INDUSTRY FOCUS - AEROSPACE How organisations in the sector CAN capitalise on Industry 4.0
Is Aerospace ready to capitalise on Industry 4.0? Aerospace was identified as one of the sectors with most to gain from Industry 4.0 and its associated technologies. Industry 4.0 magazine takes a look at how organisations in the sector can capitalise on these opportunities. The UK Government’s Made Smarter review identified a £17.5 billion opportunity for the aerospace sector over the next ten years through the adoption of currently known digital technologies. The report’s authors stated: “Of all the sectors we examined, aerospace offers the greatest potential in terms of both cost reduction and new business models.”
How can the sector achieve this potential? According to Sameer Savani, Head of Innovation & Engineering at ADS, the biggest quick win for aerospace when it comes to implementing Industry 4.0 is simply to get started on any part of the journey. “Getting started with Industry 4.0 isn’t about individual technologies or lengthy planning; rather it takes experimentation and simply getting to be more comfortable with what is possible,”
“Getting started with Industry 4.0 isn’t about individual technologies or lengthy planning; rather it takes experimentation and simply getting to be more comfortable with what is possible,” Sameer Savani, Head of Innovation & Engineering at ADS 24
