The challenge posed to us since the emergence of the Internet of things is how to digitalise the world of manufacturing. How do we go about shifting from a purely manufacturing company to a company that "manages" data? Digitalisation of the industry in order to boost and exploit the digital opportunities requires a roadmap for transformation in the medium term. To move in the right direction, some essential enabling technologies have to be adopted such as IIoT connectivity, cloud computing and big-date analysis to be able to use manufacturing data adequately. This work shows how IDEKO-IK4 is tackling the challenge of digitalisation of the manufacturing industry.
