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Intelligent Manufacturing in the Context of Industry 4.0

A Review

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ID23366997
AuthorsRay Y Zhong (0000-0002-3011-2009, University of Auckland), Xun Xu (0000-0001-6294-8153, University of Auckland, corresponding author), Eberhard Klotz (Festo (Germany)), Stephen T Newman (0000-0003-3163-1908, University of Bath)
Year2017
Volume3
Issue5
Pages616-630
Publication date2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEngineering (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2095-8099 • E-ISSN: 2096-0026
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.eng.2017.05.015
OpenAlexW2767346351
LanguageEN
Citations received64
References cited124

Our next generation of industry—Industry 4.0—holds the promise of increased flexibility in manufacturing, along with mass customization, better quality, and improved productivity. It thus enables companies to cope with the challenges of producing increasingly individualized products with a short lead-time to market and higher quality. Intelligent manufacturing plays an important role in Industry 4.0. Typical resources are converted into intelligent objects so that they are able to sense, act, and behave within a smart environment. In order to fully understand intelligent manufacturing in the context of Industry 4.0, this paper provides a comprehensive review of associated topics such as intelligent manufacturing, Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled manufacturing, and cloud manufacturing. Similarities and differences in these topics are highlighted based on our analysis. We also review key technologies such as the IoT, cyber-physical systems (CPSs), cloud computing, big data analytics (BDA), and information and communications technology (ICT) that are used to enable intelligent manufacturing. Next, we describe worldwide movements in intelligent manufacturing, including governmental strategic plans from different countries and strategic plans from major international companies in the European Union, United States, Japan, and China. Finally, we present current challenges and future research directions. The concepts discussed in this paper will spark new ideas in the effort to realize the much-anticipated Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Advanced manufacturing · Big data · Business · Cloud computing · Cloud Manufacturing · Context (archaeology) · Flexibility (engineering) · Industry 4.0 · Manufacturing · Manufacturing engineering · Quality (philosophy) · Computer Science · Digital Transformation in Industry · Engineering · Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection · Manufacturing Process and Optimization · Marketing

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