Industry 4.0 meets the stamping line

Traditional products have competition, a market leader and those trying to catch up. Industry 4.0 is about collaboration and building momentum for the improved capability of 4.0 itself. While not changing the deliverable of the stamping industry, Ford Motor Company is still looking to efficiently build quality vehicle body panels, but now with self-reliant organizations that share information from start to finish and replace assumptions with data driven decisions. This is the first step toward processes that monitor themselves, anticipate issues, and most importantly optimize to avert failure. The strength of Industry 4.0 being that you can start small and then continue to grow, evolve, and learn. © 2020, ASM International. All rights reserved.