Before starting classes (Semester2, P4, April), let me post some links that you may browse without the need of bibliography. First, a short remind of what humankind does not want industry to be, shown in a comic way:
- The "Factory Scene" from Chaplin's last silent film "Modern Times" (1936)
Please
note the "Big Brother" in the video wall, of the "Modern Times" movie,
with Charlie Chaplin (1936), while the "1984" book by George Orwell was
yet to be published (1949) and made definitely "Big Brother" a keyword
for the world.
Those modern times, that made people fear inhuman work, are now old times. Nowadays, one may
effectively experience the opposite, i.e. industry saving people from inhuman work. Engineering is paving the right ways:
- Chinese factory replaces 90% of human workers with robots
- Tesla's future is completely inhuman — and we shouldn't be surprised
Interestingly,
one would expect that the revolutionary aspects of industrial
development, namely Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 ,
would dramatically change the industrial basic hardware units, the Programmable
Logic Controllers (PLCs). However, markets show the opposite,
PLCs will continue being used and are being upgraded
in a careful, smooth, way:
- IIoT and PLC: Coexistence, Not Confrontation
- How Will Industry 4.0 Influence the Future of PLCs?
While Industry 4.0 is still under implementation, the European Union is already launching what will be the foundation of Industry 5.0:https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/research-area/industrial-research-and-innovation/industry-50_enPlease see the main objectives in the webpage, "transition to a sustainable, human-centric and resilient European industry", as the ones expected to be implemented by you within the next years!