工業4.0以及智慧製造已經是現代製造產業鏈的發展趨勢，然而這其中有兩個不可以或缺的技術－工業物聯網與大數據分析。經由工業物聯網技術收集在生產環境以及生產機具上各式感測器大量數據，透過人工智慧技術進行大數據分析，貼近生產環境以及生產機具的狀態，藉此可以提高生產效能、降低成本、以及提供更為安全的生產環境。工業物聯網結合人工智慧後所帶來的效益，將造成爆發性的成長。

Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing have been the trend in development of contemporary industry chain. Two important technologies, Industrial Internet of Thing (IIOT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), play as key roles in this trend. IIOT collects huge amount of data from a variety of sensors equipped in manufacturing environment and tools. AI is used to analyze these data to understand the status of manufacturing environment and tools to improve the production efficiency, reduce the production costs, and enhance manufacturing safety. Benefits of integrating IIOT and AI will increase dramatically.