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“Ultimately , adopting Industry 4.0 doesn ’ t need to be an all-or-nothing expense , but rather a process involving small , measured steps to improve manufacturing efficiency ”
RUCHIR
BUDHWAR , SVP AND REGIONAL HEAD – EUROPE , MANUFACTURING , INFOSYS
Stepping into the 1970s , the third industrial revolution began with the use of partial automation using memoryprogrammable controls and computers .
“ The third revolution triggered in the 1970s introduced the computing era . The rise of electronics and information technology made automated production possible - in the front , middle and back office . Semiconductors were invented , giving way to personal computers , mainframe computers , mobile phones and , eventually , the internet ,” says Walker .
Bringing us into the present day , the fourth industrial revolution ( Industry 4.0 ) has been driven by the development of advanced technologies such as the internet of things ( IoT ) and artificial intelligence ( AI ) to improve automation , productivity and selfmonitoring capabilities .
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