The term “Industry 4.0” is both a guiding light and an enigma. No universally accepted or agreed upon definition exists, and it has taken on different meanings since it was introduced in Germany in ...

The past few years have shown just how vulnerable the global supply chain is to disruptions. The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges for manufacturers everywhere and the cross-border ...

Industry 5.0 places sustainability, human-centricity, and resilience at the forefront - not as a reset, but as a strategic elevation of business practices. When implemented effectively, these ...

Industry 4.0 is a paradigm shift in organizing and managing industrial businesses. Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing. What do these terms mean? Can they be used interchangeably or not? It is nearly ...

StarPlus Energy employee Jeffrey Pointe demonstrates an electro-pneumatics machine that was set up at Ivy Tech Community College in Kokomo to help train workers. (IBJ photos/Eric Learned) Indiana ...

We are witnessing a fundamental transformation in how corporations produce goods thanks to a revolution in digitalization. Industry 4.0 describes the 4th industrial revolution whereby existing ...

With interest in end-to-end connectivity booming, Industry 4.0 has been at the center of discussions pertaining to automation technology and business strategy for several years now. However, despite ...

Pop culture often depicts a future in which jobs—everything from driving to assembly line production to housekeeping—are done by robots in place of humans. But while it might be nice to never have to ...

For many companies, Industry 4.0 is still the “next thing” they should focus on—or the trend they are currently adopting their strategy to. It reflects the fourth industrial revolution triggered and ...