The Future of Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 Will Depend on Sensors, 3D Printers, Data Science
- BY Sandra Helsel
- May 13, 2015
- 1 min read
Source: http://inside3dprinting.com/

(ReleaseWire) — The advancement of manufacturing in the U. S., Japan, and Germany will progressively depend on a mix of in-manufacturing plant sensors, expanded utilization of investigation and information science, in-industrial facility use of increased reality, for example, Google Glass, and exceptional increments in how 3D printing is utilized for the mass business. A research firm in Munich, Germany, estimates that 40-50 percent of the equipment in both big and small factories will have to be supplanted over the upcoming decade, as substantial multinationals progress in the direction of Industry 4.0. (Heavily endorsed by the German government, Industry 4.0 is a buzz term that alludes to the joining of sensors into production lines. Industry 3.0 was computerized assembling, Industry 2.0 was the ascent to power, and Industry 1.0 was the reception of steam force).
The report, called “Industry 4.0: How to Navigate a Changing Industrial Landscape,” says that over the next 10 years, industrial factories and manufacturing facilities will worry less over buying new equipment and all the more about endowing their spaces with a show of innovative sensors and routers.