Automation and Industry 4.0
Industrial 4.0, also called the Fourth Industrial Revolution, integrates a wide range of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, robots, the internet of things and a computer that transforms forms of production and business models in Brazil and in the world.
Industrial 4.0 has a significant impact on production as it increases efficiency and resource development, as well as promoting Brazil's integration into global price chains.
In addition, it will mean changes in the management of the business, mainly in two areas. The first is related to technology strategy, such as collaboration between information technology (IT) and production areas.
What are the main technologies of Industry 4.0?
The incorporation of Advanced Robotics, Machine-Machine Connection Systems, the Internet of Things and the Sensors and Actuators used in these equipment enables machines to “talk” throughout industrial operations.
This can allow the generation of information and the connection of the various stages of the value chain, from the development of new products, projects, production, to after-sales.
What are the impacts of Industry 4.0 in Brazil?
Reduction in equipment maintenance costs between 10% and 40%.
Increase in work efficiency
between 10% and 25%.
Reduction in energy consumption
between 10% and 20%.
Demand for a new design of
industrial policy for Brazil.
Examples of technologies used in Industry 4.0 are:
Artificial intelligence: applying advanced analytics and logic-based techniques, including machine learning, to interpret events, analyze system trends and behavior, support and automate decisions, and take actions.
Advanced robotics: devices that act largely or partially autonomously, that physically interact with people or their environment, and that are able to modify their behavior based on sensor data.
Digital manufacturing: is the use of an integrated, computer-based system consisting of simulation, 3D visualization, analysis and collaboration tools to create manufacturing process and product definitions simultaneously.
Additive manufacturing: consists of manufacturing parts from a digital design (made with three-dimensional modeling software), superimposing thin layers of material, one by one, through a 3D printer. Materials such as plastic, metal, metal alloys, ceramics and sand, among others, can be used.
What are the benefits of Industry 4.0?
The benefits achieved with the implementation of Industry 4.0 are many. The use of digital technologies in the industry will increase by 22%, on average, the productive capacity of micro, small and medium-sized companies in the food and beverage, metalworking, furniture, clothing and footwear segments.
Many still believe that talking about Industry 4.0 is talking about complex, extremely expensive tools, and that only large companies with international operations have access to the new mode of production.
Through the pilot program Indústria Mais Avançada, from the National Service for Industrial Learning (SENAI), carried out between May 2018 and October 2019 in 43 companies in 24 states, the impact on market production with the use of tools was verified. cost, such as: sensing, cloud computing and Internet of Things (IoT).
The conclusion of the program shows that productivity gains are more related to how much is learned from the production process, and how this learning is transformed into concrete actions. Micro-enterprises benefited most from the initial use of digital technologies.