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A fundamental improvement and renewal of industrial processes is made possible by today's further development of IT and its more extensive networking. They are the starting point for Industry 4.0. The installation of embedded systems in many everyday objects has created the connection between the real, physical and virtual (cyber) world. Networked embedded systems - so-called cyber-physical systems, in short: CPS - link everyday objects with intelligent control processes. The networking of CPS via the Internet with any other computer is known as the "Internet of Things and Services". This means that improved fine-tuning and optimization can be implemented in production on the one hand, and completely new production methods on the other. The BMBF has a "Research Roadmap Cyber Physical Systems"for the further development of basic technologies, which named research priorities for Cyber Physical Systems. bacobolts
Industry 4.0 is now a synonym for the integration of CPS in
production and distribution as well as for the use of the Internet of Things
and services in industrial processes. Industry 4.0 by no means just means the
optimization of existing IT-supported processes, but rather the development of
potential from a fine-grained and differentiated tracking of processes in
detail and cumulative effects on a global scale that were previously not
detectable. At the same time, it means the intensified connection between
suppliers and customers with new opportunities for mutual benefit.
implementation
In its action strategy, theFederal Ministry
of Education and Research identified four central challenges in order to get
Industry 4.0 off the ground:
1. Medium-sized companies : Industry 4.0 is currently still
a research topic with numerous opportunities and potentials for a networked
factory. Due to the lack of technical standards, no reliable information can
currently be given as to which technology will prove to be future-proof for the
fourth industrial revolution. In order to still bring Industry 4.0 "to the
hall floor", the BMBF has set up a funding measure that focuses in
particular on medium-sized companies.
2. Standards and IT architectures : In order to be able to
guarantee a clear flow of information, technical standards must be defined in
the reference architecture. ZVEI, VDMA and BITKOM have presented a
"Reference Architecture Industry 4.0" (RAMI 4.0), which represents an
important approach for the implementation of Industry 4.0 in practice and which
is gradually being standardized. Since uniform standards alone are not
sufficient and the complexity of software development is constantly increasing
due to increasing requirements, the BMBF is committed to promoting and
providing further solutions based on an Industry 4.0 reference architecture.
3. IT security : Due to the increasing networking of
industrial production, the security requirements and thus the fear of
unauthorized access and misuse of carefully guarded knowledge, especially among
medium-sized companies, are increasing. Cybersecurity and data protection are
therefore a particular focus at the BMBF and form a focus in the new IT
security research program. In addition, the BMBF has prepared a safety
reference system supported by industry and research.
4. Qualification : Industry 4.0 is causing significant
changes in the everyday work of employees due to the increasing integration of
IT into the production process. This applies to work tasks and processes as
well as the qualification profiles of the employees. Industry 4.0 also offers
numerous opportunities for employees. In order to research and implement new
ideas for work design, competence development and prevention concepts, the
program “Innovations for the production, services and work of tomorrow” was
presented.
So far, the BMBF has published seven funding announcements
for the realization of Industry 4.0. Among other things, within the agenda of
the announcement published in 2013 "Virtual technologies for the factory
of the future - A contribution to the future project Industry 4.0",5
research projects are funded.