Quickly explained: Industry 4.0, what exactly does that mean?

Industry 4.0 is often described as the fourth industrial revolution. But what exactly does that mean? We at 3mobility solutions will enlighten you!

Since the 1970s, companies have equipped themselves with new information technology; from desktop PCs with general office IT to small-scale automation. In the case of Industry 4.0, the central technology is not the computer, but the Internet with all its possibilities.

The fundamentals

The technical basis of Industrie 4.0 is intelligent and digitally networked systems. This technology should make self-organized production possible soon by optimizing entire value chains rather than just individual production stages. To achieve this, companies must maintain an overview at all times with intelligent monitoring and transparent processes. If this is the case, linking products and machines can increase efficiency, reduce costs and save resources at the same time.

To achieve this, all components must be digitally recorded, from the small screw to delivery documents, so that communication between them functions smoothly. Sensors in machines and digital technologies such as RFID or NFC pave the way to Industry 4.0.

Digitization does not always have to be highly sophisticated in technical terms. Service employees or administrative staff don’t necessarily need highly digitalized machines and artificial intelligence in their everyday lives – but they do need a business app that helps them communicate with each other, coordinate appointments with customers, or reorder materials. Here, too, we talk about digitalization.

Our solution

We at 3mobility solutions have flexmobility platform, the digital software platform for creating native business apps without programming. Whether classic mobile application areas such as warehouse management and logistics or apps in the area of CRM, sales or services can be configured with the platform. The implementation possibilities of flexmobility platform are unlimited for every use case and the possibilities in function, design, and operation of the created business app are in no way inferior to a programmed app.

Have we made you curious? Contact us at info@3ms.info. We look forward to hearing from you!