How does the SIF-400, the training system for Industry 4.0, work?

 Industry 4.0 - the way we call the concept of companies evolving into Smart Factories, trying to satisfy customer’s needs with new technologies. The necessary evolution to be adapted to the change that digitalization is bringing to our lives. Education is key to being prepared in this new reality and SIF-400 – Smart Innovative Factory – training system is SMC’s answer to the didactic necessities. The SIF-400 training system simulates a highly automated Smart Factory, including Industry 4.0 technologies, advanced manufacturing concepts and the reality of the connected enterprise. This video shows the complete SIF-400 system working, explaining each station functionality and the flexibility that the equipment provides. SIF-400 works with different concepts and technologies such as RFID, NFC, artificial vision, MES & ERP, Web and Cloud services, IIOT (Industrial Internet of Things), OPC UA, collaborative robots, smart devices (IO-Link), among many others, in order to acquire the skills required by the Industry of the future.