The term “Industry 4.0” conventionally indicates the fourth industrial revolution.
In particular, it refers to the profound economic and social change based on the concepts of smart production, smart services and smart energy. The change under way sees the birth of a new industrial conception, the “Intelligent Factory”, characterized by a high degree of sensorization, automation and interconnection.
The “Industry 4.0” paradigm is based on enabling technologies, which can be classified as belonging to four main areas:
There are nine enabling technologies constituting the pillars of technological change: Big Data and Analytics, Autonomous Robots, Simulations, Horizontal and Vertical Integration, Industrial Internet of Things, Cyber-security, Cloud, Additive manufacturing and Augmented Reality.