1 Introduction to INDUSTRY 4 0 (24.6 MB) 2 Table of Contents (4.46 MB) 3 Importance of industrial production in a global market (22.35 MB) 4 Requirements for radical advances in manufacturing technology (42.19 MB) 5 Introduction of Industry 4 0 concept by the German government (34.1 MB) 6 Development of industrial manufacturing systems through the revolution (33.11 MB) 7 Origin of Industry 4 0 concept in Germany (34.15 MB) 8 Introduction of smart factory in Industry 4 0 production system (28.88 MB) 9 Integration of IT support in Industry 4 0 concept (35.75 MB) 10 Meta-model for integrating existing standards into Industry 4 0 concept (8.77 MB) 11 Readiness of German companies for Industry 4 0 (15.28 MB) 12 Current state of Industry 4 0 (9.04 MB) 13 Perception of Industry4 0 as a disruptive technology or a natural transformation (32.21 MB) 14 Transfer of Industry 4 0 concept to other engineering and non-engineering fields (30.94 MB) 15 Challenges and future opportunities of Industry 4 0 (26.37 MB)