Smart Manufacturing And A Connected Factory - The Status Quo Of A Brave New World In 2019 (Internet of Things Applications USA 2019)

Industry 4.0, IIOT, smart manufacturing, digitalization - various initiatives around the world are driving the emergence of advanced technologies within manufacturing. After the term "Industry 4.0" originally noted first ever back in 2011, today this movement developed a momentum worth the term "fourth industrial revolution". But how much of the hype of digitalization is actually applicable to manufacturing? During this session the audience learns how Siemens steadily improved their manufacturing operations by applying an own definition of digitalization called Digital Enterprise Suite. Furthermore, additional use cases will be introduced reaching from Digital Twins over machine learning towards predictive maintenance embracing the overall concept of Industry 4.0 and ultimately benefit to manufacturers, customers and suppliers such as machine builders.

Siemens is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitization. Siemens is No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of combined cycle turbines for power generation, a major provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. At the end of September 2014, the company had around 343,000 employees worldwide. For more: http://www.siemens.com.