Innovation, IIoT & Industry 4.0 Build the Factory of the Future

Innovation, IIoT & Industry 4.0 Build the Factory of the Future

Using 3D laser scanning and rapid prototyping, Festo created its Scharnhausen Technology Plant with Industry 4.0 and complete communication at its core, showing how innovation, the Industrial Internet of things (IIoT), and sophisticated factory automation and facility design can help build the factory of the future.

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The Future of IIoT - How Innovation Drives Industry 4.0

The Future of IIoT - How Innovation Drives Industry 4.0

It’s exciting when valves and other equipment communicate with people—sending complex data through the air to predict maintenance, prevent failure through predictive analytics, and enhance performance. But the future of the IIoT involves an even more sophisticated evolution where devices communicate with each other to solve problems and even make decisions. The 4th industrial revolution will make history with the emergence of so-called “cyber-physical systems,” which enable the evolution of artificial intelligence.

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Bionics Drive Factory Automation and Industry 4.0

Bionics Drive Factory Automation and Industry 4.0

Driving Factory Automation and Industry 4.0, Festo’s Bionic Learning Network studies the movement and behavior of animals in nature to inspire interactive, intelligent technology and machines that stretch the boundaries of factory automation and lead the charge in building the factory of the future.

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How Smart Technology Helps Manufacturers Predict the Unknown

How Smart Technology Helps Manufacturers Predict the Unknown

Jeremy Drury and Rex Wetherill use their experience and expertise to simplify the art of predicting unplanned downtime by making, moving, and managing data for manufacturers. By using smart technology that makes the sophisticated Internet of Things (IoT) “as easy as 1-2-3” they help end users quickly convert reactive maintenance into a proactive strategy.

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