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Unlocking The Potential of Industry 4.0 Technologies in The Egyptian Industry

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Production Engineering

Abstract

This research study aims to unlock the potential of Industry 4.0 technologies to enhance all sectors in industry in Egypt. The study conducted a use case in a medium enterprise which a plastic company located in Port-said operating through fully automated machines on the shop floor but with no connectivity or real time data acquisition. A modified digital transformation maturity assessment is utilized to develop a digital transformation strategy and digital infrastructure roadmap to upgrade the plant's industry 3.0 status to an industry 4.0 where everything is connected between IT and OT layers and enabling the adoption of a proper manufacturing execution system (MES) functionalities. The DTMA results revealed that the industry in Egypt is still in its infancy in terms of industry 4.0 adoption. Hence, this study aims to serve as a benchmark for other industries who wish to embark on their digital transformation journey. As a result of the DTMA, a proof of concept was implemented, utilizing the concept of a unified namespace (UNS) and its powerful capabilities to accelerate the digital transformation process, and overcome the barriers that industries face. The potential benefits of utilizing UNS can serve as a valuable reference for industries looking to implement similar initiatives. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the UNS in connectivity, providing real-time data that can be utilized by other nodes to address production system issues such as downtime analysis and scheduling problems. The unified namespace facilitated data integration and enhanced data transparency, enabling data-driven decisions to improve processes.

DOI

10.21608/pserj.2024.288785.1339

Keywords

Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation Maturity Assessment, Unified Namespace, Small Medium Enterprise, Manufacturing Execution System

Authors

First Name

Amro

Last Name

Abouzied

MiddleName

Akram

Affiliation

Production and Mechanical Design, Engineering, Portsaid University

Email

amr.akram@eng.psu.edu.eg

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First Name

Medhat

Last Name

Elhadek

MiddleName

Awad

Affiliation

Port Said University

Email

melhadek@eng.psu.edu.eg

City

PORT-SAID

Orcid

0000-0002-3676-7962

First Name

Shady

Last Name

Aly

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University ,Cairo, Egypt

Email

shady_ali@h-eng.helwan.edu.eg

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First Name

Hanan

Last Name

Kouta

MiddleName

Kamel

Affiliation

Department of production engineering and mechanical design, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt

Email

hanan.kamel@eng.psu.edu.eg

City

Port Said

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Volume

28

Article Issue

4

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51962

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-05-11

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Page Start

37

Page End

52

Print ISSN

1110-6603

Online ISSN

2536-9377

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https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_363241.html

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813

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Port-Said Engineering Research Journal

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https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Unlocking The Potential of Industry 4.0 Technologies in The Egyptian Industry

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24 Dec 2024