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The recent Maintec exhibition, which took place in Birmingham from 21-23 March, had a focus on Industry 4.0, and the trend towards smarter factories. The increasing digitisation of manufacturing environments was a major topic of conversation, with several conference speakers discussing the impact of technology trends such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
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Delegates heard how IIoT is leading to the interconnection of modern factories. The fitting of myriad equipment with sensors, and the ability to collect, transmit and interpret data in real-time, is providing companies with far greater visibility of their assets than has ever been possible. This new capability is bringing the potential for smarter factories based on preventative maintenance methodologies,
while also transforming the way that equipment is monitored and repaired out in the field, it was said.
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Steve Brambley, a director of Gambica, the national organisation representing the interests of companies in the instrumentation, control, automation and laboratory technology industry, gave a key-note presentation outlining the enormous potential for IIoT-enabled systems and technologies. Brambley said that IIoT represented the coming of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), which would see the convergence of the physical and virtual worlds, leading to the increasing networking of human beings and smart objects.
“IIoT is part of the wider move towards Industry 4.0, characterised by the connection of manufacturing and business systems, along with people,” said Brambley. “Industry 4.0 promises many benefits. These include increased operational flexibility, customised products, localised manufacturing and shorter lead times.”
Brambley called on UK industry to embrace the opportunities that Industry 4.0 afforded. He said that rival trading nations, such as Germany, had recognised the potential of digitisation in industrial settings, and were investing accordingly. “Planned investment by German industry per year by 2020 is £29 billion. Planned investment by German government is £144 million in 2017. Those are serious amounts of money.”
Maintec also saw presentations from companies that had already started to embrace Industry 4.0 as a means of streamlining their business processes. Industrial group Eriks used the platform to reveal the findings of a new research project that explored the manufacturing sector’s preparedness for Industry 4.0, which had resulted from
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