Industry 4.0 is a convergence of several technologies, both physical and digital — Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), drones, robots, autonomous vehicles and other interconnected technology that have the potential to communicate, analyze and act.

Industrial IoT (IIoT) refers to the industrial subset of IoT in manufacturing industries. It means the use of smart sensors, and actuators to improve manufacturing and industrial processes.

It leverages the power of smart machines and real-time analytics to capitalise on data generated by these machines.

In digital twinning, there is the process of recreating a physical object on a virtual interface to improve the overall business process. Digital twins can be used in various ways.

Digital twins traditionally focused on anomaly detection and remote maintenance. As technologies such as IoT digital twins, AI and ML have emerged, the whole organisation can be connected, instead of connecting just one asset. The digital twin software created a holistic digital experience.

Mere buying the technologies is not enough. People are the backbone of a company’s success. People should be ready to adapt to new technologies.