The very first thing that you need to understand, what smart manufacturing is all about? It can be said that smart manufacturing is just a broad concept and it is something, which can easily be implemented in a production process directly. Well, if you want to go for a proper definition of smart manufacturing then it can be said as a combination of various technologies and solution which if implemented collectively in a manufacturing ecosystem is known as smart manufacturing.

How data can drive smart manufacturing?

You will be astonished to know that smart manufacturing is all about harnessing data. And data is the main thing which tells us what to do and when is the correct time to do it. Everyone knows that a smart industry is designed completely on data, so cybersecurity plays a significant role in it. You can categorize smart manufacturing broadly into three categories. Mentioned below are the details for each of them.

·       It Solution Providers Or Enablers

It is one of the important things that power complete IIoT and also asset management. Apart from all this, they are also helpful in building control, monitoring the manufacturing process, and also the analytics infrastructures. Some of the examples of the IT solution providers are HP, Microsoft, IBM, INTEL, and Oracle.

·       Product And Control Solution Providers

You will find it interesting to know that all the product and control solution providers include the companies that are involved in the development of automation products and services. Like, Rockwell Yokogawa, Honeywell, and Emerson.

·       Connectivity Solution Provider

By the name itself, you could have understood that we will be discussing the telecom sector. The telecom service providers facilitate the smooth flow of data for asset management. This helps to ease the further process of manufacturing. Some of the examples include are Huawei, Cisco, and AT&T.

By this time, you must have understood that Smart manufacturing is a technology-driven approach, which makes use of the machinery that is connected with the internet. In other words, it can be said that the goal of smart manufacturing is to identify the opportunities for the automation process. This also helps to increase the quality of the manufactured items with less input or you can say operation cost compared to the usual process.