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Charlie Barrett reveals how a process expert is using technology to connect to Industry 4.0
n the age of the fourth industrial revolution, known as Industry 4.0, digital technologies are linking the physical and digital worlds, helping to create a new future of connectivity for
manufacturers. Manufacturers can take advantage
of this new era of connectivity, which promises to deliver greater productivity, improved utilisation of assets and enhanced decision-making, by linking their
operations data with smart manufacturing technologies. To fully leverage the value of operations information, manufacturers will need to embrace Industry 4.0 and understand how the data gathered from Internet of Things (IoT). By implementing manufacturing
executing software, operations teams can seamlessly blend data and production, optimising every machine
and production run to deliver superior products. At Southco, operations teams are transforming facilities into “smart” factories by connecting software with reducing defects, downtime and waste.
CONTINUAL PROGRESS One commonly held misconception of Industry 4.0 and of the IoT is that they are relatively new concepts in
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