THE VENDING MACHINE AT THE SERVICE OF INDUSTRY 4.0

Revolutions Industrial history has seen a succession of four phases of change which have profoundly structured its development. It is customary to make a distinction between the first two, intrinsically linked to the exploitation of new forms of power, from the third which saw the arrival of computing. The fourth, and current era is that of Data. The impact of the Industrial

LATE 18TH CENTURY 1 2 3 4 ST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: LATE 19TH CENTURY ND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: RD 1970 INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION:

TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION:

2016

THE BEGINNINGS OF MECHANISATION Steam and coal machine The rise of metallurgy: bridges and railways

TRANSFORMATION OF COMMUNICATIONS: TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE Invention of electricity and of the combustion engine Working steel and aluminium

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: BIRTH OF THE INTERNET Nuclear power Miniaturisation and Automation

DIGITISATION AND INTER CONNECTIVITY Artificial Intelligence and industrial Internet Smart industry

White Paper - May 2023 The vending machine at the service of Industry 4.0: how to combine productivity and innovation

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