VOICES January 2022

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Is smart manufacturing The notion of Industry 4.0 or smart manufacturing is a natural step of the ongoing “numerical convergence” with information technology (IT) on the one hand and operational technology (OT) on the other hand. It has appeared at the beginning of the 2010s. It has undergone incredible development since, so much so that the main question to this transition relies more on how industries will adapt instead of why.

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Smart factory can be described today as a mix of technologies such as the Internet of Things, the digital twin, AI (Artificial intelligence), augmented reality, or Robotics. It can, however, be distinguished by four essential characteristics.


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