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A Knowledge Graph for Industry 4.0
2020, Bader, Sebastian R., Grangel-Gonzalez, Irlan, Nanjappa, Priyanka, Vidal, Maria-Esther, Maleshkova, Maria, Harth, Andreas, Kirrane, Sabrina, Ngonga Ngomo, Axel-Cyrille, Paulheim, Heiko, Rula, Anisa, Gentile, Anna Lisa, Haase, Peter, Cochez, Michael
One of the most crucial tasks for today’s knowledge workers is to get and retain a thorough overview on the latest state of the art. Especially in dynamic and evolving domains, the amount of relevant sources is constantly increasing, updating and overruling previous methods and approaches. For instance, the digital transformation of manufacturing systems, called Industry 4.0, currently faces an overwhelming amount of standardization efforts and reference initiatives, resulting in a sophisticated information environment. We propose a structured dataset in the form of a semantically annotated knowledge graph for Industry 4.0 related standards, norms and reference frameworks. The graph provides a Linked Data-conform collection of annotated, classified reference guidelines supporting newcomers and experts alike in understanding how to implement Industry 4.0 systems. We illustrate the suitability of the graph for various use cases, its already existing applications, present the maintenance process and evaluate its quality.
Can Livestock Farming Benefit from Industry 4.0 Technology? Evidence from Recent Study
2022, Kraft, Martin, Bernhardt, Heinz, Brunsch, Reiner, Büscher, Wolfgang, Colangelo, Eduardo, Graf, Henri, Marquering, Johannes, Tapken, Heiko, Toppel, Kathrin, Westerkamp, Clemens, Ziron, Martin
The term ”Agriculture 4.0” emerged from the term “Industry 4.0” like amany other “4.0” terms. However, are Industry 4.0 technologies and concepts really applicable to agriculture? Are the benefits that Industry 4.0 brings to industrial use cases transferable to livestock farming? This paper tries to answer this question for the three dominant sectors of livestock farming in Central Europe and Germany: Poultry, pig fattening, and dairy farming. These sectors are analyzed along with the eight most relevant Industry 4.0 benefits. The results show that only part of the Industry 4.0 benefits are relevant for livestock farming in a similar manner as in industrial production. Due to basic differences between industrial and livestock farming use cases, some of the benefits must be adapted. The presence of individual living animals and the strong environmental impact of livestock farming affect the role of digital individualization and demand orientation. The position of livestock farming within the value chain minimizes the need for flexibilization. The introduction and adoption of Industry 4.0 concepts and technologies may contribute significantly to transforming agriculture into something that may be called Agriculture 4.0. Technologies are indispensable for this development step, but vocational education and open-mindedness of farmers towards Industry 4.0 is essential as well.