{"id":14722,"date":"2019-04-24T09:51:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T07:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yokogawa.com\/eu\/blog\/renewables\/industry-4-0-for-dummies\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T10:58:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T08:58:45","slug":"industry-4-0-for-dummies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yokogawa.com\/eu\/blog\/renewables\/en\/industry-4-0-for-dummies\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry 4.0 for Dummies – Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"

Process industry, automation solutions and Industry 4.0<\/strong> – absolutely new technical terms for me as an industry newcomer. Having worked for a consumer goods and pharmaceutical manufacturer for years, I am used to physical products. Creams, body lotions, mouthwashes, and painkillers are my profession. So my first question was: What do we actually produce at Yokogawa? What are our top products? No matter who I have asked this question so far, my counterpart wrinkles his forehead and thinks about how to explain the field of activity to me, a person without a technical background, as simple and practice-oriented as possible.<\/p>\n

I see switch boxes, computers, devices for measuring gas and temperatures. In addition, there are 30,000 abbreviations such as TDLS<\/a> and DTSX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To be honest, it is not that simple. But somewhere I have to start to get an overview. In this context, it is advantageous to deal with the term “Industry 4.0”.<\/p>\n

Let’s go!<\/p>\n

What is Industry 4.0?<\/h2>\n

Are you ready for Industry 4.0<\/a>? If you google “Industry 4.0”, it becomes clear that a lot of people are not aware of the meaning and definition of the term.<\/p>\n

What is actually this fourth industrial revolution?<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Industry 4.0 platform<\/a> defines Industry 4.0 as “the intelligent networking of machines and processes in the industry with the aid of information and communication technology”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The areas of application are manifold. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n