The Digitalization of Manufacturing: A Case Study

Cleiton R. Mendes, Fabio S. Bortoli, Cesar da Costa

Connectivity, internet of things, cloud computing, Industry 4.0.

The digitalization of manufacturing, also known as Industry 4.0, is the fourth industrial revolution that is being substantiated by connecting cyber-physical systems to databases stored via cloud computing, enabling data acquisition in real time by management programs of the productive system. This research presents a case study of the digitalization of a manufacturing didactic cell located at IFSP-Federal Institute of São Paulo, Brazil. This study has two contributions. The first contribution categorizes the digitalization technologies of manufacturing into two parts: (i) human-machine interface and (ii) connectivity. The human-machine interface included the implementation of a new programmable logic controller that can enable data acquisition through a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. The connectivity enables information storage that is intrinsic to the production process in cloud computing. The manufacturing cell resulted in greater connectivity and a significant improvement in the storage of information in the production process that provided remote access through electronic devices connected to the internet. This research modernized a manufacturing didactic cell that previously followed the ISA-95 model (Industry 3.0) to the technologies and trends of Industry 4.0.

10.22161/ijaers.76.13

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