Manufacturing Magazine - June 2021 | Page 109

INTELLIGENT FACTORIES FEATURE HEADER REPORT
Top challenges of Industry 4.0
Network capacity to handle Industry 4.0

18 %

24 %

Identifying opportunities and benefits

Network capabilities to handle Industry 4.0
Adapting existing technologies

19 %

19 %

20 %

Incorporating smart devices and embedded intelligence
Impact of Industry 4.0 in next 5 years
Processes where smart devices and embedded intelligence has been applied
Limited impact
4 %
6 %
No impact
Assembly
Shipping / Logitistics / Transportation
30 %
30 %
39 %
37 %

33 %

Some imapct
Document Management
Packaging
Warehousing
29 %
28 %
27 %
40 %
37 %
39 %
Plating or Painting
26 %
33 %
Maintenance
26 %
39 %

56 %

Significant imapct
Heat-treating
Welding
Fabrication / Stamping
25 %
24 %
22 %
38 %
33 %
43 %
Additive Manufacturing
22 %
38 %
Some application
Significant application
Source : MPI / SAP manufacturingglobal . com 109