Indústria 4.0: desafios e oportunidades para o Brasil

Abstract

With the continued advancement and development of new technologies, Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution, emerged from strategic initiatives by the German government to consolidate Germany as a technology leader and strengthen its global competitiveness. This new scenario of integrated industry and the internet impacts on Brazilian manufacturing. This article was developed with the objective of knowing about the challenges, opportunities, competences, skills, components, principles of Brazilian industries to rapidly evolve to industry 4.0, under the threat of losing completely competitiveness in the globalized market. In order to compete globally, the national industry must increase its productivity and participation in the Brazilian economy, invest in innovation and education, and with it large projects and initiatives with the participation of the government and the private sector. Even with so many advanced technologies, the country is still at an early stage of knowledge on the subject and the existence of internal and external obstacles still imply many Brazilian companies to conquer Industry 4.0 and take advantage of its benefits.