We believe the only way to bring sustainability into our future is by constantly reinventing ourselves. As a company that contributes to society through its excellent experiences, we are opening up the future through the SIRCO’s combined strengths and open innovation, focusing on the development of revolutionary new technologies and the pursuit of the ultimate limits of our core technologies.
Over the past fourty years there has been an unprecedented development in digital information, communication and intelligent technologies and systems that has significantly influenced quality of life on our planet. European and worldwide innovation trends in complex computerization and digitization of manufacturing processes and process activities are now leading to the need for research, education, development and implementation of system solutions based on new intelligent modelling and control methods for optimizing, managing and diagnosing complex manufacturing industrial plants.
The fourth industrial revolution is rapidly transforming the manufacturing sector. Through harnessing the power of advances in AI, machine learning and virtual reality technologies, it’s a disruption built on digitalisation. However, to maximise its potential to drive economic growth, we must apply the principles of Industry 4.0 across the entire innovation value chain. By using robotics and high-performance computing to revolutionise the way in which research and development (R&D) is carried out, we’ve developed a ground-breaking approach for academia and industry - Innovation 4.0.
This systematic review intends to identify how sustainable manufacturing research is contributing to the development of the Industry 4.0 agenda and for a broader understanding about the links between the Industry 4.0 and Sustainable Manufacturing by mapping and summarising existing research efforts, identifying research agendas, as well as gaps and opportunities for research development.
As a market-leading provider of technologies, products and services for growth markets, SIRCO has established a solid foundation on which to build: our extensive, coordinated efforts in R&D ensure that we are always ready to meet the changing challenges of various markets and our customers’ requirements.