Industry 4.0 Insights
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Making infrastructure cybesafe
In October 2016, the UK government launched the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) aimed at enhancing the country’s ability to deal with cyber threats. The move outlined the growing importance of cybersecurity…
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The evolution of the smart grid
Japan faces a unique power delivery challenge because of its two entirely incompatible power grids. The odd system is a legacy from the 19th Century, when local providers In Osaka used 60Hz…
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Plug and play in industrial plants
Contradictory to the common belief that technology necessary for Industry 4.0 is expensive, the Combine and Conquer report by Accenture found that combining technologies such as AR/VR, big data and machine learning…
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Protecting utilities
Minimising cyber security threats on industrial control systems In 2017, the UK Government proposed the implementation of the Security of Networking and Information Systems (NIS) Directive, with the aim of improving the…
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Retrofitting cybersecurity
In 1982, long before a cybersecurity threat to control system networks was widely recognised, a Trojan horse attack on control system software reportedly caused a huge explosion in a Siberian gas pipeline….
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Preparing for the future
Exploring the World Economic Forum’s Readiness for the Future of Production report In January, the World Economic Forum (WEF) launched its first Readiness for the Future of Production report, which revealed Britain…
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Energy efficiency expectations
According to the Data for the Public Good report by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) in December 2017, a digital twin of UK infrastructure is necessary to identify inefficiencies in national energy…
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Predicting the future
The fourth industrial revolution is well underway and as state-of-the-art technology drops in price, many more industries are benefiting from smart factories. As a recent PwC survey found 72 per cent of…