Smart Factory

A smart factory uses IoT sensors, real-time data analytics, and automation to give production processes real-time monitoring and decision-support capability.

Common application tiers include equipment monitoring, real-time production analytics, and quality prediction with predictive maintenance — usually built up gradually rather than all at once. A common misconception is that installing sensors alone makes a factory 'smart' — without a dashboard and someone responsible for reviewing the data, no amount of data collection turns into an actual decision.