The Connected Factory: A Practical Guide to Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 sounds expensive, but most factories already have the data they need — it's just locked in machines and spreadsheets. This guide walks through a pragmatic adoption path: instrumenting critical assets first, building an OEE baseline, adding predictive maintenance, and finally connecting to ERP. We share real numbers from our automotive client work and the pitfalls to avoid along the way.