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.
Pharma 4.0 ISPE
Source: ISPE