Industry 4.0 in Paintshops

Industry 4.0 is used interchangeably with the fourth industrial revolution and represents a new stage in the organization and control of the industrial value chain.

Smart machines form the basis of Industry 4.0. They use modern control systems, have embedded software systems and dispose of an Internet address to connect and be addressed via the Internet of Things (IOT).

Industry 4.0 has been defined as "a name for the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, including cyber-physical systems, the Internet of things, cloud computing and cognitive computing and creating the smart factory".

This way, products and means of production get networked and can 'communicate', enabling new ways of production, value creation, and real-time optimization.