{"id":9169,"date":"2020-11-23T07:04:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T12:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grantek.com\/?p=9169"},"modified":"2021-10-21T15:09:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T15:09:55","slug":"granteks-senior-director-answers-what-is-industry-4-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grantek.com\/granteks-senior-director-answers-what-is-industry-4-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Grantek\u2019s Senior Director Answers \u201cWhat Is Industry 4.0?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISA Interchange, the official blog of the International Society of Automation (ISA) features an article on the difference between Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation, and Smart Manufacturing. This article, titled: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.isa.org\/what-is-industry-40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201c<em>What Is Industry 4.0?<\/em>\u201c<\/a>, was written by\u00a0Jeff Winter, Grantek\u2019s Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1I3aUndSzB0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff<\/a> also serves on the leadership committee of the Smart Manufacturing &amp; IIoT Division of ISA.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.isa.org\/what-is-industry-40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here to Read the\u00a0<em>ISA Interchange<\/em>\u00a0Article<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><br \/>\n\u201cIndustry 4.0 is not merely a matter of connecting machines and products thought the Internet. <strong>It\u2019s a paradigm shift<\/strong> in how we organize, manage, and approach business. As a society, we are starting to feel the impacts of Industry 4.0 already. Not only are companies investing, but governments around the world are pouring a lot of money into this idea as the way of the future.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n\u2013\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.isa.org\/what-is-industry-40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISA Interchange<\/a><\/u>, November 2020<\/p>\n<p>Jeff currently is a part of the leadership committee of the Smart Manufacturing &amp; IIoT Division of ISA, a contributor to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iso.org\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISO (International Standards Organization)<\/a> as a member of TC 184, and is newly active in several committees with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mesa.org\/en\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MESA (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.controlsys.org\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CSIA (Control System Integrators Association)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ISA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">isa.org<\/a>) is a non-profit professional association founded in 1945 to create a better world through automation. ISA advances technical competence by connecting the automation community to achieve operational excellence. The organization develops widely-used global standards; certifies industry professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and technical articles; hosts conferences and exhibits; and provides networking and career development programs for its 40,000 members and 400,000 customers around the world.<\/p>\n<p>For over 40 years, top manufacturers in Food &amp; Beverage, CPG and Pharmaceuticals have called upon Grantek to solve their most complex business and manufacturing challenges. Grantek automates Pharmaceutical and Food &amp; Beverage manufacturing operations, including integration with business systems for seamless solutions. Grantek helps customers meet the stringent requirements and challenges of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Grantek\u2019s team of professionals located in 17 offices across the globe deliver solutions to complex problems in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/grantek.com\/smart-manufacturing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smart Manufacturing<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/grantek.com\/industrial-it-cybersecurity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Industrial Networking<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/grantek.com\/related-services\/automation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Automation<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/grantek.com\/safety-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Industrial Safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISA Interchange, the official blog of the International Society of Automation (ISA) features an article on the difference between Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation, and Smart Manufacturing. 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