Industry 4.0 - by Alasdair Gilchrist (Paperback)

About the Book

Explore the current state of the production, processing, and manufacturing industries and discover what it will take to achieve re-industrialisation of the former industrial powerhouses that can counterbalance the benefits of cheap labour providers dominating the industrial sector.

Book Synopsis

• A unique book on business to business (b2) Internet of Things (IoT); most IoT books face the consumer.
  
• Apress is a leading publisher of Maker and Internet of Things books.
  
• Industry 4.0 as a model for re-industrialization of existing manufacturing and other tradition-based industries
  
• Alasdair Gilchrist is an industry writer and an expert who has spent his career (25 years) as a professional technician, support manager, network and security architect, and company director in the fields of IT, Data Communications, Mobile Telecoms and latterly Cloud/SDN/NFV technologies.
  

From the Back Cover

Explore the current state of the production, processing, and manufacturing industries and discover what it will take to achieve re-industrialization of the former industrial powerhouses that can counterbalance the benefits of cheap labor providers dominating the industrial sector. This book explores the potential for the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), and Smart Factory technologies to replace the still largely mechanical, people-based systems of offshore locations.
Industry 4.0: The Industrial Internet of Things covers Industry 4.0, a term that encapsulates trends and technologies that could rewrite the rules of manufacturing and production.

• What are the Industrial Internet and Industrial Internet of Things
  
• Which technologies must advance to enable Industry 4.0
  
• What is happening today to make that happen
  
• What are examples of the implementation ofIndustry 4.0
  
• How to apply some of these case studies
  
• What is the potential to take back the lead in manufacturing, and the potential fallout that could result
  

Review Quotes

"In this framework, Alasdair Gilchrist tries to show the state of the art of Industry 4.0. ... it is a good starting point for those readers wishing to be introduced to the world of smart factories." (Francisco Rodriguez-Diaz, Computing Reviews, February, 2017)

About the Author

Alasdair Gilchrist has spent his career (25 years) as a professional technician, support manager, network and security architect, and company director in the fields of IT, Data Communications, Mobile Telecoms and latterly Cloud/SDN/NFV technologies. He has project managed both agile SDLC software development as well as technical network architecture design. He has hands on technical experience in the deployment and integration of systems in enterprise, cloud, fixed/mobile telecoms, and service provider networks. He is therefore knowledgeable in a wide range of technologies from both a technical high-level and detailed technical design and implementation perspective. He is also conversant on best business practices, governance and compliance. Therefore, he likes to write articles or books in the business or technology fields were he feels his expertise is of value. He has published many articles to date.