Industry 4.0: the digitization of the manufacturing sector
The Industrial Internet of Things (also ‘Industrial IoT’ or ‘IIoT’) is revolutionizing manufacturing. It is often referred to as Industry 4.0 or the fourth industrial revolution thanks to the huge leap forward being facilitated by next-generation IIoT applications, sensors and devices. Smart manufacturing enables today’s companies to build a better-connected ecosystem, and the optimizations that digital technology can bring to operations, the supply chain, and the manufacturing stage will change the industry forever.