1. The challenges of intelligent predictive maintenance for Industry 4.0

For several decades now, industry has been constantly adapting to new technologies and techniques, enabling it to automate and optimize its manufacturing and production processes in entirely new ways. This opens up numerous opportunities for innovation and development, helping to boost productivity in the race for global competitiveness. For less than two decades, we've been witnessing a major revolution in the manufacturing and production sectors known as Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0, also known as the "factory of the future" or the "smart factory", refers to a set of technological innovations that modernize production equipment. It is characterized by intelligent automation of mechanical and software processes, made possible by digital transformation (big data, cloud computing, smart connected sensors, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, etc.). In particular, the...