by Gerry Bryant, Countapulse Controls
What is the role of sensing technology in the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Published in:
Electricity+Control, May 2016 (pages 4 – 6)
Enquiries: Gerry Bryant. Tel. +27 (0) 11 615 7556 or email bryant@countapulse.co.za
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is underway. The world is on the eve of major transformation with the future of industry going through a production paradigm, and significantly, sensing technology is entrenched in this major shift.
This is not something made of science fiction. It is documented through numerous articles by the likes of Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum and others. The roadmap report of the European Union comments on the advent of cyber-physical Internet-based systems which will offer innovative capacities that can benefit industry and other economic sectors.
Essentially there will be integration across entire operations of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT). OT is hardware and software that can detect or cause a change through the direct monitoring and/or control of physical devices such as machinery and processes such as complete packaging lines.
Take note
- Sensor technology is entrenched in the emerging Fourth Industrial Revolution.
- Essential to the process which will lead to an increased bottom line are Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication and enhanced Human Machine Interface (HMI).
- Miniaturisation of sensors is significant in this… the smart era.
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