Permanent innovation, reskilling process needed



The industry is often a victim of clichés. The industry is drastically evolving. The manufacturing process is affected by technological, environmental and societal changes.

Whether it is a bottle manufacturing unit, cookware or rubber products used automotive; the industry is affected due to rapid change in the innovation and its technology adoption by similar industries with the country or outside. Industries are responding to the desires and needs of users who are looking for high quality, low cost, lighter, less polluting, recyclable and design products. All this innovations has an impact on production methods, workers and the business.

Factory of the future - Permanent innovation:

Change is constant. Factories need to adopt these changes and the 'permanent innovation' is happening in the Industry. Industry leaders are now talking about the factory of the future, of industry 4.0, a connected working environment.

To revive some industries and stay competitive, we had to evolve towards the technologies of tomorrow & fulfill the desires of the consumers/users. Our industry needs to invest in the factory of the future, its new processes and should find innovative solutions in all areas.

Permanent innovation and Skill Gaps:  At the heart of this permanent innovation and its adoption, the skill gap continues to evolve. Unfortunately, some industry suffers from a lack of support and companies are struggling to recruit.

How it affects:

The Industrial Revolution 4.0 will not immediately affect the issue of the employment of workers. However, it will require the sectors involved to be more creative and to train more skilled workers to meet the demands of new technological applications.

New emerging technologies such as AI enabled machines, IOT enabled production systems and monitoring,  iCloud, 3D printing, automation and smart devices in particular, applied in industries in general and in the mechanical industry in particular, will bring a new lease of life not only to production but also to human resources training activities.

We believe some areas are only for humans interface and these works cannot be operated without human presence. In a decade, innovation will repeat, and change will come. So workers must, therefore, adapt themselves to the requirements of the 4.0 technologies and be aware of the permanent innovation happening in our industries.

A renewal in the training of the workforce in general re-skilling or up-skill and cross-skill and the professional education in the mechanical industry is thus is very much necessary, and this will pay off the workers and industry.

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