Homepage Industry 4.0 is not an option anymore The A.I. project OUR VISION ON 4.0 WORLD Industry 4.0 and all it entails has become an increasingly integral part of the mechanisms underpinning the functioning of companies. To discuss this topic, we need to talk about investments, productivity and innovation: in practical terms, about a digitalisation process that revolves around factories themselves, or rather - to use perhaps the best definition currently available of Industry 4.0 - about the “application of digitalisation to manufacturing”. However you define it, 4.0 is a revolution we cannot avoid and, in spite of its seemingly abstract nature, it is having increasingly practical repercussions on companies’ production processes. We came up with the A.l. project to illustrate our vision of Industry 4.0. The project can be represented on three levels, divided into an imaginary pyramid. INTELLIGENT MACHINE & PRODUCTION LINE The production line is at the first level. Since the A.I. project was launched, lines are now designed to combine industrial skills with digitisation techniques and Artificial Intelligence algorithms. SCADA SYSTEM & LINE MANAGEMENT The mechanics, robotics and sensors use SCADA systems and line management technologies to track a huge amount of operational data and quality parameters of the machine. BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & DATA ANALYTICS At the top level of the pyramid, specific software and technologies extract the data processed from the work environment and convert it into valuable information which is optimised for business intelligence strategies. The future challenges of Industry 4.0 Simultaneous management of these three levels will allow our machines to switch from semi-closed systems to totally open eco-systems which provide data outputs (e.g. production data) and also receive data inputs (e.g. production orders). Thanks to the OPC-UA protocol and the interconnection of technologies, complete communication is possible not only within the plant – between the actual machines and the management systems, such as ERP and MES – but also between the machines and bodies outside the company (like those which dispatch the serialised codes to be used). This favours better connectivity, management of systems and interoperability at all levels, which are essential for managing industrial assets and their performance. Lastly, remote assistance is another transversal aspect that cannot be overlooked: thanks to the use of new software technologies, like those employed in augmented reality visors, we can provide customers with assistance that is even more effective but also less expensive, allowing the operator to “see” the machine anywhere in the world and provide targeted assistance without the need to be physically present on site. The combined use of all this information and all these technologies will open up an endless world of opportunities, transforming your factory into an A.I. Factory: a totally interconnected environment where self-learning machines, their component devices, people and management systems all interact to create innovative and highly efficient products, services and workplaces. Discovering this world – and managing its complex implications – is the real challenge facing the manufacturing industry today. Open Factory Event DISCOVER MORE FOCUS: the three levels of the A.I. project 01. INTELLIGENT MACHINE & PRODUCTION LINE MORE CONTENT 02. SCADA SYSTEM & LINE MANAGEMENT MORE CONTENT 03. BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & DATA ANALYTICS MORE CONTENT © 2020 - Marchesini Group S.p.A. Via Nazionale, 100 - 40065 Pianoro - Bologna - Italy P.I. 00680201209 - SDI: SN4CSRI Headquarters Linkedin Youtube Instagram Twitter Facebook PATENTS & CERTIFICATIONS QUALITY PURCHASE CONDITIONS PRIVACY POLICY COOKIE POLICY