Emerging technologies have changed the manufacturing environment at a fast pace. Smart engineering is taking hold of big business. Technologies, such as cloud computing, internet of things, wireless sensor network, big data, and mobile internet are gaining global attention. They are starting to be implemented into the manufacturing industries. Such advances in science and technology are making waves all over the world. The engineers of tomorrow will have to learn and acquire the skills enshrined in Industry 4.0. The same goes for SMEs if they want to continue to remain relevant in the marketplace. Many governments worldwide have initiated national plan towards the new industrial revolution. These include Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (United States), Industrie 4.0 (German), La Nouvelle France Industrielle (France), Future of Manufacturing (United Kingdom), Made in China 2025 (China), Innovation in Manufacturing 3.0 (Korea), and Smart Manufacturing (Netherlands).


Expert Insight@ live is hosting a forum on implementing Indudustry 4.0 in practice, a special presentation by Fraunhofer IEM, UCSI University and Universiti Tun Hussein Malaysia (UTHM). Get to know insights from examples from companies in practice as a vital knowledge to prepare SMEs and the engineers of tomorrow to stay ahead of the exciting and challenging times as businesses embrace industry 4.0.