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Additive Manufacturing in Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 promotes the integration of smart technologies and production systems. Among these, additive manufacturing plays an essential role in meeting some of the most essential requirements of the fourth industrial revolution. Let's delve into the role of additive manufacturing is in Industry 4.0 and explain how it can respond to different challenges of the future of production.

States General: the Factory 4.0 Plus Plan

The States General of the economy have concluded after a week of meetings focusing on the relaunching Italy’s economy post-coronavirus. Factory 4.0 Plus is a plan of investments on the frontier technologies of Industry 4.0.

The Future of SCADA/HMI: Features and Challenges

For over 30 years, SCADA/HMI applications have been playing a key role in manufacturing. But what challenges will this technology face in the future of Industry 4.0? Let’s take a look at the main features and requirements of future SCADA/HMI solutions.

The Importance of EtherCAT as Industrial Ethernet Network

As increasingly more devices are connected to industrial networks, the need for systems to transfer data in real-time grows. Hence the creation of EtherCAT, the high performance industrial communication protocol. Thanks to its features, using EtherCAT as an industrial Ethernet network offers companies several advantages: from speed to cost cutting.

Coronavirus Phase 2: Digital Technologies for Industrial Recovery

Which digital technologies will support phase 2 of the coronavirus emergency? During quarantine, digitization and artificial intelligence have been at the forefront. From diagnosis to smart working and even testing possible treatments.

Manufacturing Servitization Growth with IoT and IIoT

From product to service, from buyer to user. Servitization in manufacturing transforms the relationship between company and client to create greater value, competitive advantage and new opportunities.

Machine Learning and the Importance of Data

Machine learning is one of the biggest challenges in Industry 4.0. Systems that can go beyond executing simple instructions and are capable of learning, processing and evaluating is the key to accessing the full potential of digitization and the smart factory.

How will Industry 4.0 change after Coronavirus?

The presence of cobots in the Food & Beverage sector continues to grow, with new uses, solutions and opportunities. Easy to integrate into food production lines, collaborative robots can optimize human work in various aspects, thus ensuring greater competitiveness for companies.

Cobots in the Food Industry

The presence of cobots in the Food & Beverage sector continues to grow, with new uses, solutions and opportunities. Easy to integrate into food production lines, collaborative robots can optimize human work in various aspects, thus ensuring greater competitiveness for companies.

Coronavirus: Increasing Incentives for Industry 4.0

It’s clear that the Coronavirus epidemiological emergency will have a huge impact on the economy. Although it’s still early to quantify it, there is already a need to activate as soon as possible support, recovery and growth measures for companies.