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THE New INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION #131 46 2 a New Revolution in the Making Comment by Christoph Winterhalter #131 focusYour gateway to International Standards THE new INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION #131 46 2 A new revolution in the making Comment by Christoph Winterhalter. ISOfocus New (e-)takeoff for aviation November-December 2018 4 16 industry Why modern-day Icaruses can afford to think big. 10 From high-tech gadgets to the smart enterprise State-of-the-art solutions keep business competitive. ISOfocus November-December 2018 – ISSN 2226-1095 ISOfocus, the magazine of the International Organization for Standardization, is published six times a year. You can discover more content on our Website 16 The new frontier for at iso.org/isofocus, or by staying connected with us on : artificial intelligence Pushing the boundaries of uncharted TWITTER FACEBOOK googleplusYoutubeFlickrlinkedin technologies. Head of Communication | Katie Bird 22 Connecting with robot Editor-in-Chief | Elizabeth Gasiorowski-Denis co-workers Writers | Barnaby Lewis, Clare Naden 10 22 4 Contributing writers | Robert Bartram, Ann Brady, Rik van Terwisga The extraordinary interaction Copy editor and Proofreader | Vivienne Rojas of humans and machines. : Hyundai Designers | Xela Damond, Pierre Granier, Alexane Rosa Translator | Alexandra Florent Photo 28 Hyundai Motor gears up Subscriptions and back issues for change If you enjoy ISOfocus, you can download the pdf for free or subscribe to receive buzz World’s car giant in the smart lane. printed issues through our Website iso.org/isofocus. You can also contact our customer service at . 38-39 Raising the bar on quality [email protected] 34 The road to industrial Contributions infrastructure You can participate in creating this magazine. If you think your contribution can smartness add value to any of our sections, please get in touch at [email protected]. Sustainable tourism Why Dutch industries are fit for the future. Views expressed are those of the respective contributors and are not necessarily 28 those of ISO or any of its members. Singaporeʼs Smart Industry Standards leaders meet © ISO 2018 Readiness Index 40 Published in Switzerland. All rights reserved. to build a better world Articles in this magazine may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes only. ISO standards in support These may not be modified and must be properly referenced, with due credit Highlights from the General Assembly to ISO being given. ISO may revoke this permission at its sole discretion. of legislation in Geneva. For enquiries, please contact [email protected]. 46 Riding the waves of change This magazine is printed on certified in the shipping industry FSC ® paper. 40 Sail the turning tides of technology. stakeholders and represents their interests in forums and consortia. But Industry 4.0 is not just a national affair. Quite the contrary, it has enormous international significance and a new therefore requires an international approach. National standardization activities need to be harmonized with those at the international level. Thus, worldwide cooper- ation is absolutely essential for opening up the way revolution towards global standards and ensuring all stakeholders speak the same language. The key role of standard- ization in this area is reflected in these increasingly international activities. in the making Intensive work is currently being carried out by ISO and its sister organization, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). ISO set up the Industry 4.0 represents the so-called Fourth Industrial Smart Manufacturing Coordinating Committee (SMCC) which began work in 2017 as a forum for sharing Revolution, encompassing many societal, work-related, information and mapping smart manufacturing standards. Its aim is to ensure the overarching coordi- nation between relevant technical committees and industry-specific and technological changes. It is to serve as the focal point for interfacing with smart manufacturing bodies from IEC and the International the digital transformation of industrial markets with Telecommunication Union (ITU) to facilitate a joint : DIN international approach. smart manufacturing currently at the forefront. Photo The IEC also recently founded the System Committee Christoph Winterhalter, Chairman of the Executive Smart Manufacturing (IEC/SyC SM) to provide coordina- Board of DIN. tion and advice for the harmonization and advancement The rapidly increasing digitalization of industry and for future business. Global data traffic is exploding. One of these activities within the IEC and other SDOs. A good society is changing production methods and how we important reason for this is the increasing networking of example of overarching cooperation between ISO and work in general. It represents the extensive connection devices, machines and humans via the Internet. In 2015, the IEC is Joint Working Group 21, founded by techni- between all areas of industry and society. Industry 4.0 over 20 billion devices and machines were connected and cal committees ISO/TC 184 and IEC/TC 65. More than (a term coined in Germany), or the Fourth Industrial this number is expected to have increased to half a trillion 70 experts from 13 countries are working together with Revolution, brings cutting-edge information technol- by 2030. The wide use of new technologies requires an a view to harmonizing existing reference models and ogies to all aspects of production, allowing us to form intelligent integration of systems across all domains monitoring the development of an underlying architec- intelligent value networks. New business models and and hierarchies, which can only be achieved if relevant ture for smart manufacturing. technologies like artificial intelligence and additive technologies, interfaces and formats have been clearly The Fourth Industrial Digital transformation is a task for the whole of society manufacturing are driving this process – changing and reliably laid down in standards. Thus, digitalization and a global development. The Fourth Industrial current business models, shifting market structures and and standardization must go hand in hand. Revolution has the potential to shape a global economy redistributing global market shares. The consolidation of new concepts by means of standard- Revolution has with more efficient and sustainable production. If we Industry 4.0 is opening the door to innovative and economic ization at an early stage of development is absolutely are to make full use of this potential, we will need to strength. It allows products to be tailored precisely to essential if they are to be rapidly implemented in industrial the potential to shape cooperate across borders. We will have to strengthen customers’ needs – at low cost, high quality, and with a practice. In addition, a consistent approach and concerted international cooperation in the field, for example in high level of efficiency. One example of this is DESMA efforts are required on the part of different organizations areas such as standardization, access to test beds, or Schuhmaschinen GmbH, a medium-sized company and associations. Overall, a need for coordination at a global economy. support for small and medium-sized enterprises. It is headquartered in Germany, which is using Industry 4.0 various levels becomes a key element for success. my conviction that standardization for the digitalization methodology to produce individualized footwear in lot size 1 In Germany, with the Standardization Council of industry can only be successful if it is cross-sectoral, at mass production cost based on digital models. Those who Industry 4.0, we have set up a platform to coordinate the forward-looking and if it involves all stakeholders and attended the ISO Week in Berlin in September 2017 might standardization activities in the field of Industry 4.0. In standards organizations, be they consensus-based like remember the presentation of their first demonstrator. particular, the Standardization Council identifies concrete ISO and the IEC or from relevant consortia. With the The key raw material of this digital revolution is data. standardization needs, orchestrates their implementa- spirit of our Berlin Declaration “ Open Minded, Open for The efficient utilization of data is an essential enabler tion and promotes fundamental concepts. It bundles the Change ”, we are on the path to achieving these goals. ■ 2 | ISOfocus_131 ISOfocus_131 | 3 New (e-)takeoff for aviation industry by Ann Brady New technologies, from robotics to machine learning, are ushering in a period of rapid change and development. While the aviation industry is working to reap the benefits of this industrial automation, standards, especially those of ISO/TC 184/SC 4, will play a key role in ensuring a smooth flight path – but only if they can keep up. ver since Icarus boldly strapped on his wooden- industry has had to seek new ways to design safer, faster, framed wings made of feathers and wax and took lighter, more fuel-efficient aircraft. And in the ever more to the skies, human beings have been defying environmentally aware 21st century, the industry also has Egravity, designing and creating all kinds of contraptions to take action to reduce aircraft emissions and achieve a and devices to get themselves airborne. Hubris, along more sustainable carbon footprint – big challenges indeed with solar power, did it in for Icarus, but these days, in an era that has been described as “ generation EasyJet ”. the likes of Elon Musk, founder and chief designer of SpaceX and creator of Tesla, and Jeff Bezos, founder of Fast and flexible Amazon.com and Blue Origin, are blazing new trails
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