Transformation of Factory to Smart Factory

Today "Smart Factories" has paved way for the new industrial revolution called "Industry 4.0 or the Internet of Things (IIOT)". By the implementation of this standard, industrial devices communicate with each other as well as operators, automate processes with little or no human effort, and facilitates real-time manufacturing operation. This intelligent, networked system uses a continuous exchange of data for connected operations and production. To establish a smart manufacturing platform that can enhance the accomplishment of smart factories is vital and desirable for modern manufacturing industries. At the moment, most conventional factories are faced with the challenge of migrating into smart factories, due to their inability to converge information and automation system to perform a real-time operation. This paper studied various articles related to Smart Manufacturing and will discuss some of the challenges with this transformation and propose a 5 stage approach for the transformation of conventional factories to smart factories.