions and interactions associated with them.

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Are you connected? Revolutionising Productivity and Transparency in Plastics

i4.0 today

Working with a small consortium of premium machinery and automation partners, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK recently delivered a factory-tested, CE marked machine that connected an IntElect injection moulding machine to all of the periphery moulding equipment, including four existing and very much functional boxing and packing systems. Industry 4.0