Gilchrist Alasdair. Industry 4.0: The Industrial Internet of Things

Apress, 2016. — 239 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4842-2046-7.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 You’ll Learn:
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 of Industry 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
Business futurists, business strategists, CEOs and CTOs, and anyone with an interest and an IT or business background; or anyone who may have a keen interest in how the future of IT, industry and production will develop over the next two decades.Introduction to the Industrial Internet
Industrial Internet Use-Cases
The Technical and Business Innovators of the Industrial Internet
IIoT Reference Architecture
Designing Industrial Internet Systems
Examining the Access Network Technology and Protocols
Examining the Middleware Transport Protocols
Middleware Software Patterns
Software Design Concepts
Middleware Industrial Internet of Things Platforms
IIoT WAN Technologies and Protocols
Securing the Industrial Internet
Introducing Industry 4.0
Smart Factories
Getting From Here to There: A Roadmap