Digital Manufacturing/Industry 4.0

Abstract

This chapter begins with a brief introduction to manufacturing in Sect. 7.1, identifying the enabling technologies and opportunities with regard to the sequence of industrial revolutions. It also introduces the reader to Digital Manufacturing, referring to smart and agile manufacturing and smart factories, one of the major concepts of Digital Manufacturing/Industry 4.0. Section 7.2 introduces the principal concept of individualized production, an important application area in smart factories. Section 7.3 describes networked manufacturing and the concept of smart supply chains that enable the sending of product data over the Internet for service purposes and more. Section 7.4 introduces the paradigm of concurrent open and closed production lines. The topic of Sect. 7.5 is cybersecurity, and Sect. 7.6 introduces several case studies on Digital Manufacturing/Industry 4.0. Section 7.7 contains comprehensive questions from the area of Digital Manufacturing/Industry 4.0, and followed by references and suggestions for further reading.