Whitepaper Series "Industry 4.0:" Step 8
Functional Networking as the Basis of the
Self-Regulating Factory
A fully automated material flow – the next step on the way to Industry 4.0.
What additional benefits can be achieved and what do these developments mean for manufacturing companies?
At a Glance
With MES to Industry 4.0
Once the continuous flow of information is in place, the next step is to build a continuous flow of materials that complements the flow of information. Why?
The physical and information technology networking, the best possible interlinking of all processes and maximum transparency are the key to an efficiently functioning value chain and thus also to economical production. In a self-regulating factory, people, machines and processes can no longer be considered in isolation from one another – on the contrary: All information and flow of goods must be viewed holistically, intelligently planned and controlled.
We will come a lot closer to this step if we set up a continuous flow of materials and seamlessly link it with the continuous flow of information.
Author:
Dr. Karl-Heinz Gerdes
Founder and former managing director of FASTEC GmbH
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