Plant design

Industry 4.0 Plan

Smart Manufacturing in the Industry and Business 4.0 Plan
The main measures envisaged by the 2017 Industry 4.0 Plan and renewed in 2018 with the Business 4.0 Plan are: 250% hyper-depreciation for investments in new tangible capital goods that include all or some of the essential technologies for Industry 4.0; 140% super-depreciation for investments in new intangible capital goods, available to those eligible for hyper-depreciation. Annex A of the 2017 Budget Law lists the types of tangible assets eligible for 250% hyper-depreciation and the characteristics these assets must possess to qualify for this incentive. Three categories of assets are included: Capital goods whose operation is controlled by computerized systems or managed through appropriate sensors and actuators, i.e., machines, systems, or machinery lines; Quality and sustainability assurance systems, i.e., traceability and energy monitoring systems; Devices for human-machine interaction and for improving ergonomics and workplace safety in accordance with Industry 4.0 principles, i.e., innovative human-machine interface solutions. Annex B of the 2017 Budget Law lists the types of intangible assets (i.e., software, systems and system integration, platforms and integration) that can be subject to super-amortization at 140%; as specified in Circular 4/E, this includes all types of intangible assets closely related to the concept of Industry 4.0.

Attachments A

Annex B
In electrical systems, users absorb fromL. 11/12/2016, n. 232 State budget forecast for the financial year 2017 and multi-year budget for the three-year period 2017-2019 Annex B (Article 1, paragraph 10) as amended by art. 1, paragraph 32, L. 27 December 2017, n. 205, effective January 1, 2018. Effective January 1, 2018 Intangible assets (software, systems and system integration, platforms and applications) connected to investments in tangible assets «Industry 4.0» Software, systems, platforms and applications for the design, definition/qualification of performance and production of products in non-conventional or high-performance materials, capable of allowing the design, 3D modeling, simulation, experimentation, prototyping and simultaneous verification of the production process, the product and its characteristics (functional and environmental impact) and/or the digital and integrated archiving in the company information system of information relating to the product life cycle (EDM, PDM, PLM, Big Data Analytics systems), software, systems, platforms and applications for the design and re-design of production systems that take into account the flows of materials and information, software, systems, platforms and applications for decision support capable of interpreting data analyzed in the field and displaying specific actions to online operators to improve product quality and production system efficiency, software, systems, platforms and applications for the management and coordination of production with high levels of integration of service activities, such as factory logistics and maintenance (such as intra-factory communication systems, fieldbuses, SCADA systems, MES systems, CMMS systems, innovative solutions with features attributable to IoT and/or cloud computing paradigms), software, systems, platforms and applications for monitoring and controlling the working conditions of machines and production systems interfaced with factory information systems and/or cloud solutions, virtual reality software, systems, platforms and applications for the realistic study of components and operations (e.g. assembly), both in immersive or visual-only contexts, reverse modeling and engineering software, systems, platforms and applications for the virtual reconstruction of real contexts, software, systems, platforms and applications capable of communicating and sharing data and information both among themselves and with the surrounding environment and actors (Industrial Internet of Things) thanks to a network of interconnected intelligent sensors, software, systems, platforms and applications for dispatching activities and routing products in production systems, software, systems, platforms and applications for quality management at the production system level and related processes, software, systems, platforms and applications for access to a virtualized, shared and configurable set of resources to support production processes and production and/or supply chain management (cloud computing), software, systems, platforms and applications for industrial analytics dedicated to the processing and elaboration of big data from IoT sensors applied in the industrial sector (Data Analytics & Visualization, Simulation and Forecasting), artificial intelligence & machine learning software, systems, platforms and applications that allow machines to demonstrate an ability and/or intelligent activity in specific fields to guarantee the quality of the production process and the reliable operation of the machinery and/or plant, software, systems, platforms and applications for automated and intelligent production, characterised by high cognitive capacity, interaction and adaptation to the context, self-learning and reconfigurability (cybersystem), software, systems, platforms and applications for use along the production lines of Robots, collaborative robots, and intelligent machines for worker safety and health, end-product quality, and predictive maintenance; software, systems, platforms, and applications for managing augmented reality through wearable devices; software, systems, platforms, and applications for devices and new human-machine interfaces that enable the acquisition, transmission, and processing of information in vocal, visual, and tactile formats; software, systems, platforms, and applications for plant intelligence that ensure energy efficiency and decentralization mechanisms in which energy production and/or storage can also be delegated (at least partially) to the factory; software, systems, platforms, and applications for protecting networks, data, programs, machines, and plants from attacks, damage, and unauthorized access (cybersecurity); virtual industrialization software, systems, platforms, and applications that, by virtually simulating the new environment and uploading the information to cyber-physical systems once all checks have been completed, avoid hours of testing and downtime along real production lines; supply chain management systems for drop shipping. In e-commerce, software and digital services for immersive, interactive, and participatory use, 3D reconstructions, augmented reality, software, platforms, and applications for logistics management and coordination with high levels of service integration (intra-factory and factory-field communication with telematics integration of in-field and mobile devices, telematics detection of in-field device performance and failures). Active electrical power can be transferred to the grid as a power source (e.g., PCs, printers, diagnostic equipment, etc.) or converted into another form of energy (e.g., electric lamps or heaters) or into useful work (e.g., electric motors). For this to occur, the user often needs to exchange reactive energy with the grid (with zero net consumption), primarily inductive energy, which causes significant losses on the company's distribution network. To mitigate this negative effect, power factor correction of the electrical systems is performed, which is often insufficient to resolve the aforementioned problem. It is therefore necessary to analyze the network status with suitable instruments to best address the problem.

Smart Manufacturing in Training 4.0

