What are the manufacturing-related elements that can be linked? Optimized result: Customized product manufacturing is completed in very short delivery time, and even a single quantity of orders can be accepted without increasing costs. To maintain the rapid delivery of customized production, enterprises must connect customer network order data, enterprise management systems (raw material supply, production scheduling), and factory physical production lines. Let's take the customized production of sneakers as an example: If the manufacturer provides various parts, colors, and material options of sneakers on the website, so that customers can choose the color and material of their favorite parts for a customized combination, and order online, then Enterprises can manufacture sneakers according to customer preferences and sizes to improve customer satisfaction. The optimization results reduce the loss of scrap due to the improved yield, extend the tool life, reduce the cost of the tool, and avoid the reduced production efficiency of unexpected downtime. In this example, several manufacturing-related elements are connected: sensors, machine tools, data analysis software, and production execution systems. As far as equipment is concerned, you can grasp the status of the machine at any time, plan the maintenance schedule, and avoid unintended downtime that affects production. Early warning can be obtained before the tool is excessively worn and replaced in time to improve the product yield. Take mechanical processing as an example: If multiple sensors are installed on the machine tool, various process data during part processing are acquired to monitor the cutting tool and machine status. The goal of Japanese manufacturers focuses on pursuing 'zero downtime and zero waiting', and the ultimate goal of German Industry 4.0 is set at the same cost to achieve the 'maximum customization' production flexibility of economic batch size 1.

The spirit of Industry 4.0 is to link and optimize, link manufacturing-related elements, and optimize to enhance the competitiveness and profitability of enterprises. The production chain after the 4.0 industry can increase its production value to more than ten times the original, which is generally considered to be the origin of the next generation of the industrial revolution. To put it simply, Industry 4.0 is the massive use of automated robots, sensor IoT, supply chain Internet, sales, and production big data analysis to enhance the productivity and quality of the entire manufacturing value chain through human-machine collaboration.

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