Bahrain’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro, has announced the launch of iFactories, described as a national initiative to support the movement of the country’s industrial sector towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution (sometimes called Industry 4.0).
As food and drink processers embrace digital and connected systems, they must ensure their defence plans against cyberattacks are robust and well considered.
Dan Migliozzi, head of sales at independent systems integrator Invar Group, considers the pros and cons of both a complete and phased approach to automating the warehouse.