KEEPING up with the fast pace of technology is essential for a country to remain competitive in the present global economy. One industry that is heavily reliant on technology is manufacturing. The global market is pushing for the fourth industrial revolution, or IR4.0, and the development of advanced manufacturing is an essential part of realising this vision.
IR4.0 comprises nine pillars of digital transformation for the manufacturing industry: autonomous robots, simulated and augmented reality, Internet of Things (IoT), cybersecurity, cloud computing, horizontal and vertical system integration, additive manufacturing, and big data analytics.