Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)the digital challenge of Shipyards 4.0

Abstract

On the way of the transformation of the shipbuilding sector in the environment of the denominated industry 4.0 we find a key element in the digitalization of the sector: Industrial Internet of the Things. The main objective of this technology is to optimize industrial production and operational efficiency by collecting, integrating and analyzing the whole of what is involved in ship construction. Thus the Internet of Things (IoT) is a concept that involves the interconnection of different devices, which, because of this ability to receive and transfer data, become connected and intelligent devices. Te IoT is present in many contexts, such as domotics, to create smart houses, but also in the industrial sphere is called the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and provides an opportunity for companies to adapt to the digital world and improve due to fabrication connected. The IoT is clearly booming because of the transformation of the companies to Industry 4.0 and there are forecasts according to consultants that it will grow even more. There are government plans in some countries to accelerate the development of intelligent factories, for example in Germany with the INDUSTRIE 4.0 plan or in France with its new Nouvelle France industrielle (NFI) plan. According to a report by MarketsAndMarkets, the IIoT market will grow from $ 113,7 trillion in 2015 to $ 195 trillion in 2022 with a compound annual growth of 7,89% between 2016 and 2022. According to a report by Goldman Sachs on IoT of 2014, this year was still in the early stages of the adoption of the IoT to the industrial scope and the opportunity of the IoT can amount to 2 trillion dollars in 2020. They identify three areas affected by the IoT: automation, production and resources.