Industry 4.0 along with industrial IoT would be able to put a lot of value to your business or organization. But sometimes there could be some challenges that might hamper how the automation of the business is done. And there could be a few headwinds which might cause hassle. And here are the few challenges that you must overcome to avoid any kind of pitfall of digital transformation.
OT and IT:
There are different departments when it comes to manufacturing and that would be operational technology and informational technology. And for digital convergence, the OT and IT have to work in an integrated manner for Industry 4.0 success.
With the introduction of Industry 4.0, manufacturing assets, they have to be connected to the local network and also the internet. And this would call for the joint responsibility of the departments which were segregated.
Infrastructure:
When connecting the assets and the sensors, it leads to high data volume. But low bandwidth connections are not suited. And they should be improvised upon for stability and reliability and standards in m2m communication.
As a supplier, you should consider maximizing the compatibility of your product with bigger standards and ecosystems. And as manufacture, when getting started with basic use nets, select a supplier who would be able to provide you with the right solution competence.
Security Concerns:
The collected data and the information should be kept secure. Some could contain production knowledge while some production numbers, quality data and as a manufacturer you should keep your software as well s the infrastructure up-to-date. With industrial IoT, you would be able to benefit from cybersecurity high priority.
Low Expertise:
With industry 4.0, you would be requiring new skill sets and therefore low expertise would not suffice at all. Nowadays most of the companies have experts for various fields like mechanics, electronics, software control, and others. New skills are needed in the world of communication technology.
Data Ownership:
Data could be confusing as it is intangible and duplicable while it has potentially high value and can be confidential. Because of the fluid nature, sometimes determining the data owner could be difficult. So before entering any contract, draft a data policy and consider the interest of all the parties present.
Thus, these are some of the challenges that you might face on towards your path of establishing your industry 4.0 for business.
