Skills Requirements for the 4^th Industrial Revolution: The Additive Manufacturing case

Abstract

This work analyses the required expertise knowledge for the European workforce under the implementation spectrum of the technologies from Industry4.0. The advancement of the conventional manufacturing technologies with complementary monitoring and control systems combined with the rapid growth of unconventional manufacturing technologies, calls for the equivalent advancement in the workforce’s expertise. The Industry’s 4.0 skills are mapped and categorized based on the knowledge requirements derived from the major technologies involved. The competences’ categorization is what further determines the Professional Profiles and skills requirements for the Industry4.0. As Additive Manufacturing is one of the most significant manufacturing technologies implemented from Industry4.0 a case study for the required AM skills is performed. The outcome of this work indicates that the AM Professional Profile is a multi-dimensional quantity with multiple competence units that require validation and further evaluation in order to meet the skills requirements imposed by the industry.

Preliminary study of knowledge transfer aspect in the creation of a framework for education and training of digital manufacturing technologies

“…These are deduced e.g. in [3], [22], [23] and [24]. Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute [25] conducted a study among US manufacturing industry, in order to reveal the future of manufacturing work.…”

“…new product development and order fulfillment processes. [1] An estimation of potential of AM can be gathered by considering the potential of laser cutting, which is one of the most widely used modern manufacturing technologies, as in [2] and [3] With a market value of around four billion euros and an annual growth rate of approximately 10%, laser cutting has been a significant technology for over four decades. However, the emergence of AM and 3D printing promises radical advancements in the production of three-dimensional parts, mirroring the transformative impact of laser cutting on flat sheet products.…”