Virtual Engineering Industrie 4.0 – an Overview Dr. Markus Damm, Fraunhofer Institute IESE
[email protected] 1 © Fraunhofer IESE Industrie 4.0 – where does it come from? § The term „Industrie 4.0“ was coined in 2011 § Key concept in the German government’s high-tech strategy § Basically synonymous to “Industrial Internet (of Things)” § Short for “4th industrial revolution” Late 18th century Late 19th century 1970s/1980s Early 21st century water- and steam- electrification, mass Programmable Internet of Things, cyber- powered machines production Logic Controllers physical systems 2 © Fraunhofer IESE Industrie 4.0 – what does it mean? § Industrie 4.0 is typically associated to… § …higher infusion of IT and Big Data in automation § …open, highly interconnected automation systems § …networks spanning from factory floor to headquarters § …flexible, reconfigurable production (lot size 1) § …embedded à cyber-physical § It‘s not so much about new technologies… § …but about the smart combination of existing technologies! 3 © Fraunhofer IESE Industrie 4.0 – the expected general benefits § Flexibility – production lines can be reconfigured easily Þ Better adoption to market needs § Networked Production – factories of one company can be connected to each other, and to suppliers Þ Optimized utilization of capacities, less need for storage § Big Data – in a highly interconnected automation system, a lot of data can be collected Þ Enables applications like predictive maintenance § Smart Products – the products produced are cyber-physical