Industry 4.0: Everest Textile
An Old Factory Grows a Brain
The first Taiwanese company to adopt Industry 4.0 is a textile manufacturer that’s been around for decades. It is hoping a NT$450 million investment in a new brain for its production complex will help it cope with the challenges of the information age.
Surround Sound from a Mobile Phone
Tricking the Brain into Hearing in Stereo
Four young people from Taiwan have created in the U.S. a breakthrough sound technology for producing stereo sound using a mobile phone, all without external speakers. Here's how they've done it.
Industry 4.0: Optima
Ahead of the Curve on Industry 4.0
Developed a decade ago but not ready for prime time until recently, Optima's "mass customization" line has the company riding high atop the Industry 4.0 wave.
Industry 4.0: BenQ
‘Taiwan’s Siemens’ Taking Shape
Multitasking production lines, machines that talk to each other, smart transporters that can call their own elevators – these futuristic scenes have become reality in Taiwan as the BenQ Group strives to emulate German giant Siemens.
Industry 4.0: Henning Banthien
Selling a New Revolution
The government-financed “Plattform Industrie 4.0” is the major promoter of the revolutionary Industry 4.0 concept in Germany. Platform chief Henning Barthien tells CommonWealth Magazine of the concept’s benefits and challenges.
Industry 4.0－A 58-Second Competition
The New Direction of Manufacturing
Fifty-eight seconds. That’s all it takes BMW to produce a customized car, Siemens to make a customized controller or Optima to make a customized bottle of perfume. Industry 4.0 is redefining how things are made and sold in the 21st century.
Industry 4.0: Ulrich Sendler
Revolutionary Change for SMEs
In an interview with CommonWealth Magazine, industrial visionary Ulrich Sendler expounds on the paradigm shift manufacturing practices are currently undergoing and how it will change our future.