Industry 4.0 focuses on intelligent machine-to-machine communication through faster and smarter networks. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), which is a part of the fourth industrial revolution, opens various opportunities in intelligent manufacturing, automation, smart industry optimization, and the creation of new revenue models with a comprehensive goal of industrial digital transformation.
IIoT is made possible with the innovations and developments happening in Industrial Ethernet, which has become the de facto communication in modern digitalized manufacturing.
Read this article from Amphenol ICC to learn how Industry 4.0 and IIoT are enabling a shift from a hierarchical automation model (with independent communication systems at the device, cell, control, and enterprise levels) to automation in a decentralized network, where all devices have IP addresses, connected with Industrial Ethernet protocol.
