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    The Smart Student's Guide to Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
    The Smart Student's Guide to Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
    The Smart Student's Guide to Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
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    The Smart Student's Guide to Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0

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    Embark on Your Future in Manufacturing with The Smart Student's Guide to Smart Manufacturing!

    Are you ready to explore a world where manufacturing meets cutting-edge technology? Brace yourself for a journey into the heart of Industry 4.0, where millions of new manufacturing jobs are set to emerge over the next decade in the United States alone!

     

    In an era where manufacturing is making a powerful comeback, The Smart Student's Guide to Smart Manufacturing is your essential compass through this dynamic and evolving landscape. Forget about your grandparents' factories; this is the era of innovation, automation, and Industry 4.0!

     

    Why Dive into Smart Manufacturing?

    Discover why smart manufacturing is a smart career choice and a thrilling adventure waiting to unfold. Today's students can be at the forefront of this revolution as thousands of products, from smart devices to 3D-printed medical implants, are being produced domestically. This book caters to students, teachers, and parents, demystifying the complex and fast-changing world of smart manufacturing and illuminating the possibilities on the horizon.

     

    What Awaits You Inside?

    - Unravel the mystery of how manufacturing got its bad reputation and witness its incredible resurgence.

    - Grasp the fundamentals of Industry 4.0, the force driving the manufacturing renaissance.

    - Dive into the latest innovations in virtual reality, robots, and artificial intelligence that reshape the industry.

     

    Why This Guide?

    The Smart Student's Guide to Smart Manufacturing is your trusted companion, offering a simple and enjoyable exploration of smart manufacturing. Packed with practical tips, engaging exercises, and thought-provoking questions suitable for the classroom, this guide ensures that learning is never dull.

     

    Fun Learning Awaits!

    Escape the monotony with examples from your favorite movies, games, and shows. This guide ensures that your journey into smart manufacturing is enlightening and fun!

     

    Seize Your Opportunity!

    Don't miss out on the chance to understand the future of manufacturing and carve your path within it. Grab your copy of The Smart Student's Guide to Smart Manufacturing today, and take the first exciting step towards a rewarding career!

     

    Get Connected with Your Future!

    The Smart Student's Guide to Smart Manufacturing – Your Gateway to the Manufacturing Revolution!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIndustrial Insights LLC
    Release dateJan 23, 2021
    ISBN9781736362501
    The Smart Student's Guide to Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
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    Mike Nager

    Mike Nager has an electronics engineering degree and more than twenty years of experience working for leading German and American manufacturers of industrial automation and connection device technologies. He’s consulted with hundreds of manufacturers and utilities to design more efficient, environmentally friendly, responsive plants and factories. He was named a 2020 Top 10 IIoT Influencer by Onalytica and has published dozens of trade publications. Among his many projects, he has installed sensors inside the massive machine tools used in making automotive engines, tested industrial radio technology deep underground in the New York subways, and wore a cleanroom suit to work with clients onsite in both the pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries. Mike was the keynote speaker in 2018 at the Nevada Economic Development Conference and in 2019 at the Réseau Innovation 4.0 Network in Quebec. He has presented at numerous conferences hosted by organizations and conferences,  including the following: IoT Emerge Conference Connecting Electronics Industries Association International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering International Institute of Electrical Engineers Information and Communications Technology Conference Material Handling Industry Association International Society of Automation Association of Career and Technical Education Mike is a volunteer with the IEEE Mini-Engineering Academy that provides high school students opportunities to work with engineers on hands-on projects in many areas. He is an advisory board member to several educational institutions, including the Monmouth County Vocational School District and the Metropolitan Education District. He lives at the Jersey Shore with his fantastic wife, two daughters, and one ugly rescue dog.

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    The Smart Student's Guide to Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 - Mike Nager

    COPYRIGHT

    Copyright © 2020 Industrial Insights LLC

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    The Smart Student’s* Guide to Smart Manufacturing – 2021 Edition

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    ISBN-13: 978-1-7363625-1-8 Paperback

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    COPYRIGHT

    PREFACE: A FRESH LOOK AT MANUFACTURING

    DISCLAIMERS

    SECTION I: CURRENT STATE OF MANUFACTURING IN USA

    Chapter 1: The Elephant in the Room – Manufacturing Job Losses

    Effect of Automation

    Discussion Topics

    Chapter 2: Manufacturing Today

    Automation is Not the Enemy

    Discussion Topics

    SECTION II: TWO REASONS MANUFACTURING IS IMPORTANT

    Chapter 3: Manufacturing and National Defense

    Vulnerabilities in the Supply Chain

    USA Manufacturing Institutes

    Discussion Topics

    Chapter 4: Manufacturing for Wealth Creation and Distribution

    The Manufacturing Multiplier Effect

    Discussion Topics

    SECTION III: ABOUT MANUFACTURING AND BUSINESS

    Chapter 5: Manufacturing Industries and Processes

    Discussion Topics

    Chapter 6: Internet of Things, Industrial Internet of Things, Industry 4.0 – I’m So Confused

    How IoT, IIoT, and Industry 4.0 are Related

    The Four Industrial Revolutions

    Discussion Topics

    Chapter 7: What Xactly is XaaS?

    Everything as a Service?

    Discussion Topics

    SECTION IV: ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES: THE HARDWARE GADGETS AND GIZMOS

    Chapter 8: Industrial Networks and Cybersecurity

    Networks

    Cybersecurity in the Industrial Plant

    Movies that Feature Cybersecurity

    Examples of Careers in Industrial Control Systems and Cybersecurity

    Discussion Topics

    Chapter 9: The Rise of the Robots

    Industrial Arms

    Mobile Robots

    Collaborative Robots (or Cobots)

    Movies that Feature Robotics

    Careers in Robotics

    Discussion Topics

    Chapter 10: A Little Bit Here, A Little Bit There: Additive Manufacturing Matures

    Subtractive vs. Formative vs. Additive Manufacturing

    Movies that Feature Additive Manufacturing

    Careers in Additive Manufacturing

    Discussion Topics

    Chapter 11: Sensor Prices Are Falling Down, Falling Down, Falling Down

    Wireless Communication Ability

    Movies that Feature Smart Sensors

    Careers in Sensors

    Discussion Topics

    SECTION V: ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES: STODGY SOFTWARE AND COOL APPS

    Chapter 12: Big Data and Visualization of Information

    The Five Vs of Big Data

    Movies that Feature Data and Big Data

    Careers in Big Data

    Discussion Topics

    Chapter 13: Skip the Drugs, Alternative Realities Are Already Here

    Augmented Reality

    Virtual Reality

    Movies that Feature Augmented and Virtual Reality

    Careers in Augmented and Virtual Reality

    Discussion Topics

    Chapter 14: Artificial Intelligences Begin Their Ascent

    Other Names for Artificial Intelligence

    Movies that Feature Artificial Intelligence

    Careers in Software and Artificial Intelligence

    Discussion Topics

    Chapter 15: Digital Twins Mirror Reality

    Types of Digital Twins

    Movies that Feature Digital Twins

    Careers in Digital Twins

    Discussion Topics

    Chapter 16: Blockchain: Applied Mathematics to Keep Us Honest

    Blockchain to Fight Counterfeiting

    Movies that Feature Blockchain

    Careers in Blockchain

    Discussion Topics

    Chapter 17: Software Rules

    Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

    Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)

    Enterprise Resource Systems (ERP)

    Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

    Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software

    Process Control and Automation Software

    Customer Relationships Manager (CRM)

    Careers in Software

    Discussion Topics

    SECTION VI: FINAL THOUGHTS ON THE HUMAN ELEMENT

    Chapter 18: Soft Skills Never Go out of Fashion, But You Have to Keep Up

    Critical Thinking Skills

    Movies that Feature Soft Skills

    Careers in Soft Skills

    Discussion Topics

    Chapter 19: Getting into Manufacturing

    The Four-Year University Degree

    The Two-Year College Degree

    Plant Floor Approach: Right Into the Workplace

    Networking

    Discussion Topics

    CONCLUSION

    FURTHER READING RECOMMENDATIONS

    ENDNOTES

    PREFACE: A FRESH LOOK AT MANUFACTURING

    If you are a student in the United States, there is a good chance that you are not considering a manufacturing career in your future. You probably don’t have close friends or family working in the industry and few popular shows feature it. My advice is, do not overlook it!

    This book will introduce you to exciting career opportunities that smart manufacturing provides today. It's why I capitalize it in this book: Smart Manufacturing.

    Manufacturing suffers an image problem due to decades of failed national policies that allowed U.S. manufacturers to move to other parts of the world. With the ensuing closures of many factories, local and state communities experienced much hardship. This history of the manufacturing industry has created a deeply negative impression. What parents would encourage their children to work at the company that laid off Grandpa after thirty-seven years of service and avoided paying his pension?

    Adding to this common wisdom among most Americans, a few facts further depress the image of manufacturing.

    First, the overall number of people working in U.S. manufacturing has been declining. The reason is that around the year 2000, national policies adopted a global supply chain philosophy that manufacturing didn’t have to exist within U.S. shores.

    Second, the number of people working in manufacturing as a percentage of overall jobs is currently the lowest in U.S. history.

    Third, manufacturing output as a percentage of gross national product is also at its lowest point in history.

    But are those negative headlines and perceptions the whole story? Consider another fact. Manufacturing output, which is essentially the amount of goods made in America, rises every year. The U.S. now produces more products than at any other time in history.

    Smart Manufacturing, also referred to as Industry 4.0, is starting to shake up the previous worldwide business model of off-shoring manufacturing operations to areas with low labor rates by making labor rates less relevant. Smart Manufacturing is growing. You have an opportunity to join the industry as it reinvents itself.

    In the past, the picture that manufacturing conjured was a large number of people lined up to perform manual and often repetitive tasks all day long. The operations could be simple, such as inserting one material into another, or complex, such using a lathe to shape a spinning metal piece. If you search for pictures of manufacturing online, you are likely to find black and white photos of huge plants with hundreds of workers shoulder-to-shoulder at work. Unlike these depictions, manufacturing today evokes very different images.

    Smart Manufacturing refers to the most modern way of making entities involving automated and high-tech devices developed with advanced technology. Do you like to play video games? The software engines that display game graphics are also utilized in manufacturing. Do you text on a smartphone? That technology is used for machines to communicate with other machines. These are just two examples. Industry 4.0 is the term that the world uses to describe the revolution of manufacturing created by technology.

    The COVID-19 pandemic provided a wake-up call for the world as supply chains proved to be shockingly fragile during this worldwide crisis. The result has been an acceleration of reshoring efforts in the U.S. Factories that were taken offshore decades ago are being brought back given the benefit of manufacturing and supply chain management being in close proximity. It is expected that two million or more jobs could be created within the next seven years.

    This book will provide you with a unique viewpoint to identify manufacturing opportunities you may not have considered. I will lead you through an exploration of how Smart Manufacturing works and the specific technologies that you could focus upon

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