adapt quickly to meet evolving customer expectations. Plants are also connected, providing abundant and reliable information on all manufacturing links, in both production MANU- and supply chains, and ensure complete trace-ability of every vehicle made. Better yet,thanks to full 3D modeling of each site, a FACTRINGU “digital twin” allows Renault’s ProductionEngineering team to simulate entire manu- ENTERS facturing processes to be implemented in the future before they are rolled out. But Industry 4.0 also facilitates day-to-day A NEW ERA tasks for operators and makes their jobs more comfortable. Equipped with powerful mobile devices—tablets or smartphones—they can also quickly manufacture parts, by using 3D printers, to improve the performance of machinery. Lastly, new collaborative projects Digital transformation is at work in all theare coming to light. More than 8,000 auto- Group’s plants, to drive operational excellencemated guided vehicles (AGVs) are already in and customer satisfaction. With Industry 4.0,use at the Group’s sites. Robotic arms assist as this revolution is widely known, plants areoperators in performing their job’s physical leaner and more agile, processes are fasterrequirements and exoskeletons alleviate and more efficient, and management canstrain for their most demanding tasks. 20 - GROUPE RENAULT