Compléter Smart Factory / Industry 4.0Version en ligne IT buzzwords par Bia Aguiar 1 collective merger interconnected decisions automating factory including other later revolution cyber power one fourth technologies smart mechanization thanks The first industrial revolution introduced the of production using water and steam . A hundred years electricity , petroleum , new materials and substances , alloys and chemicals , and communication gave rise to the second industrial . The third was digital , with electronics and IT further production . For the last few years scientists have been talking about the revolution which is happening now as an effect of the advent of technologies and concepts of value chain organization . In short , - physical systems ( i . e . workpiece carriers , assembly stations and products ) , humans and factories will be able to connect and communicate with each via the Internet of Things and the Internet of Services . The factory of the future ? the smart ? will be a of IT and manufacturing . Machines will be and intelligent , and to software applications will make use data to make smart , timely and data - driven .