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Industry 4.0

Meaning in robotics & automation, with examples

nounCommon term

In robotics & automation, Industry 4.0 means: The idea of a connected, data-driven factory where machines, sensors and software share information through networks and the cloud to make production smarter and more flexible.

In Turkish: Endüstri 4.0, dördüncü sanayi devrimi

How it is used

The term started in Germany around 2011 and is now used worldwide in strategy documents, conferences and sales talks. It covers IIoT, digital twins, data analytics and predictive maintenance. It is sometimes used loosely, so ask what a project actually includes.

Example sentences

  1. As part of our Industry 4.0 project, every machine now sends its status to a central dashboard.

  2. The customer wants an Industry 4.0 solution, but what they really need is reliable downtime data.

Common collocations

  • Industry 4.0 project
  • smart factory
  • IIoT
  • digital twin
  • connected machines
  • automationThe use of machines, control systems and software to run a process with little or no human work, for example on a production line or in a warehouse.
  • SCADAShort for supervisory control and data acquisition: software that collects data from PLCs and devices across a plant, shows it on screens and lets operators monitor and control the process.
  • predictive maintenanceMaintenance planned from real condition data, such as vibration, temperature or motor current, so a part is serviced shortly before it is likely to fail.
  • machine visionThe use of cameras, lighting and image processing software so that machines can inspect parts, read codes, measure or locate objects and guide robots.

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