Pedro Cruz, Manager of Industrial Projects and Production Information Systems, CIN -Corporação Industrial do Norte, S.A. What is the concept of the "smart factory"? The concept consists of using methods and technologies connected and controlled in a network, providing high levels of automation, efficiency, accuracy and reliability. The introduction of this concept contemplates changes in all phases of the productive process, including: 1. Reengineering the flow of materials along the value chain, 2. Endogenisation of state-of-the-art production technologies 3. Greater integration between physical systems and digital systems. Several areas were affected, namely: ...