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14 ADI | Industry 4.0 and Beyond Figure 2: Real-time Deterministic Ethernet can better manage the high volume of data in a connected factory. (Source: Analog Devices Inc.) 2 With the bedrock of interoperability in place, manufacturers can begin to adopt Industry 4.0 manufacturing's most exciting advances, such as robots and collaborative robots (cobots) apable of working alongside humans on the factory floor (Figure 3). Like autonomous vehicles, these machines are supported by advanced sensing solutions that Given the high volume of data produced by today's smart factories, a robust on-site network is a prerequisite for interoperability. One technology helping to enable it is real-time Deterministic Ethernet (Figure 2), which can better manage the high volume of data in a connected factory. In addition to leading the charge on sensor technology, partners such as Analog Devices are pioneering the hardware (such as real-time Deterministic Ethernet switches), forming what amounts to a factory's central nervous system. "Our role in translating the physical to the digital means that the insight we generate at the edge now must talk to everything else that's in a particular plant," says Martin Cotter, senior vice president of worldwide sales and digital marketing at Analog Devices. "Having a real-time, high-bandwidth connection across each system enables greater control of various production processes. That's driving efficiency, it's driving more certainty of output, and it's driving a next-generation industrial process," he says. — Martin Cotter, Senior Vice President of Industrial, Consumer & Multi-Markets | Analog Devices "HAVING A REAL-TIME, HIGH-BANDWIDTH CONNECTION ACROSS EACH SYSTEM ENABLES GREATER CONTROL OF VARIOUS PRODUCTION PROCESSES. THAT'S DRIVING EFFICIENCY." Future Factory Connectivity - A conversation with ADI Experts ADIN1100: A Robust, Industrial, Low Power 10Base-T1L Ethernet PHY