工业4.0或第四次工业革命,不再只是遥远的未来愿景。它已经发生,并将在未来几年中以惊人的速度加快发展。驱动这一趋势的主要因素是顾客期望值的变化以及物联网、传感器、连接设备、3D打印、云解决方案等新技术的广泛应用。全球各地工业企业的价值链、产品和服务正在不断地加快数字化。与此同时,数字化的商业模式正在挑战传统业务模式,造成颠覆性的改变。 Industry 4.0 or the fourth industrial revolution is no longer just a distant future vision. It has happened and will accelerate at an alarming rate in the coming years. The main drivers of this trend are the changes in customer expectations and the widespread adoption of new technologies such as IoT, sensors, connected devices, 3D printing and cloud solutions. The value chains, products and services of industrial enterprises around the world are constantly being digitized. At the same time, the digital business model is challenging traditional business models and creating disruptive changes.