The concept of smart factories within Industry 4.0

U ovom radu opisan je koncept i uloga pametne tvornice unutar razvojne strategije zvane „Industrija 4.0“ koju se zbog mnogih inovacija i jedinstvene primjene najnovijih tehnoloških dostignuća s pravom naziva i četvrtom industrijskom revolucijom. Dan je sažeti pregled najznačajnijih izuma prve tri industrijske revolucije i kako je to kronološki dovelo do četvrte industrijske revolucije. Prikazane su glavne značajke Industrije 4.0 i opisano je kako je razvijen taj koncept, te je dan detaljniji pregled najistaknutijeg „proizvoda“ ovog koncepta – pametne tvornice. U nastavku su razrađene prednosti i izazovi s kojima se suočava pametna tvornica te je navedeno nekoliko istraživanja o tome kakvo je stanje industrijske proizvodnje Republike Hrvatske u okviru zahtjeva i značajki Industrije 4.0.This Bachelor thesis describes the concept and role of smart factory within the developmental strategy named „Industry 4.0“ which, due to its numerous innovations and unique application of newest technological breakthroughs, is rightfully called the fourth industrial revolution. First, a short overview is given of the most significant inventions of the first three industrial revolutions and how they chronologically lead to the fourth industrial revolution. Then, the main characteristics of the fourth industrial revolution are shown, it is described how the concept itself has developed and a detailed overview of its most important product – the smart factory, is given. Afterwards, benefits and challenges of the smart factory are worked through and a couple of researches of the stage of the Republic of Croatia's industrial production within Industry 4.0 are shown