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Description

Industry 4.0: Understanding, Assessing and Framing Digital Transformation

Make sense of what the digital factory really covers and select the building blocks that genuinely serve your site

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

The connected factory dominates every conversation. Smart sensors and predictive maintenance promise immediate gains and every vendor offers its own platform. Industrial managers struggle to separate what answers a real need on their site from what is simply marketing, and early trials often remain demonstrations with no follow-through.

One day to establish solid reference points on what the technology building blocks actually involve and on the data already available at the machine. The thread running through the day remains the industrial problem to be solved and the framing of a first project whose value can be demonstrated.

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish the main technology building blocks and their industrial applications
  • Map the data already generated by equipment on site
  • Position the link between supervision systems and management systems
  • Assess the expected value of a use case and the conditions for its success
  • Build a phased roadmap suited to the size of the site

What makes this programme different

Technologies are classified according to the industrial problem they genuinely solve
An inventory of available data is carried out on the participant's own site
The day concludes with a framed and quantifiable use case rather than a general overview

Programme

1What Are We Really Talking About

Behind the term the concrete technologies

  • Distinguish the technology building blocks and the uses they serve
  • Separate what relates to data collection from what relates to operational control
  • Position the automation already in place against the promises being made
  • Identify the use cases already proven on the shop floor

2Data and Connectivity

Capturing transmitting and using data

  • Map the data already available on equipment
  • Understand the link between supervision systems and management systems
  • Raise the security questions specific to industrial networks
  • Select the indicators this data should feed

3Framing a First Project

Start small and demonstrate the value

  • State the industrial problem before selecting the solution
  • Estimate the expected gain and the conditions for achieving it
  • Anticipate how the skills of the teams involved will need to evolve
  • Build a phased roadmap with its decision points

Who is it for

Owners and directors of industrial SMEs · production managers · methods and industrial engineering managers · industrial information systems managers.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.