Intelligent Digital Twins and the DIKW Pyramid
Michael Grieves, recognized for pioneering the concept of digital twins, critiques the traditional model for going from data to wisdom in a new preprint article published on Preprints.org.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI drives the Fourth Industrial Revolution by enabling smart factories, predictive analytics, autonomous systems, and faster, data-driven decisions.
The DoD’s Bold New Digital Engineering Directive: 5000.97
DoDI 5000.97, issued on December 21, 2023, is a significant shift in the DoD’s approach to system development.
When Manufacturing Got a Brain: Industry 4.0 at Hannover Messe 2011
History was made at the Hannover Messe 2011 in Germany with the public introduction of the term “Industry 4.0.”
Ludwig von Bertalanffy on General Systems Theory
Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901-1972) was an Austrian biologist who is best known for his work developing General Systems Theory.
MES Standards for Smarter Manufacturing
The framework ties three main concepts together: Lifecycles, Cross-Lifecycle Threads, and Enabling Technologies.
The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive the Post-Human Era [30 Year Assessment]
This 1993 paper by Vernor Vinge, retrieved from the NASA Technical Reports Server, makes bold predictions about the state of technology today.
Digital Twins on Mars: The Perseverance Rover Story
Digital twin technology has been instrumental to enhancing the efficiency of NASA’s Mars rover projects.
Expert Predictions for Digital Manufacturing in 2024
The following is an assortment of expert predictions about digital manufacturing in 2024.
History Lesson: Industry 4.0 [Visual Explainer]
Industry 4.0, or the Fourth Industrial Revolution, is the era of integrating intelligent digital technologies into industrial processes at scale.
Industry 5.0 Jobs Report: 2030 Edition
Of course no one really knows what job titles will be the most in demand in the not-so-distant future, but it’s fun to speculate.