Smart Factories for Industry 5.0 Transformation (Industry 5.0 Transformation Applications)

This book serves as a comprehensive guide, exploring the technologies, design principles, and operational strategies behind smart factories.

In an era where industrial expertise meets digital innovation, the “smart factory” symbolizes a new wave of efficiency and advancement. Industry 5.0 represents a paradigm shift, integrating technologies like robotics, AI, IoT, and big data to enhance human-machine collaboration while improving sustainability, quality, and efficiency. It offers businesses valuable insights and real-world examples to navigate the opportunities and challenges of Industry 5.0.

This book goes beyond technical explanations to examine the broader impact of the Industry 5.0 revolution on global supply chains and socioeconomic change, encouraging readers to view technology as a force for good. It appeals to all levels of expertise, providing valuable insights for experienced professionals while serving as an introduction for newcomers. Above all, it invites readers to embrace the collaborative spirit and creativity of Industry 5.0, joining in the effort to build the smart factories that will drive the future of innovation.

Audience

Researchers, industry engineers, and technologists working in artificial intelligence and Industry 5.0 application areas such as healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, and more.

R. Nidhya, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University, Anantapuram, India. Her research interests include wireless body area networks, machine learning, and IoT.

Manish Kumar, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India. His research interests include soft computing applications for bioinformatics problems and computational intelligence.

S. Karthik, PhD, is a professor and dean in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. His research interests include network security, web services, and wireless systems.

Rishabh Anand, PhD, is a Global Service Delivery Manager with HCL Technologies Ltd. He earned his MBA in 2020 and is a certified DevOps project manager.

S. Balamurugan, PhD, is the Director of Research and Development, Intelligent Research Consultancy Services (iRCS), Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. He is also Director of the Albert Einstein Engineering and Research Labs (AEER Labs), as well as Vice-Chairman, Renewable Energy Society of India (RESI), India. He has published 50+ books, 200+ international journals/conferences, and 35 patents.