Industry 4.0 in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (Smes): Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions

Focusing on the broader areas of Industry 4.0 as it applies to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), this book offers a smooth adoption of techniques and technologies and presents advances, challenges, and opportunities for implementation. It will also enhance the role of academia by training new engineers on Industry 4.0 and digital transformation.

Industry 4.0 in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions presents concepts of predictive maintenance, digital factory, digital twin, additive manufacturing, and machining for sustainable development. It discusses the challenges faced by adopting Industry 4.0 including new security and privacy measures in the whole smart manufacturing setup while also explaining the impact of Industry 4.0 on Lean production systems. Implementation recommendations in the form of case studies, research studies, and the role academia can play are also provided.

Practitioners, research scholars, academicians, and those studying or working in the Industry 4.0 sector will find this book of interest.

Dr. Ketan Kotecha received his Doctorate degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in the year 2003. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Algorithms, Machine Learning, and Higher Order Thinking skills are his core areas of research interest. He is presently working as the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Director of Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International (Deemed University). He is also the Head of Symbiosis Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence (SCAAI) & CEO of Symbiosis Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Dr. Satish Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and in charge of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Lab at Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune India. He completed his master’s degree (MTech-Tool Engineering) in 2013 and Doctoral degree (PhD.) in 2020 from K Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka, India. He has over 8 years of experience in teaching, research, and industry. His areas of research interests include Smart Manufacturing, Digital Twin, Condition Monitoring, Composites, Cryogenic Treatment, Additive manufacturing, and Hard materials machining. He has authored more than 28 international/national journal and conferences publications.

Dr. Arunkumar Bongale is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at the Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India. He has his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, a master’s degree in Computer Integrated Manufacturing and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. His research interests are Smart manufacturing, Robotics and Automation, material science, heat treatment, composite materials, and composite coating technology. He has authored more than 25 international/national journal and conferences publications.

Dr. R Suresh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India. He did his Dr Master degree (M.Tech) and Doctoral degree (PhD) 2002 and 2013 from Kuvempu University, Karnataka, India. He has 24 years of experience in teaching research and industries. His areas of research interests include Composites, Surface coating, Additive manufacturing, Hard materials machining, numerical modelling, and experimental analysis of advanced materials.