Smart manufacturing, an indispensable trend of Asian economy

Update: 26-11-2018 | 12:15:21

The fourth industrial revolution is creating a considerable innovation in terms of production technology, in which smart manufacturing is now an indispensable trend of the economy of Asian countries, including Vietnam.

Fourth industrial revolution making strong changes

At the forum “Asian industry: Towards Smart Manufacturing” in the framework of the Horasis Asia Meeting 2018, experts said that the fourth industrial revolution will continue creating strong changes in terms of production resource, production method and consumption, due to the robust growth of science and technology. The birth of digital technologies, namely IoT, AL, Clouding computing…from the fourth industrial revolution has formed up a special manufacturing-“Smart manufacturing”.

The overview of the dialogue themed “Asian industry: Towards Smart Manufacturing”

According to experts, smart manufacturing includes IT application into all aspects of the modern manufacturing process to improve productivity and protect the environment. Smart manufacturing is applied widely, bringing benefits to enterprises around the world. In Asia, many smart factories are developed, generating new products with optimal quality and efficiency.

Possibly seeing, smart manufacturing plays an important role and is an indispensable trend in the process of changing manufacturing with digital technology application, making a smarter manufacturing system. It helps enterprises increase productivity, quality while saving manpower, enhancing competitiveness and protecting the environment.

Taking full advantage of opportunities, minimizing challenges

Vietnam needs to boost opportunities to approach the fourth industrial revolution, in which smart manufacturing is seen as an important element. According to experts, the fourth industrial revolution is bringing Vietnam both opportunities and challenges.

Vietnam now has a very good position in terms of competitiveness in the Asian-Pacific region. Particularly, Vietnam has the advantage in young population with the great demand for high technologies. The Government has also created favorable conditions for enterprises with sci-tech application for development… Experts said that Vietnam needs to assess the advantages of the fourth industrial revolution and the trend of new technologies; share enterprises’ experience in implementing the fourth industrial revolution to promote smart factories; exchange the issue of risk management when all production steps are automated…Especially, the Government needs to focus on perfecting policies, creating favorable conditions for enterprises to quickly approach and promote new technologies and business models.

The Government also needs to continue being proactive to check and abrogate unsuitable conditions. Particularly, the Government will further set up a synchronous infrastructure system, especially promote information technology and communications, digital connection infrastructure facilties, ensuring network security and safety. Vietnam also needs to perfect the IoT network in the soonest time…

Frank Jurgen Richter, Horasis Chairman said that the Horasis Asia Meeting 2018 will bring Binh Duong in particular and Vietnam in general to the world’s investment and trade map. It is believed that many agreements between Vietnamese companies and foreign ones will be signed at the meeting…Whilst, Prasoon Agrawal, Director of Dr Wheelz Automobile Component Manufacturing Consulting Company of India said that Vietnam needs to wait in front for the development trend of technologies with wide investment, especially attach special importance to manpower development…

Reported by Tieu My-Translated by K.T

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