TheWorld Economic Forum(WEF)Initiative on Shaping the Future of Production正在合作麦肯锡& Company是一家位于纽约的管理咨询公司，以找到成功实施新技术的制造商，即4IIR“ [第四工业革命]生产灯塔”。
According to McKinsey, theFourth Industrial Revolution(Industry 4.0) is expected to create up to $3.7 trillion in value by 2025。因此，该计划的长期目标是为寻求利用物联网（IoT），高级机器人技术，人工智能（AI），增材制造业和其他数字流程的制造商开发国际学习平台。
With nine lighthouse candidates currently identified, I speak with Enno de Boer, Partner, and Global Leader of Manufacturing at McKinsey & Company, USA, about the challenges, trends, and innovations surrounding the adoption of technologies within the additive manufacturing sector.
Increasing worldwide productivity
Commencing in 2016, the WEF initiative’s community has accumulated experienced organizations such as McKinsey, reaching 26 countries and 18 industry sectors. This network continues to grow as the initiative pursues those innovation that boost economic growth. According to McKinsey, the presence of Industry 4.0 comes after a decade of stagnated productivity.
Within this initiative, the companies are exploring how manufacturers are adopting new technologies from proof of concept to the industrial scale, with the intention of streamlining production processes. As seen through recent findings, McKinsey has recognized the challenge of飞行员炼狱– where companies trialing digital manufacturing technologies are unable to successfully roll them out at scale.
De Boer认为，“试点炼狱的三个最大原因是缺乏规模的资源/知识，高规模成本以及在没有短期影响的情况下证明商业案例的正当性。”
The smart factory lighthouse candidates
Nevertheless, as a result of an ongoing search, nine lighthouses who have successfully deployed such technologies while “keeping humans and sustainability at the heart of innovation” have been确定。
Three of the lighthouses operate in China.博世汽车，具有integrated advanced data analytics to eliminate its output losses.Consumer electronics company海尔that developed an AI supported, intelligent service cloud platform to predict maintenance needs. AndSiemens Industrial Automation Products这开发了一个完全集成的软件平台，能够采取客户订单并立即分配资源并安排生产时间。
From Europe there isBayer, Division Pharmaceuticals,Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes, and凤凰的合同, all of which have integrated thedigital twin concept为了在生产中确保物理资产的成本效益。此外，Schneider ElectricandProcter & Gamble’s Czech subsidiaryhave enabled “end-to-end synchronization” of supply chains due to integrated web-based analytical models.
最终来自美国Fast Radius。The Chicago-based company continues to use 3D printing to meet the increasing demand for products requiring a fast turnaround and mass customization. Its technologies include an industrial-grade 3D printing and a proprietary operating system that enables “real-time analytics and orchestrates design, production, and global fulfillment.”
De Boer解释说：“添加剂制造是一种长期的游戏规则改变者，随着制造商超越原型并真正了解它对更广泛的生产意味着什么，它可以继续采用。”
“继续采用该技术的空间nology as new business models – such ason-demand and distributed manufacturing – continue to evolve as well as in response to the traditional business model where 3D printing can help existing businesses reduce inventory, and streamline operations.”
4IR全球学习平台
With ongoing searches for more lighthouse candidates, De Boer stated, “The learning platform will continue to grow and evolve much like the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its technology. There will always be new lighthouses emerging, new applications of technology and new transformational change stories. A global learning platform needs to be agile and think of itself as constantly evolving – never as a “finished product” – if its aim is to be relevant and useful.”
The first version of the platform, hosted by WEF is set to go live in the near future. De Boer adds, “Additionally, the WEF will facilitate first visits of lighthouse factories starting in the end of 2018, allowing senior executives frompublic and private organizations to learn and build new collaborations.”
The first full class of 2018 lighthouses will be announced at the WEF’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland in January 2019, however, searches will continue throughout 2019.
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特色图显示了制造过程的数字化。图片通过McKinsey＆Company。
