Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0

The fourth industrial revolution

Merging the real world and cyberspace, huge volumes of data forming the basis for accurate production decisions, companies growing together digitally, products and production in digital dialogue: that’s Industry 4.0, also referred to as the fourth industrial revolution, and similarly momentous today as the steam engine was 250 years ago.

Facts & figures

  • 30 - 40 percent

    can increase resource efficiency in manufacturing by industry 4.0

Business processes without boundaries

Business processes without boundaries

At one of our hot strip mills we have implemented an Industry 4.0 solution that goes way beyond the boundaries of an individual company. The processes of the supplier, the hot strip mill (manufacturer) and the customers are connected in a digital network.

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In dialogue: Product and production

In dialogue: Producat and production

The Industry 4.0 concept is already being applied in thyssenkrupp's units in Brazil. One example is the automotive components plant opened in 2015 in Poços de Caldas (Minas Gerais State). In this unit, which manufactures camshafts for passenger cars, modern technologies are combined and processes are interconnected across the production chain. In this manner, it is possible to merge the world of physical systems with data networks, constituting the “cyber physical system” - which represents the future of manufacturing processes.

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Staying safe in the Industrial Data Space

Staying safe in the Industrial Data Space

thyssenkrupp has implemented the first application for the Industrial Data Space, a new virtual data space in which companies can exchange information securely. The first use case is an information system for truck logistics at thyssenkrupp Steel Europe. It proves that the idea behind the Industrial Data Space works.

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