ICT - CASE STUDY
Opting for a Modified Alcohol Cleaning Technology for Oil-Hydraulic Components in the Framework of a Smart Factory Project © ipcm ®
Monica Fumagalli ipcm®
Opening photo: Some of the oil-hydraulic components produced by HBS.
T
he report on the future of jobs in the
concept of work, the creation of new job
In this article, we present a case study on
new digital age presented during the
opportunities, but also the loss of 5 million
HBS (Monzambano, Mantua, Italy), a company
World Economic Forum 2016 in Davos
jobs. After almost three years, it is perhaps still
specialising in the production of oil-hydraulic
(Switzerland)1 illustrated the future prospects
early to draw conclusions on this revolution
valves and components for every use, from
of the fourth industrial revolution, more
well under way that has involved all industrial
transport to earth-moving vehicles, from
commonly called “Industry 4.0”. The report
sectors; however, we can continue to record
building to agriculture, from ecology to
stated that the following five years would
on the pages of our magazines the ways in
industrial plants. Present worldwide with
have seen a profound transformation of the
which several companies from the world of
production facilities in China and Brazil,
surface treatments are dealing with this radical
plus one under design in India and two
change.
soon-to-open ones in the United States and
1 The complete report can be downloaded at the following link: www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_FOJ_Executive_Summary_Jobs.pdf
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