Industry 4.0 and the power of data analytics

From steam power to electrification to computing, each industrial revolution built on the last – and now, with sensors, connectivity and processing power embedded throughout production, we've entered the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0.

Maximum digitisation, much more data

What sets Industry 4.0 apart is the sheer volume of data that modern equipment generates as a byproduct of normal operation – every sensor, every sorting decision, every cycle of a machine produces information that, in earlier generations of equipment, would simply have been lost.

From machines to smart assets through data

The shift from a machine to a "smart asset" happens when that data is captured and analysed – turning a piece of equipment that simply performs a function into one that also reports on its own performance, predicts maintenance needs, and contributes to a broader picture of how a plant is operating. For PICVISA's equipment, this is the layer that data analytics adds on top of the sorting and separation function itself.

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