Smart Manufacturing & Industry 4.0

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Smart Manufacturing is having major impact on MES and process automation. Traditional on-premise client/server software solutions will be replaced. Strong data models such as ISA-88 and ISA-95 will remain, transitioned to the cloud.

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has the future. It encompasses more than just connecting OPC-UA to outside world. We need Cyber Security and Data Integrity. We need a semantic layer in between – such as B2MML – strong data models to meaningfully connect IoT device data with business intelligence.

A study by Gartner found that only 5% of edge-to-business interfaces are a function of the technology [such as OPC-UA, TIBCO, Azure] the other 95% adds value and is a function of application semantics and data-models [ISA-88, ISA-95, RAMI 4.0]. For advice on your Industry 4.0 solution architecture … contact Aksel.

Digitalization Business Change

Industry 4.0 will be disruptive, with major socio-technical impact.
Business as usual will change for operators, engineers, quality officers, management, etc.
Equinoxia works with Pharma 4.0 and Prosci’s ADKAR models for business change.
Good readiness models are MESA and the Singapore Smart Industry Readiness Index.
For advice on smart Manufacturing Operations Management and front-end Business Case studies … contact Aksel.