The HKSQ
seminar named “Future Manufacturing – Industry 4.0, Made in China 2025 and
Internet+” co-organized by Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ) and SEEM Dept.,
CityU on 27th Aug 2016. Industry
4.0, Made in China 2025 and Internet+ are the trend of future
manufacturing. Dr. YC Chau was invited
to share his view on those elements and update after HKIE seminar on Industry
4.0 held one year ago. Before the
seminar, I (HKSQ) took a photo with my old friend Ir. Dr. YC Chau and Dr. CF
Luk.
Dr. KS
Chin represented SEEM Dept., CityU to give welcome speech. Dr. Chin encouraged industrial professionals
could study for research degree like Dr. YC Chau.
Then Mr. Peter Fung (Chairman, HKSQ) gave an opening speech and introduced HKSQ to all participants. This year is also our society 30th Anniversary.
After
that I introduced Dr. YC Chau to all and briefed his background. Dr. YC Chau graduated from PolyU and received
MBA from University of South Australia, as well as, PhD from SEEM Dept.,
CityU. Dr. Chau had been working in TDK
(Tokyo Denki Kagaku) Corporation since 198, where he was currently the Vice
President of China Operation Improvement Group.
He was also an Adjunct Professor and Industrial Adviser with CityU. Moreover, he was member of HKIE, Senior
member of IIE and member of IET.
In the
beginning, Ir. Dr. YC Chau (Vice President, China Operation Improvement Group,
TDK) introduced the background of Industry 4.0. He had written an article entitled “Industry
4.0 with Implications for Made-in-China 2025” in HKIE magazine named “Engineer”
Vol 44, May 2016. He also briefed the
history from the 1st to 4th Industrial Revolution. He said Industry 4.0 was not equal to the 4th
Industrial Revolution but they happened at the same time. Industry 4.0 was only Germany Manufacturing
Strategy.
Then Dr.
Chau briefed USA stated White House SMART Manufacturing, Japan mentioned
Factories Connected Together, China has talking about Made in China 2025, and
Germany promoted German Manufacturing DNA. He mentioned China economic had
achieved over England and reaching USA (超英趕美). Dr. Chow agreed with SIEMENS
Vision of Industry 4.0 that “A vision of tomorrow’s manufacturing: Products
finding their way independently through the production process. In intelligent factories, machines and
products communicate with each other, cooperatively driving production.”
Dr. Chau
introduced three Key Technology of Industry 4.0 and they were Big Data,
Internet of Things (IoT) and Cybert Physical Systems (CPS). He said we collected big data within workshop
which could be changed from Preventive Maintenance to Predictive
Maintenance. Then he showed video of Pizza
example (In Chinese) in which demonstrated how accuracy sale in future.
IoT connected
among Supplier, Manufactor, Distributor and Customer; and formed IoT supply
chain migration with cost opportunities.
He used Video of Intel’s Vision of IoT to demonstrate IoT concept.
He then
stated Cyber Physical System (CPS) in which 3C model of CPS was mentioned where
3C for Computation, Communication and Control. Dr. Chow said employing CPS was
very expensive and one example was MTR Operations Control Centre.
He told
us MTR should be no need to have driver actually but citizen had not ready to
accept it. Another application was Off Line Equipment Diagnostic such as CPS
Opportunities in Jet Turbine. He said
airplane could be hijacked through internet theoretically; therefore, airplane
companies hadn’t shared all information online.
Another example was Baidu Smart Chopsticks. Many applications were related sensor. So the sensors would become smaller, cheaper, more versatile and it could measure more data and interact with each other.
Dr. Chau
said from the integration of Big Data, IoT and CPS, we got from Industrial 4.0
was “4S” where 4S stands for Smart Factory, Smart Products, Smart Process and
Smart Services. Dr. Chow concluded that
Industrial 4.0 goal was seamless manufacturing through a merging of industry
and IT, machines and systems would gain the flexibility to adapt to today’s
rapidly changing processes.
In
addition, he said Real Time Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) System would
be achieved using the Framework included Vertical and Horizontal Integration
Manufacturing Execution System plus ERP system.
After that he introduced the further business opportunities through “System
of Systems” (SoS). Dr. Chau asked us two
things should be considered in Industry 4.0 that was Human Position and Quality
Role.
The 2nd
part introduced Internet+ and Made in China 2025. Dr. Chau quoted China’s Premier Li Keqiang
announcement about Made in China 2025 in earlier March 2015 in Beijing. The program was created to drive smart
technology in China’s manufacturing plants.
He said China was pursuing an “Internet Plus” action plan that seek to
drive economic growth by integration of Internet Technology with Manufacturing
and Business. Then Dr. Chau explained
the reason of Internet+ using Asia Pacific Internet Speed data that China was
very low speed in 2015. Singapore and
Hong Kong were number 1 and 2.
Therefore, Hong Kong had our own advantage using internet.
Based on
Premier Li’s report, “Internet Plus” entailed integration of Mobile Internet, Cloud
Computing, Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT); which included modern
manufacturing, fostering new industries and business development (e.g. e-Commerce,
Industrial Internet and Internet Finance).
That transformed from “+ Internet” to “Internet +”. The following diagram demonstrated what
Internet + different industries which created different products / services.
After
that Dr. Chau introduced “Made in China 2025” that was the first 10-year action
plan designed to transform China from a manufacturing giant into world
manufacturing power. The three step
strategy was shown as follows:
2015-2025:
From Manufacturing Giant (工業大國) to World Manufacturing Power (工業强國)
2025-2035:
Form Elementary Level to Medium Level
2035-2049:
Leading Manufacturing Power which marks (the 100th anniversary of
the founding of PRC)
“Made in
China 2025” had 5 key engineering areas, included “Innovation Center”, “Smart
Manufacturing”, “Self-sufficiency in Infrastructure”, “Green Demonstration
Projects” and “Indigenous R&D”. 
Dr. Chau
said Hong Kong had many SMEs but they hadn’t capability to implement Industry
4.0 but one thing his suggested to following the China strategies and used our
advantages to find opportunities. The 10
sectors of “Made in China 2025” were “New Information Technology”, “Numerical
Control Tools”, “Aerospace Equipment”, “High-tech Ships”, “Railway Equipment”, “Energy
Saving”, “New Materials”, “Medical Devices”, “Agricultural Machinery” and “Power
Equipment”.
Moreover,
Dr. Chau also mentioned the Nine Tasks as follows:
-
Improving Manufacturing Innovation
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Integrating Technology and Industry
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Strengthening the Industrial Base
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Fostering Chinese Brands
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Enforcing Green Manufacturing
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Promoting Breakthroughs in 10 Key Sectors
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Advancing Restructuring of Manufacturing Sector
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Promoting Service Oriented Manufacturing and Manufacturing-related
Service Industries
-
Promoting International Manufacturing
And then
Dr. Chau compared Germany Industry 4.0 and Made in China 2025 that they were
same as National Strategy. The
difference was showed as follows:
For
Industry 4.0, it focused on the development of fully-automated “Smart Factories”
that made products fully customization.
For Made
in China 2025, it span the whole manufacturing industry to apply advanced idea
not only form Germany but also from the US and Britain among others.
Dr. Chau
told us China government had draft the National Smart Manufacturing Standard
consultation paper in October 2015 and the guideline (國家智能製造標準體系建設指南) was published in August
2016. 
Then Dr.
Chau showed the video about the bearing made in Germany and China that
indicated the level difference. We need
to catchup the gap as soon as possible.
Finally,
Dr. Chau said the road to be Manufacturing Power was difficult. When others walk, we need to run. Others run, we need to fly!
In
Q&A Session, many questions were discussed.
Mr. Edmond
Cheung asked how SMEs started Industry 4.0 because of resource limitation. Dr. Chau said it depended on their need. The start part could be some existing
manufacturing equipment data such as micro real time OEE. 
Dr.
Aaron Tong said the short product life cycle and system changed so fast that could
be difficult to adopt such standardization.
Dr. Chau agreed that we needed more flexibility and customization. He quoted Nike sport shoes as example that
they could employ 3-D printing technology and tail-made a sport shoes for each
customer.
Mr.
Peter Fung asked how Hong Kong achieved reindustrialization. Dr. Chau said most SMEs in Hong Kong seek for
surviving and he advised SMEs based on their own capability to adopt different position
under China policy.
Finally,
I gave close remark and added a comment that quality consultant could provide a
service for evaluating manufacturing plant to achieve which industry level and
could adopt what kind of Industry 4.0 technology.
Reference:
HKSQ – www.hksq.org
What is
Big Data? Pizza example (In Chinese) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSANNsqfy6E
Intel’s
Vision “Transform Manufacturing with the Internet of Things” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OQQZ9eWF-4
Hong
Kong MTR Operations Control Centre (TVB Program) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUpJFy-pOmg
Industry
4.0: Integrated Industry reaches the next level - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccB6e18VwsQ
Differences
between made in China & made in Germany - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RepARd6db7c
Recommendations
for implementing the strategic initiative INDUSTRIE 4.0 (2013) - http://www.acatech.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Baumstruktur_nach_Website/Acatech/root/de/Material_fuer_Sonderseiten/Industrie_4.0/Final_report__Industrie_4.0_accessible.pdf
20150820:
HKIE Seminar on Industry 4.0: The 4th Industrial Revolution - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2015/08/hkie-seminar-on-industry-40-4th.html
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