A smart factory is a factory that achieves operational process improvements, higher quality, and lower costs based on digital data by connecting processes from design to development, manufacturing, and maintenance in a network. In this article, we introduce here results of a questionnaire survey conducted with people involved in promoting the conversion of regular factories into smart factories in the manufacturing industry in Japan. Check out the full article in collaboration with Murata here:

When digitization meets connectivity, you enter the smart factory. As an essential part of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), it aims to optimize smart manufacturing processes. The fully digitized manufacturing facility of the smart factory uses devices, sensors, machinery, and production systems to continuously collect and share data. The data is then used for better-informed decisions to improve processes as well as address any issues that may arise. The main thought behind this