The manufacturing industry is changing is some very exciting and profound ways thanks
to the Industry 4.0 digital revolution. Around the globe, manufacturing companies
are in the midst of a significant transformation regarding the way they produce products
thanks to the introduction of digitization, automation and intelligent agents to their
manufacturing business systems. This transition is so compelling that it is being
called Industry 4.0 or simply i4.0.
Industry 4.0 represents the fourth revolution that is occurring within the manufacturing
domain. Following the industrialization, mass production and the computer era, the
fourth Industrial Revolution will transcend what was began in the third via the adoption
of computers and automation, and it will provide new insights and opportunities with
intelligent and autonomous systems powered by the Internet of Things (IoT), big data
and machine learning. This revolution provides manufacturing companies the ability
to expand their success in several very exciting ways.
ABOUT THE LECTURER
John Fillo
John Fillo Professor Emeritus Mechanical Engineering
John Fillo is a Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science professor emeritus
in mechanical engineering.
He graduated with a PhD in mechanical engineering from Syracuse University and taught
at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst and the University of Texas - EI Paso.
He later worked at the Brookhaven National Laboratory for 10 years in the area of
fusion energy research.
After leaving Brookhaven, Fillo became the founding chairman of the Department of
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in Watson College. This was followed by appointments
as the associate dean for research and associate dean for academic affairs. After
serving as chairman for the Department of Bioengineering, Fillos is now associated
with the ES2 Data Center research group. He continues to teach in the energy area
and develops courses in continuing education.
