Industry 4.0

4th Industrial revolution or current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies 4.0
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Summary

Industry 4.0 is a historical period[1]. It draws 551 Wikipedia views per month (historical_period category, ranking #178 of 371).[2]

Key Facts

  • Industry 4.0's instance of is recorded as historical period[3].
  • Industry 4.0's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • Industry 4.0's instance of is recorded as field of study[5].
  • Industry 4.0's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • Industry 4.0 followed Third Industrial Revolution[7].
  • Industry 4.0 was followed by Fifth Industrial Revolution[8].
  • Industry 4.0's Commons category is recorded as Industry 4.0[9].
  • Industry 4.0's said to be the same as is recorded as Fourth Industrial Revolution[10].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises Internet of things[11].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises cyber-physical system[12].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises internetworking[13].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises artificial intelligence[14].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises decentralization[15].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises big data[16].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises smart manufacturing[17].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises Maintenance 4.0[18].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises vertical integration[19].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises horizontal integration[20].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises Smart Factory[21].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises Intelligent Process[22].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises intelligent machine[23].
  • Industry 4.0 comprises smart product[24].
  • Industry 4.0 began on 2000[25].
  • Industry 4.0's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Industry 4.0[26].
  • Industry 4.0's P14541 is recorded as 3K8i0C[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include historical period[3], academic discipline[4], and field of study[5].

Use and Application

Components include Internet of things[11], a concept[28]; cyber-physical system[12], a type of system[29]; internetworking[13], a technique[30]; artificial intelligence[14], a type of technology[31]; decentralization[15], a field of study[32]; and big data[16], a buzzword[33].

Why It Matters

Industry 4.0 draws 551 Wikipedia views per month (historical_period category, ranking #178 of 371).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1072179776
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  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3K8i0C
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    Svkkl authority id → 0373485-prumysl-40
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  4. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Fourth Industrial Revolution
    Start time → +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Has part(s) → Internet of things, cyber-physical system, internetworking +11
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