Program Overview
This expert-led program helps manufacturing leaders, engineers, and digital teams understand and apply Industry 4.0 principles to their specific operational context. Through a mix of conceptual clarity, global and Indian case studies, and interactive workshops, participants learn how automation, IoT, edge computing, AI, and MES can drive efficiency, agility, and competitiveness. The course also highlights common pitfalls and practical change management levers while enabling each participant to design a smart factory blueprint and 90-day implementation roadmap tailored to their plant’s reality.
Features
- Understand Industry 4.0, smart factory layers, and digital value creation
- Identify key automation opportunities across processes and workflows
- Apply global best practices and tools to design smart manufacturing solutions
- Design a customized digital transformation roadmap aligned with your plant’s priorities, capabilities, and ROI goals
Target audiences
- Automation Engineers
- Project Leaders
- IT-OT Teams
- Maintenance Managers
Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 16 Lessons
- 1 Day
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- Industry 4.0 Demystified — From Concept to Competitive Edge5
- 1.1What is Smart Manufacturing? Industry 4.0 vs. Industry 3.0
- 1.2Layers of Smart Manufacturing: Process, Product, People, Digital Backbone
- 1.3Key concepts: Cyber-Physical Systems, IoT, Edge Computing, Digital Twin, AI/ML in Manufacturing, Cloud MES
- 1.4Value levers: Speed, Accuracy, Cost, Flexibility
- 1.5Caselet: Textile plant with IoT-enabled loom monitoring improved uptime 15%
- Process Automation — Where It Creates the Biggest Impact4
- 2.1Automation hotspots in manufacturing: Fabric: Dyeing, finishing, cutting; Garment: Spreading, stitching, inspection, packaging;
- 2.2Integrating automation with lean and quality programs
- 2.3Common pitfalls: Siloed automation, tech overinvestment, skill gaps
- 2.4Activity: Map “Automation Value Opportunities” in your operation
- Smart Manufacturing Playbooks — Global + Indian Examples3
- 3.1Global Cases: Adidas Speedfactory — demand-driven automation; Bosch — connected shopfloors for real-time decision making
- 3.2India Cases: Smart knitting unit leveraging RFID for WIP tracking; Dyehouse IoT for energy and water optimization
- 3.3Key Terms: Smart Sensors, IIoT, OPC-UA, Low-Code MES, Cobots, Predictive Maintenance
- Simulation — Design Smart Factory Blueprint1
- Making Smart Manufacturing Real3