Industry 4.0: smart test bench for shipbuilding industry
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ORIGINAL PAPER
Industry 4.0: smart test bench for shipbuilding industry Antonio Giallanza1 · Giuseppe Aiello1 · Giuseppe Marannano1 · Vincenzo Nigrelli1 Received: 23 September 2020 / Accepted: 6 October 2020 © The Author(s) 2020
Abstract Industry 4.0 promises to increase the efficiency of production plants and the quality of the final product. Consequently, companies that implement advanced solutions in production systems will have a competitive advantage in the future. The principles of Industry 4.0 can also be applied to shipyards to transform them into “smart shipyards” (Shipyard 4.0). The aim of this research is to implement an interactive approach by Internet of Things on a closed power-loop test bench equipped with sophisticated sensors that is specifically designed to test high-power thrusters before they are installed on high-speed crafts, which are used in passenger transport. The preliminary results of the proposed Internet of Things-platform demonstrates the efficacy of the decision-making support tool in improving the design of propulsion systems and increasing their efficiency compared to traditional systems. Keywords Industry 4.0 · Internet of Things (IoT) · Test bench · CAD modelling · Experimental tests
1 Introduction The term Industry 4.0 (I4.0) was introduced at the Hannover Messe in 2011. It has since received widespread attention from industries and governments around the world [1, 2] as it offers significant opportunities to optimise production and development through digitalisation [3]. Consequently, researchers and scholars across the world are closely monitoring the “fourth industrial revolution” [4]. The impact of I4.0 exceeds the frontiers of industrial production and can affect all industrial sectors through the establishment of smart factories [5, 6]. There are numerous approaches to the digitisation of industry depending on the level of industrialisation in a given country: in developed countries, IT is used to recover or maintain the competitiveness of industry; while in developing countries, industrialisation is linked to digitisation [7]. The enabling technologies of I4.0 can effectively contribute to the digital transformation of an organisation [8–10] with the goal of sustainable development [11–13]. The so-called fourth industrial revolution promises to offer digital technologies that will radically change the traditional architecture of production [14].
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Vincenzo Nigrelli [email protected] Engineering Department – University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Digital technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, big data analytics, etc. can significantly improve the connectivity, communication, and automation in an organisation [15, 16]. In addition, by using sophisticated sensors, important information can be obtained from process data [17] to improve production [18] and the effectiveness and efficiency of the final products [19]. The principles of I4.0 can also be applied to shipyards [20]. In recent years, several stud
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