Businesses and manufacturers are faced with a slew of demands beyond the usual issues of staying agile and surviving in a competitive landscape within a rapidly changing world. "Factories of the Future" deftly takes the reader through the continuous technology changes and looks 10 years down the road what manufacturing will mostly look like.
The book is divided into two parts: Emerging technologies and advancements in existing technologies. Emerging technologies consist of Industry 4.0 and 5.0 themes, machine learning, intelligent machining, advanced maintenance, reliability and green manufacturing. The advances of existing technologies consist of digital manufacturing, artificial intelligence in machine learning, Internet of Things, product life cycle, and the impact of factories on the future of manufacturing performance of the manufacturing industries.