"Industry 4.0" concept was born in 2011 in Hannover Industry Fair. Although today, people still hot "Industry 4.0" definition and standard, but German companies dedicated to lessons learned in practice, we have made considerable progress.

    "Industry 4.0" refers to information and communication technologies in industrial production, in order to achieve intelligent, personalized and integrated production. Germany "Industry 4.0" The rapid pace of development from Hanover CIIF evident. Two years ago in Hanover CIIF, "Industry 4.0" basic concept still in the exploratory stage; last year CIIF to Bosch, Siemens and SAP of Germany, represented by a small number of large enterprises that have been put into practical use to show the "industry 4.0" production line; this year, at the show "industry 4.0" practical solutions to more than 100 species, reflect the "industry 4.0" technology feature exhibitors of products and production methods is everywhere, "industry 4.0" concept and applications are being accepted more and more enterprises.

    Compared with the previous three industrial revolution, known as the "fourth industrial revolution" and "Industry 4.0" is not reflected in the breakthrough single technology. In the opinion of many German companies, saying "Industry 4.0" is a revolution, as it is an evolution. It can be said, "Industry 4.0" In extensive application of information technology is characterized by a continuation of the third industrial revolution.

    To avoid the "Industry 4.0" concept of the abstract and vague, large German companies talk about "Industry 4.0" relevant strategies, the more will be specific to such "smart factory", "Internet industry" or "digital production" and so on. Even the Hannover Industrial Fair for several years to the slogan did not appear in the "Industry 4.0", but "integration" or "integration." ABB Group in Switzerland, "Industry 4.0" has another name: objects, and Internet services. History LaBeouf told reporters CEO of ABB Group, ABB Group's digital transition began many years ago, today's "Industry 4.0" is nothing more than a "rapidly evolving."

    In addition, German companies represented Hanover Industrial Fair exhibitors focus on "industrial" rather than "4.0." "Industry 4.0" era of sensor technology, big data technology, cloud computing and networking technology equivalent traditional manufacturing combined, give product development, production, maintenance and recovery of the full life cycle of far-reaching implications, so much the product development cycle shorten production more precise, reduced production costs and cost of personalized production possible.

    Can be seen at this year's Hanover CIIF, exhibitors in the exploration of "Industry 4.0" at the same time applications, the pace of research and development in traditional manufacturing technology has not slowed down. In a humble little booth, exhibitors Dutch processing business representatives told reporters that they use spark technology for precision machining of industrial parts, precision can reach micron level, they have the same handful of technology companies in Europe. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology developed the gauge pressure sensor mounted on the robot arm, which can help accurately crawl any number of carbon fiber, improve the accuracy of production, but also reduce waste.

    Although the "Industry 4.0" applications with each passing day, the majority of SMEs to accept and how to use the "Industry 4.0" related technologies, it is still a difficult problem people placed in front of him. 24, German business executives in the conference, Germany 佛罗恩霍夫 production equipment and Design Institute of Technology Thomas Kenuo Te said that for SMEs, "Industry 4.0" promotion and the application must make they get real benefits, such as to persuade them to use the "industry 4.0" relevant technologies, they make the best use will be able to make money from the beginning.