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Article

Simultaneous Use of Digital Technologies and Industrial Robots in Manufacturing Firms

by
Klemen Kovič
,
Robert Ojsteršek
* and
Iztok Palčič
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(10), 5890; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13105890
Submission received: 7 April 2023 / Revised: 28 April 2023 / Accepted: 6 May 2023 / Published: 10 May 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applied Industrial Technologies Correlated to Advanced Decision-Making Techniques in Dynamic Industry 4.0 Sustainable Engineering Processes)
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Abstract

This paper presents the use of digital technologies and industrial robots in manufacturing firms. More importantly, we look at the relationship between the use of digital technologies and industrial robots within the Industry 4.0 concept. We also use a specific Industry 4.0 Readiness index to assess manufacturing firms’ Industry 4.0 readiness level and analyze the relationship between the achieved readiness level and the use of industrial robots. The research is based on data from 118 manufacturing firms from a European Manufacturing Survey. Based on statistical analysis, we present the results that show a significant correlation between the use of specific digital technologies and two types of industrial robots. Our study also points out that manufacturing firms with a higher Industry 4.0 readiness level tend to use industrial robots more frequently.
Keywords: digital technology; industrial robot; industry 4.0; manufacturing firm; European manufacturing survey; readiness index digital technology; industrial robot; industry 4.0; manufacturing firm; European manufacturing survey; readiness index

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Kovič, K.; Ojsteršek, R.; Palčič, I. Simultaneous Use of Digital Technologies and Industrial Robots in Manufacturing Firms. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 5890. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13105890

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Kovič K, Ojsteršek R, Palčič I. Simultaneous Use of Digital Technologies and Industrial Robots in Manufacturing Firms. Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(10):5890. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13105890

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Kovič, Klemen, Robert Ojsteršek, and Iztok Palčič. 2023. "Simultaneous Use of Digital Technologies and Industrial Robots in Manufacturing Firms" Applied Sciences 13, no. 10: 5890. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13105890

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Kovič, K., Ojsteršek, R., & Palčič, I. (2023). Simultaneous Use of Digital Technologies and Industrial Robots in Manufacturing Firms. Applied Sciences, 13(10), 5890. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13105890

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