Amman- 31 October 2018

On Sunday October 28 2018, The Department of Mechatronics Engineering- the School of Applied Technical Sciences (SATS) at the German Jordanian University (GJU), organized a workshop on “Industry 4.0 “delivered by Eng. Tariq Adaileh and Eng. Ahmad Rayyan from Bosch Rexroth – UAE.

Eng. Tariq Adaileh is a 2011 mechatronics engineering GJU graduate, and he opened the seminar by talking about his experience as a student and how he grew into becoming a working engineer. Eng. Ahmad Rayyan explained the concept on Industry 4.0, which entails the use of could computing, intelligent systems, and internet of things to achieve a competitive advantage in factories and businesses. It stands for "the fourth industrial revolution" and companies worldwide are investing in it to increase their competitiveness.

Some benefits of industry 4.0 technology include real-time monitoring and reconfiguration of factories; predicting failures and planning maintenance; reducing inventory; increasing productivity and efficiency; reducing production down-time.