When most people think of Industry they probably imagine a big,

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noisy place where everything runs at the steady pace dictated by giant machines. Raw materials are transformed into finished goods, unvaryingly and at a predictable rate, while people working there adapt to the processes and needs of the machines.

While this is still true in many cases, the Industrial world is changing in a trend that goes under a variety of names including

Industry 4.0, the 4th industrial revolution, Industrial Internet of

Thing( IIoT) and smart manufacturing.

Often revolutions looks like evolutions to those who are involved at the time. Only with the perspective of history is it clear that a

“ revolution” happened.

More intelligent and aware

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Machines are aware of the humans around them and provide new interfaces such as smart tools, augmented reality and touchless interfaces for easier and safer interactions.

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Sensors collect information about every machine all the time.

Then safe and secure distributed local processing allows data to be turned into information, allowing real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance and repair.

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Products contain the instructions for their manufacturing and carry that information with them throughout their lifecycle.

At ST we believe that“ Smart Industry” is an( r) evolution that

More Connected

builds on the many different technology advances over the past

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Machines are connected inside the factory to the larger

decades( evolution) but which will fundamentally changes the

supply chain and to the cloud. When orders can be

way factories and workplaces function( revolution). For us

customized in real time and only what is needed is actually

“ Smart” means doing things more efficiently, more flexibly and in

made, this enables optimal planning and flexibility in

a more environmentally friendly manner. It also means the

manufacturing.

manufacturing will be safer for people working there.

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Real-time communication down to the lowest level of sensors

To achieve this we see industrial infrastructure evolving in three

and actuators, ensuring optimal reactivity and real-time

directions:

analysis processes

More Efficient

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And of course all of these communications are secure

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With Industry consuming 50 % of the energy in the world and

Semiconductors are a key enabler behind this new Smart Industry,

factories accounting for 80 % of that, reducing their energy

pervasive through the industrial infrastructure and behind the

use will play a major role in putting the planet on a more

digital intelligence that it makes possible throughout the entire

sustainable course.

supply chain. As a supplier with over 30 years’ experience in

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Higher efficiency can be improved at all points in power usage with a particular focus on power conversion and energy harvesting, power management, power storage and motor

developing products for factory automation and industrial applications, ST is playing a leadership role with its catalog of products that help make smart industry a reality, today.

control( since 50 % of the energy in a factory is consumed by

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