Great article Sciforce. You have covered mostly all the areas that IIoT that are impacting Industry 4.0. I’d like to add two significant areas of industrial IoT, asset tracking and Real-time Location Systems, where IoT is making great headway in realizing the Industry 4.0 goals.

Knowledge is Power for a manufacturing enterprise where; Productivity, Efficiency, Safety, and Profits are the primary measures of success. Indoor positioning system using RTLS provides this smartness by delivering real-time tracking system and an end to end visibility of all containers, warehouse pallets, and high-value assets. Internet of Things allows low-cost tracking of assets in indoor environments of large-scale manufacturing environments.