Plastics Industry 4.0
Potentials and Applications in Plastics Technology
- ISBN: 978-1-56990-797-9
- Book details: 1. Edition, 12/2020
320 Pages, PDF
Aimed at decision makers in the plastics industry, engineers in industry, including those in R&D and process and product development, as well as researchers and students in universities, this book provides the inspiration to connect with Plastics Industry 4.0, and thereby stimulate innovation in companies, processes, products, and research.
Contents:
- Introduction: Potentials, Benefits, and Challenges for Successful Implementation of Industry 4.0
- Data Acquisition and Process Monitoring as Enabler for Industry 4.0
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Models and Artificial Intelligence
- Global Connectivity
- Digital Engineering
- Complex Value Chain
- Assistant Systems
Aimed at decision makers in the plastics industry, engineers in industry, including those in R&D and process and product development, as well as researchers and students in universities, this book provides the inspiration to connect with Plastics Industry 4.0, and thereby stimulate innovation in companies, processes, products, and research.
Contents:
- Introduction: Potentials, Benefits, and Challenges for Successful Implementation of Industry 4.0
- Data Acquisition and Process Monitoring as Enabler for Industry 4.0
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Models and Artificial Intelligence
- Global Connectivity
- Digital Engineering
- Complex Value Chain
- Assistant Systems
Prof. Christian Hopmann is, since 2011, Director of the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. He studied Mechanical Engineering with a particular focus on Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen and received his doctoral degree, supervised by Prof. Walter Michaeli, in 2000. In 2005, he started his industrial career at RKW AG Rheinische Kunststoffwerke (today: RKW SE). From January 2010 until April 2011 he was Managing Director of RKW Sweden AB in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Mauritius Schmitz is Scientific Director – Digitalisation and Industry 4.0 at the IKV. He is responsible for the research and development in the field of digitalization and Industry 4.0. He is also a Cluster Research Domain Coordinator in the research domain “Production Technology" of the Cluster of Excellence "“Internet of Production".
Prof. Christian Hopmann is, since 2011, Director of the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. He studied Mechanical Engineering with a particular focus on Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen and received his doctoral degree, supervised by Prof. Walter Michaeli, in 2000. In 2005, he started his industrial career at RKW AG Rheinische Kunststoffwerke (today: RKW SE). From January 2010 until April 2011 he was Managing Director of RKW Sweden AB in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Mauritius Schmitz is Scientific Director – Digitalisation and Industry 4.0 at the IKV. He is responsible for the research and development in the field of digitalization and Industry 4.0. He is also a Cluster Research Domain Coordinator in the research domain “Production Technology" of the Cluster of Excellence "“Internet of Production".
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