Do nosso ponto de vista, a não perder o post 'Industry 4.0' and the next wave of embedded machines, no GreenBuzz. O autor é Kevin Klustner. A nosso ver, para quem esteja longe da matéria é uma boa maneira de se iniciar, para os que já pensam nestas problemáticas faz uma boa sintese. Uma passagem:
«Industry 4.0: the next wave evolves
The industrial sector is in the early stages of having a continuous or holistic network that has overall connectivity and visibility. Forward-looking equipment manufacturers are starting to incorporate built-in communication as well. They realize that by providing connectivity — as well as intelligence around energy states — they can reduce the total cost of ownership of their equipment, and help their customers optimize their operations at the same time.
The German government calls this "Industry 4.0" — or the next wave of industrial evolution. But to make Industry 4.0 a full-on reality, manufacturers need to embed intelligence and communication capabilities into their products. Broadly accepted standards for communicating and collecting the data also will be crucial. Large global players such as Siemens, GE, Schneider and Rockwell must lead the industrial sector's IoT integration. These are top-tier companies that have a broad product footprint within industrial facilities as well as a cutting-edge 21st century vision».
Se quiser ir para o Projeto alemão - no Ministério da Educação e Investigação - ou seja, para
Project of the Future: Industry 4.0
Gosto da imagem que perpassa, ao mesmo tempo futurista e familiar: máquinas/equipamentos inteligentes encastrados. Outra passagem do post:
«Connection to the IoT also means that industrial machines immediately can transmit essential operating data — including energy consumption and status. This adds a continuous stream of useful data for plant managers and industrial engineers that can be mined across a facility's machines to detect key trends and worrisome failures. In other words, vital micro machine data gets aggregated into a valuable macro view of a facility.
I think of IoT in industry as plug-and-play meets industrial machines. When a new piece of equipment is installed, it presents itself to the control system along with its operational constraints and energy profiles. The control system then can incorporate these to form a control strategy for that machine. As a result, the machine becomes part of an intelligent, machine-led optimization engine, where resource availability, product demand and energy costs are weighed to provide the best production schedule and negotiate the price of the product».
