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History of Industrial Revolution

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1.0: Mechanisation​

  • 1780
  • Industrial production based on machines
  • Powered by water and steam

2.0: Electrification​

  • 1870
  • Mass-production using assembly lines

3.0: Automation​

  • 1970
  • Automation using electronics and computers

3.5: Globalisation​

  • 1980
  • Offshoring of production to low-cost economies

4.0: Digitalisation​

  • Today
  • Introduction of connected devices
  • Data analytics
  • Artificial intelligence technologies
  • Further automation of processes

5.0: Personalisation​

  • Future
  • The fifth industrial revolution, or Industry 5.0, will be focused on the co-operation between man and machine
  • Human intelligence works in harmony with cognitive computing
  • Humans are put back into industrial production with collaborative robots
  • Workers will be upskilled to provide value-added tasks in production
  • Leading to mass customisation and personalisation for customers

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