To facilitate this transition for companies in the plastics sector, AIMPLAS, the Technological Institute of Plastics, is developing the IND 4.0 project, which will allow companies to understand their starting point and the steps they need to take to gradually implement the technologies that will enable their integration into the 4.0 world.
 
To date, a diagnostic assessment of the presence of Industry 4.0 in the Valencian Community's plastics sector has been completed. A recommended action plan is currently being developed, and demonstration projects are planned for companies next year to help adapt the Valencian industrial fabric. The objective is to help Valencian plastics companies position their strategies on the path to the factory of the future, achieving a modern, integrated, and sustainable production environment based on the Industry 4.0 concept. This will allow companies that have already defined their strategies to be better positioned, knowing in advance the available resources, grants, and other tools that facilitate their adaptation to this fourth industrial revolution.
 
To this end, initial analyses have been conducted, the technologies and enabling factors available in the Valencian Community have been studied, and a situational map and roadmap with appropriate recommendations are being established. Following these initial steps, support will be provided throughout the implementation process, moving towards the factory of the future.
 
As a final result, it is expected that companies in the plastics industry of the Valencian Community will have a tool to help in their digitization processes with success stories that can serve as demonstrators to facilitate the understanding of the adaptation processes and directly verify the benefits it brings.
 
The IND 4.0 project is supported by the Conselleria d'Economia Sostenible, Sectors Productius, Comerç i Treball de la Generalitat Valenciana through IVACE, and is co-financed by the EU ERDF funds, within the ERDF Operational Programme of the Valencian Community 2014-2020.

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