Source: IndustryWeek
Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our key markets: aerospace, automotive, medical, energy, or general manufacturing. To celebrate getting to the "fringe" of the weekend, Heat Treat Today presents today’s Heat Treat Fringe Friday best of the web article evaluating how your jobs may look a little different as general manufacturing adopts Industry 4.0 trends.
A question this article asks -- and you should, too -- is "What talent and skills do manufacturers need in order to succeed in the factory of the future?" With interconnected digital and physical developments through internet technology, heat treaters may fear that a "robot" will replace them. Armed with this article, you'll be able to identify what skills are needed for the future of five manufacturing roles: production planner, industrial engineer, operator, line leader, and quality engineer.
An excerpt:
[blockquote author="" style="1"]The smart factory of the future will perfectly blend human capabilities with technology. Manufacturers can get ahead now by understanding how critical manufacturing roles will evolve and how to hire, train and upskill for these roles. Getting it right in talent development will ultimately separate the leaders from the laggards.[/blockquote]
Read more at "5 Manufacturing Roles that Will Soon Look Very Different"
"State of Industry 4.0 in the North American Heat Treat Market"
If you are interested in how the heat treating industry is affected by artificial intelligence (AI), the industrial internet of things (IIoT), and other subjects related to Industry 4.0, check out this article. Here's an excerpt:
"According to Aymeric Goldsteinas, project development manager at Ipsen, customers are becoming more willing to implement Ipsen’s Industry 4.0 endeavors, even cloud-based solutions, a willingness that was not present just one decade ago. So how is the heat treat market responding? We asked suppliers how they implemented Industry 4.0. . ."
