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Industry 4.0 | event preview


Looking ahead to Industry 4.0


Industry 4.0 - sometimes referred to as the fourth Industrial Revolution or the beginning of the Smart Factory - applies the power of the internet to manufac- turing. For producers of plastic parts, it promises to be a real game-changer, allowing every processing detail to be attached to a component for immediate recall from anywhere in the world at any time. The challenge is to turn the vision into reality. Industry 4.0 for Plastics Processors is a new


conference from Applied Market Information (AMI) that brings together expert speakers to discuss how Industry 4.0 techniques can be applied to plastics processing, what manufacturers can hope to achieve, how data should be managed, and how production can be secured. The one-day event will take place on 7 March 2017 in Cologne, Germany, and will be an essential event for anyone considering an Industry 4.0 manufacturing strategy. This article previews the event and takes a look at the line up of expert speakers.


Understanding Industry 4.0 The opening session of Industry 4.0 for Plastics Processors aims to better understand the transforma- tion required to move towards Industry 4.0 and the Smart Factory. The day will be opened by Dr Oliver Krause, Associate Director from leading international management consulting firm Arthur D. Little, who will


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Industry 4.0 applies the power of the internet to manufacturing to create a new generation of “smart” factories. AMI’s Industry 4.0 for Plastics


Processors conference identifies opportunities and challenges


present an overview of the challenges and opportunities facing a digital transformation. Thomas Vorhauer, Head of Industrie 4.0/IoT in Germany for digital services provider Atos, will then give an insightful view of how smart services can reduce costs and increase revenue. The next session takes a closer look at Industry 4.0 in action with a series of case studies demonstrating how the Smart Factory goes far beyond connecting items of production equipment and capturing produc- tion data. Denis Barrier, Product Manager for engi- neering firm Bosch Rexroth, will discuss whether Industry 4.0 is in fact hype or reality and how people are viewed as the key player within digital manufactur- ing. Mark Maas, Senior Manager Innovation Platforms and Ventures at TE Connectivity, a leader in highly


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