Principais inovações tecnológicas da indústria 4.0 e suas aplicações e implicações na manufatura

Abstract

With the continuous advance in the development of new technologies, a new concept was born in germany: the industry 4.0, also known as the fourth industrial revolution. This concept of the future of manufacturing is based on the automation of the productive processes and the incorporation of digitalization in the entire value chain, merging the real world and the virtual world. According to the boston consulting group, this evolution is based on nine technological pillars: internet of things, augmented reality, autonomous robots, simulation, additive manufacturing, big data, cloud technology, cybersecurity and horizontal and vertical integration of systems and software. The objective of this article is to expose, through a bibliographic research, the definitions and characteristics of each of these pillars, as well as their applications in the industry and what implications they will have. This research shows that not all the technologies studied have effective application in the industry yet, but all of them have the potential of bringing contributions that will result in greater flexibility, speed, productivity or quality of the productive systems, affecting how to plan, organize and control production.