Industry 4.0: The Top 9 Trends For 2018 - DZone AI

The term "Industrie 4.0" was coined seven years ago. Since then, the "fourth industrial revolution" has already taken shape and developed its own consistent themes. In this article, we will review 9 paramount trends of this revolution. Imagine that your factory is not only automated but all of its machines are interconnected digitally within one system. Such a "smart factory" enables you to monitor all the physical processes in real time and make effective decentralized decisions.