Industry 4.0: development and impact on the economy in the EU

V diplomskem delu so predstavljene prve tri industrijske revolucije ter njeni pomembni izumi, ki so omogočili razcvet industrije v EU. Opisana je industrija 4.0, njeni koncepti ter prvi začetki. Predstavljene so prednosti, ki jih ponuja nova tehnologija ter izzive s katerimi se je potrebno soočati pri uvedbi digitaliziranega projekta v proizvodnjo. Podrobno so opisane nekatere komponente industrije 4.0, njihova povezanost v družbi in proizvodnimi procesi ter zakaj jih je potrebno vključevati. Zajeti so vplivi na industrijo, proizvodne procese, logistiko, delovno silo ter tudi družbo. Na koncu dela je opravljena analiza dveh močno digitaliziranih podjetij, ki sta z novimi inovacijami in tehnologijo omogočili zanesljivejši proces proizvodnje ter zmanjšali napor delovne sile. Za konec je predstavljena industrija 5.0, prihodnost industrijskih procesov in družba 5.0, ki predstavlja eno od velikih izzivov.The diploma presents the first three industrial revolutions as well as their important inventions that enabled the growth of industry in the EU. Industry 4.0 is described with its first concepts and beginnings. The advantages offered by the new technology and the challenges that must be faced when implementing such digitalized project are also presented. Some of the more important components of industry 4.0 will be adressed, their connection in society and production processes and why they need to be involved. Impacts on industry, production processes, logistics, workforce and society are covered too. At the end an analysis is made of two highly digitalized companies that, with new innovations and technologies managed to make production processes more reliable and reduced the burden of the workforce. Lastly we described industry 5.0, the future of industrial processes and society 5.0 which represents one of the great challenges in the near future