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Industry 4.0
We frequently call this the fourth industrial revolution. Although many
people have probably never heard of this term, we have been living with
it for some time now.
▯ It all began at the end of the 18
th
century with the steam engine. This
invention laid the cornerstone for the first industrial revolution.
▯ At the beginning of the 19
th
century, electricity was instrumental in
introducing industrial mass production. This was the beginning of
Industry 2.0.
▯ Industry 2.0 was superseded by Conrad Zuse’s invention – the first
computer, called Z1. Introduction of “electronic data processing”
heralded in the era of the 3
rd
industrial revolution.
▯ Industry 4.0 was first presented as a concept at the Trade Exhibition
in 2011 in Hannover, Germany.
Industry 4.0 will change particularly job design in the areas of
organization of work, mechanization of work and personalization of
work.
Today these 3 factors have already been implemented in the digital
factory.
Here is a minor example from the printing sector. A customer wants to
make a photo album of her last vacation. For this purpose she first edits
the (digital) photographic data on her PC. Then she opens an Internet
site for an online print shop, where she selects the proper link, such as
Photo Album. Then a program opens allowing the customer to select
all the desired design features. For example, the paper, the background
color and much more. This program is provided for the user in a cloud.
After entering all the data, a layout is created using the data entered
and the price is calculated. When the customer confirms the order, it
is processed digitally. This means, the appropriate paper and printing
ink are selected and sent to the printing press to complete the order.
After printing the pages as well as the back and cover sheet, they are
automatically sent on to the binding machine where they are bound.
A small robot transfers the finished album to the packaging station.
Here the album is automatically packed, marked with the shipping
