Industry 4.0 seems to be receiving a lot of investment by companies because it provides uninterrupted production and healthy communication. I will try to explain how and why.
The corona virus, which appeared in Wuhan, China in December 2019, has spread to every country.The corona virus continues to affect the whole world and make life difficult.
Looking at the state of the industry, it is seen that the manufacturing sectors are the ones most affected by the Covid-19 process. We follow the same situation in agriculture and services sectors. Lack of workforce has caused large, medium or small businesses to close down or shrink in production volume almost anywhere in the world. On the other hand, large companies that use outsourcing and businesses that work as suppliers to them are also affected negatively. Robotics, machine-machine interaction, the Internet of Things and autonomous assembly lines can help to deal with such crises by minimizing human intervention. This is exactly the transformation described as Industry 4.0. In a nutshell, it is the orientation that Covid-19 is expected to accelerate the Industry 4.0 transformation first in mind and then in practice.
Each manufacturer has been affected by this in different ways and continues to be affected. Some situations of manufacturing companies have been badly affected and are looking for different requirements to continue production. Some manufacturers stopped production as demand for their products dropped, while manufacturers producing masks and disinfectants increased their production. So, how will the future of Industry 4.0 be affected by this situation?
Industry 4.0 was an area that attracted many manufacturers before the crisis caused by the corona virus. Manufacturers were considering using Industry 4.0 on issues such as cost reduction, efficiency, sustainability and innovation before the corona virus created. The aim was to make well-run businesses run better. Currently, many manufacturers are using different ways to deal with this situation with as little damage as possible. Industry 4.0 applications are among these solutions.
So what would happen if pre-corona virus Industry 4.0 applications were more common?
The establishment of smart factories with artificial intelligence and robots to maintain, control, evaluate and replan production would enable production to continue without interruption.
Industry 4.0 is a very advantageous technology for situations that bring life to a halt, such as a coronavirus outbreak. It is envisaged that companies will seek solutions to prevent interruptions in production in such situations. Industry 4.0 seems to be receiving a lot of investment by companies because it provides uninterrupted production and healthy communication.