Industrie 4.0 is the German vision for the future of manufacturing, one where smart factories use information and communications technologies to digitise their processes and reap huge benefits in the form of improved quality, lower costs, and increased efficiency.

 

Industrie 4.0 is a favourite theme for chancellor Angela Merkel who brings it up in almost every speech about business or the economy. Most recently, she urged all of Europe to embrace Industrie 4.0 when addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos in January,2015.

 

"We must, and I say this as the German chancellor in the face of a strong Germany economy - deal quickly with the fusion of the online world and the world of industrial production. In Germany, we call it Industrie 4.0," she said.

"Because otherwise, those who are the leaders in the digital domain will take the lead in industrial production. We enter this race with great confidence. But it's a race we have not yet won."

 

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