Applications and Advantages of the Internet of Things (IoT) at Industry 4.0

This article describes the application and advantages of the Internet of Things (IoT), most popularly called the Internet of Things or Objects in Industry 4.0. Currently the proliferation in the commercialization of intelligent objects with technology of sensing and communication is perceived. More and more people choose to use technology in their routine activities. A good example of this is the advance in the telecommunications sector, with the popularization of smartphones. Connectivity began to reach not only people but also objects, coming to the existence of more connected devices than the amount of human beings in the world. In this way IoT appears. However, this trend has not been limited only to the final products, it has gone further, it is revolutionizing manufacturing. This led to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, known as Industry 4.0, whose main characteristic is the use of IoT technology throughout the manufacturing environment, allowing the connectivity between devices in order to generate information that is useful for decision making in a remote, fast and safe, thereby creating the concept of intelligent factory.