The Machinery Compendium - 3rd Edition

The compendiums that we at Fibre2Fashion publish from time to time do two things simultaneously–take stock of the situation, and look ahead. This particular compendium, on Industry 4.0, too does both, but more of the latter.

The canvas is huge, and like the universe itself, it is forever expanding. The term Industry 4.0 means different things to different people and so the predictions from industry experts as well as academics and researchers differ as well. But what all agree on is that the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) will drive manufacturing. The next phase of industrialisation, being referred to popularly as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, will be different from the earlier ones in that it will also be about life-cycles. In short, it goes beyond manufacturing.

The concept itself is still new and evolving at a frenetic pace. This also makes it difficult for those in industry to go the Industry 4.0 way. Formulating strategies and implementing them needs to start with knowledge. That’s where this compendium comes in.

This hard-bound volume includes among other things vision statements from industry leaders, some best practices and case studies, and the F2F Ready Reckoner.