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Great Britain
Festo Ltd
Applied Automation Centre
Caswell Road
Brackmills Trading Estate
Northampton
NN4 7PY
Phone +44 (0) 800 626422
Fax +44 (0) 1252 775015
E-mail
Ireland
Festo Ltd
Unit 5
Sandyford Park
Sandyford Industrial Estate
Dublin 18
Phone +353 (0) 1 2954955
Fax +353 (0) 1 2955680
E-mail
When things start to think
We all know that networking can help you to climb the career
ladder. But did you know that exchange of information is also
helping to shape the production environment of the future?
Experts believe that in just a few years, traditional production
methods will be replaced by cyber-physical systems as a result
of Industry 4.0.
By networking things, it will be possible to reach new levels
of productivity and quality. Products and production facilities
will be able to communicate with one another using embedded
intelligent systems. An interactive network of sensors will
record locations and processing states and exchange information
on additional production steps using the “Internet of Things”.
The material flow of the future will thus control itself. Products
will be able to think and processes will take on new forms,
creating a whole new dynamic in industrial manufacturing.
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