Industry 4.0 & beyond: enabling digital transformations in future factories
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The next SWMA talk will be “Industry 4.0 & beyond: enabling digital transformations in future factories”, which will be given by Dr Cinzia Giannetti, Swansea University. Taking place on Thursday 18th February at 6pm via Zoom.
Free tickets on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/industry-40-beyond-enabling-digital-transformations-in-future-factories-tickets-139982207551
Talk Abstract:
Cyber-physical production systems are expected to generate vast amount of in-process data and revolutionise the way data, knowledge and wisdom are captured and reused in manufacturing industries. The goal is to increase efficiency and productivity by dramatically reducing the occurrence of unexpected process results and waste. In this talk, I will give an overview of enabling technologies underpinning the digital transformation of production processes, also called Industry 4.0. Among these technologies, I will focus on Industrial Big Data and the challenges that arise when using (big or small) data to optimise manufacturing operations. I will show how data can be used to develop predictive models of complex manufacturing systems and discover new insights that can support decision making capabilities, ultimately leading to increased robustness of manufacturing processes. Finally, I will conclude with some personal reflections on the future beyond Industry 4.0.
This talk will give an overview of enabling technologies underpinning the digital transformation of production processes, also called Industry 4.0. It will focus on Industrial Big Data and the challenges that arise when using data to optimise manufacturing operations. It will also cover how data can be used to develop predictive models of complex manufacturing systems and discover new insights that can support decision making capabilities, ultimately leading to increased robustness of manufacturing processes.
About the Speaker:
Dr Cinzia Giannetti is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Science and Engineering and UKRI EPSRC Fellow in Digital Manufacturing. Her research is driven by a passion for developing innovative technologies and tools that can have a transformational impact on our lives, society and the economy.
Cinzia's mission is to support the growth of the UK Manufacturing sector through development of autonomous, collaborative and intelligent production systems by using knowledge-intensive advanced digital technologies. Cinzia is co-Investigator and part of the multidisciplinary leadership team in the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Enhancing Human Interactions and Collaborations with Data and Intelligence Driven Systems, which train and nurture future leaders in digital data-driven innovations.
Dr Giannetti has significant experience in delivering and supporting applied industrial R&D projects gained both in industry and academia. Before joining the academia, Cinzia worked for a decade in industry in senior technical roles delivering, planning and coordinating software development projects for existing systems and new products.
