Industrial revolutions happen when consumption rates exceed current manufacturing and production output capabilities.
Our global economy is constantly evolving, and populations keep growing at an alarming rate.
As history has shown, there are numerous direct advantages to automating production processes.
The First Industrial Revolution, or Industry 1.0, encompassed the transition from hand production methods to new manufacturing processes. By developing the mechanized factory system, and adopting new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, large scale production output experienced unprecedented, rampant growth.
The use of steam and hydro-power technologies, along with the economy of scale afforded by mass production, allowed for the development of new technological systems as industry 2.0 grew into industry 3.0. Superior electrical technology allowed for even greater production output capabilities, and the development of more sophisticated machines and automation systems.
Industry 4.0 is in essence the trend towards automation and data exchange in manufacturing process technologies which include robotics, advanced vision systems, smart sensors, IoT (internet of things) devices, industrial internet of things (IIOT) communications, cloud/edge computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
…it all comes down to this:
As Industry 4.0 unfolds, industrial computers can predict impending critical equipment failure, minimize production run times, and are able to make decisions with minimal human involvement, making the manufacturing industry safer, and as a side-effect, more productive due to less loss-time accidents.
Modern technologies allow for innovative, energy-efficient, environmentally conscious alternatives without jeopardizing, thus actually improving, your project’s production output performance.
Glassfear Technologies, Inc is a unique automation systems integrator dedicated to providing innovative and energy-efficient process technology solutions. Our primary focus is on adaptability, and our main objective is to design streamlined processes that maximize efficiency, and as a result, increase profitability.
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