While COVID-19-related disruptions threatening to upend manufacturing as we know it, IIoT systems make large-scale remote work possible, improve safety and help with supply chain issues.
Industry 4.0 represents the fourth and newest phase of the Industrial Revolution, one that is centered around interconnectivity, automation, machine learning, and real-time data. The Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, is a central facet of Industry 4.0, as it joins physical operations with smart digital technology, machine learning, and big data to create a more balanced and better-connected supply chain and manufacturing environment. Industry 4.0 brings real-time insights to light and connects software and staff regardless of their location.
Thus, manufacturers can leverage IIoT and by extension, Industry 4.0, to emerge stronger post-crisis, experts say.