{"id":1187,"date":"2021-07-14T22:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T22:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flex-main.lndo.site\/resources\/industry-4-reality-check-separating-hype-from-reality"},"modified":"2023-09-22T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:08:29","slug":"industry-4-reality-check-separating-hype-from-reality","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/flex.com\/es\/resources\/industry-4-reality-check-separating-hype-from-reality","title":{"rendered":"Verificaci\u00f3n de la realidad de la Industria 4.0: separando la exageraci\u00f3n de la realidad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"overscroll-top\" style=\"background-color: #eaeef4;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"resource-header block\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Homepage\" href=\"\/\">Flex<\/a>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M365.3 256l-22.6 22.6-192 192L128 493.3 82.7 448l22.6-22.6L274.7 256 105.4 86.6 82.7 64 128 18.7l22.6 22.6 192 192L365.3 256z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Resources\" href=\"\/resources\">Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M365.3 256l-22.6 22.6-192 192L128 493.3 82.7 448l22.6-22.6L274.7 256 105.4 86.6 82.7 64 128 18.7l22.6 22.6 192 192L365.3 256z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Industry 4.0 reality check: Separating hype from reality\">Industry 4.0 reality check: Separating hype from reality<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<h1>Industry 4.0 reality check: Separating hype from reality<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-detail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Paul Baldassari, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations at Flex\" src=\"https:\/\/flex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Leadership-Paul-Baldassari-336x336.jpg\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby <a title=\"Paul Baldassari\" href=\"\/leadership\/paul-baldassari\">Paul Baldassari<\/a><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident, Manufacturing and Services\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date detail\">\n\t\t\t\tPosted on<br>\n\t\t\t\tjulio 14, 2021\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"categories-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-tag\">Blog<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cat-tag\" data-cat-level=\"2\" data-destination=\"\/leadership-insights-blog\" href=\"\/leadership-insights-blog\">Leadership Insights<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cat-tag\" data-cat-level=\"3\" data-destination=\"\/solutions-and-services\/manufacturing?subcategories=industry-4-0#resources\" href=\"\/solutions-and-services\/manufacturing?subcategories=industry-4-0#resources\">Industry 4.0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sidebar block normal-sidebar\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>While the fourth industrial revolution represents a decade of progress, Flex&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"\/leadership\/paul-baldassari\">Paul Baldassari<\/a> wades through\u00a0the buzz to spotlight the technologies driving the industry forward and the ideas that might get left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"id_69e1c4575848f\" class=\"media block\">\n\t<div class=\"container media-center \">\n\t\t<div class=\"media\" style=\"left: 0px; min-width: 100%; max-width: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"two people using robotic factory equipment\" src=\"https:\/\/flex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/industry-4-reality-check-separating-hype-from-reality-0.jpg\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<script>\n\t(function () {\n\t\tlet hasRun_id_69e1c4575848f = false;\n\t\tfunction updateVideoDisplay_id_69e1c4575848f() {\n\t\t\tconst youtubeVideoId = \"\";\n\t\t\tconst bynderID = \"\";\n\t\t\tconst mediaType = \"image\";\n\t\t\tconst mediaVideoElement = document.getElementById('media-video-id_69e1c4575848f');\n\t\t\tconst bodyClass = document.body.className || '';\n\t\t\tconst match = bodyClass.match(\/translatepress-([a-z]{2})(?:_[A-Z]{2})?\/i);\n\t\t\tconst currentLanguage = match ? 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The benefits ushered in by the fourth industrial revolution focus heavily on implementing interconnectivity, automation, real-time data, and other advanced technologies that drive throughput, optimize processes and streamline efficiencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The global pandemic tested the maturity of this movement like never before, showcasing just how helpful these technologies are and how essential it is to have real-time data at your fingertips from suppliers to the factory floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts only expect the momentum to increase.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/tracker\/showproductinfo.jsp?containerId=IDC_P41393\" target=\"_blank\">IDC analysts<\/a>&nbsp;shared investments in technology that support the future of work will grow nearly 17% in 2021, reaching $656 billion. Moreover, the manufacturing industry will account for almost one-third of that spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason? Much&nbsp;analysis shows&nbsp;that manufacturers prioritizing Industry 4.0 technology thrive and expect to see increased revenues over the next twelve months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the benefits are undeniable, identifying the tools that support the \u201cfactory of the future\u201d isn\u2019t always as easy as it sounds. During the past year and a half, we quickly learned that some of the promises of Industry 4.0 aren&#8217;t as important in a post-pandemic world, while others flourished and will continue to help us for years. As manufacturers plan to invest in advanced solutions for years to come, it\u2019s important to separate hype from reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-manufacturing-concepts-receiving-too-much-hype\" style=\"font-weight:600\">Manufacturing concepts receiving too much hype<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A few major technologies and ideas haven&#8217;t lived up to the hype, including additive manufacturing, customization, and intelligent products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While additive manufacturing has been excellent for quickly prototyping tools, fixtures, and spare parts, the promise to help high-volume production or 3D printed parts hasn&#8217;t proven itself. In some lower-volume manufacturing initiatives, such as aerospace, it&#8217;s worked great. But for high-volume or complex production, additive manufacturing has fallen short. Further, additive manufacturing only yields roughly 80% of the material strength compared to a part produced by molding, milling, or other traditional methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another idea that gained strong momentum pre-pandemic that has quickly slowed is customization technology. The concept is still significant for some markets, such as enterprise computing and communication, but it\u2019s not nearly as important to consumers as initially thought. Flex experts suggest that interface customization is essential for electronics, but people don&#8217;t want to be overwhelmed making the decisions required for a truly customizable product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final technology that has not lived up to its promise is highly configurable smart products. Early on in the Industry 4.0 movement, there was a belief that every product would define its journey through the manufacturing process. However, this requires a lot of strategy, design, time, and funding. There&#8217;s a lot more untapped value in investing and pushing intelligence on the factory floor than the actual product during manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-advanced-factory-technology-that-is-driving-industry-4-0\" style=\"font-weight:600\">Advanced factory technology that is driving Industry 4.0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s not to say Industry 4.0 is a flop. On the contrary, several advanced solutions have been instrumental in shop floors worldwide that will continue to push the industry forward \u2014 and the past year-plus is proof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/industries\/industrial#capital-equipment-robotics\">Automation and robotics<\/a>, for instance, were instrumental in spreading the shop floor and keeping employees adequately distanced. Augmented reality and digitization played a critical role in setting lines up quickly. And simulation was essential for virtually showcasing and making changes to factories, lines, and ramps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Flex leaders and I have discussed in other blogs, beyond keeping employees socially distanced,\u00a0<a href=\"\/resources\/better-together-human-robot-relationship\">automation<\/a>\u00a0has the power to make work more enjoyable, improve safety on the factory floor, and advance career development. At Flex, we\u2019ve seen incredible advances in throughput with the support of cobots, mobile robots, and other automation solutions. Advanced analytics and AI even enables teams to identify specific machines or tools that need maintenance before a catastrophic event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/resources\/the-critical-role-of-digitization-and-data-in-manufacturing\">Augmented reality and digitization<\/a>\u00a0enable organizations like Flex to set up screens in different factories to showcase best practices from site to site, share insights from connected devices, and provide feedback on how teams can increase yields. These technologies enable shop floor technicians to work together despite being thousands of miles apart, speeding up collaboration and throughput.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally,\u00a0<a href=\"\/resources\/why-simulation-is-critical-for-driving-the-next-era-of-manufacturing\">simulation<\/a>\u00a0helps organizations by providing a virtual view of the factory, showcasing what the line looks like, and highlighting machine views to identify and troubleshoot issues proactively. This virtual realm enables upfront conversations between customers and internal teams at the beginning of a project. Then, if a change is needed, it&#8217;s a simple switch to run a new simulated version, allowing analysis on multiple logic layers. Utilizing simulation, Flex has streamlined customer projects, optimizing scheduling to increase production by millions of products, and enhancing throughput in workstations by 70%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-making-the-most-of-the-fourth-industrial-revolution\" style=\"font-weight:600\">Making the most of the fourth industrial revolution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve reached a tipping point in manufacturing. Advanced manufacturing technologies are no longer nice to have but an imperative for organizations that want to stay competitive down the road. However, high volumes of data and advanced technology only help if it drives business decisions that make a real difference and improve outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"id-69e1c4575fb6d\" class=\"box block content-width dark-content es \" style=\"background-color: transparent; background-image: none;\">\n\t<style>\n\t\t#id-69e1c4575fb6d > .container > .content {\n\t\t\tbackground-color: #eaeef4ff;\n\t\t\tposition: relative;\n\t\t\tpadding-top: 48px;\n\t\t\tpadding-right: 60px;\n\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 48px;\n\t\t\tpadding-left: 60px;\n\t\t\tmargin-left: 0px;\n\t\t\tmargin-right: 0px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t@media (max-width: 1272px) {\n\t\t\t#id-69e1c4575fb6d.box.block.full-width > .container > .content {\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-right: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t\t@media (max-width: 960px) {\n\t\t\t#id-69e1c4575fb6d > .container > .content {\n\t\t\t\t\/\/padding-top: 24px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-right: 30px;\n\t\t\t\t\/\/padding-bottom: 24px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 30px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-therefore-it-should-be-no-surprise-that-the-solutions-with-the-most-promise-are-the-ones-that\">Therefore, It should be no surprise that the solutions with the most promise are the ones that:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Simplify repeatable, dangerous, dull, dirty, or difficult tasks to free up worker time for higher-level activity and projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Empower employees, from the shop floor to the corner office, with real-time data that enable quicker decisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drive communication and flexibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure resiliency throughout the manufacturing process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer block\" style=\"height: 24px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For manufacturing organizations looking to jump-start or bolster their Industry 4.0 journey with new investments, it&#8217;s crucial to realize that technology drives innovation. 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