Cyber-physical future of manufacturing

Industry 4.0 is evolving — in thought and action, in the world and India. From the early hype created by the industrial internet in the US, Germany and lead countries in the connected global economy, it was heartening to see in the recent conference in Delhi organised by the Department of Heavy Industry and CII, that multinational companies in India and visionary Indian industrial houses are getting early successes from their own implementation of Industry 4.0 practices and projects!
 
A truly compelling industry keynote at the conference delivered by Dr. Jan Mrosik CEO, digital factory division of Siemens, brought the cyber-physical imperatives for competitive manufacturing to the limelight with the concept of digital twins — in product development, production