Ultimate Smart PLCs for Industry 4.0 and 5.0

From Deterministic Control to Intelligent Automation.

Key Features
● Get a free one-month digital subscription to www.avaskillshelf.com.
● Complete Smart PLC coverage spanning IIoT, Edge Computing, Cloud, AI, and Digital Twins in industrial automation.
● Practical interoperability through OPC UA, MQTT, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, and Modbus TCP protocols.
● Real-world case studies from logistics, manufacturing, and energy systems applying Industry 4.0 and 5.0 concepts.

Book Description
The PLC Isn't Disappearing. It's Becoming Intelligent. Smart PLCs are redefining industrial automation by combining deterministic control with connectivity, data processing, and integration with modern digital technologies. Ultimate Smart PLCs for Industry 4.0 and 5.0 explains how PLCs are evolving within Industry 4.0 and 5.0, connecting the factory floor with IIoT, Edge and Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Twins, cybersecurity, and enterprise systems.

Readers explore interoperability through OPC UA, MQTT, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, and Modbus TCP, alongside practical approaches to analytics, predictive maintenance, simulation, OT security, sustainability, and human-centric automation. Real-world examples from logistics, manufacturing, and energy systems show how these technologies are applied in practice across the industrial automation lifecycle.

By the end of the book, automation engineers, PLC programmers, students, and technical professionals will understand how to connect traditional control engineering with emerging digital architectures and prepare for the next generation of intelligent, secure, scalable, and sustainable industrial systems.

What you will learn
● Understand how Smart PLCs support Industry 4.0 and 5.0 digital transformation strategies.
● Integrate PLCs with IIoT, Edge Computing, Cloud platforms, and enterprise systems.
● Apply OPC UA, MQTT, and Industrial Ethernet protocols for industrial interoperability.
● Use analytics, AI, and Digital Twins to enhance automation and predictive maintenance.
● Design secure, resilient, and sustainable industrial architectures for modern factories.
● Evaluate real-world Smart PLC applications and emerging future trends in automation.

1. Evolution of PLCs to Smart PLCs
2. Industry 4.0 and 5.0 Fundamentals
3. Interoperability and Communication Protocols
4. Edge and Cloud Computing in Automation
5. Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Control
6. Digital Twins and Simulation
7. Cybersecurity and Reliability
8. Sustainability and Human-Centric Automation
9. Case Studies and Real-World Applications
10. Future Trends in PLC Technology
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Henrique Morata has worked in industrial automation since 2012, specializing in PLC, HMI, SCADA, industrial networks, machine programming, and systems integration. His experience spans manufacturing and intralogistics, from legacy serial networks to Industry 4.0 technologies. He leads automation companies serving clients across Latin America.

About the Technical Reviewer
Siddhish Sutaria is a Staff Software Engineer at Apple Inc. and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). With over 20 years of experience designing and developing advanced consumer electronics and real-time embedded systems, he specializes in low-latency Digital Signal Processing (DSP), hardware-software co-design, and core firmware protocols for cutting-edge wireless and mixed-reality devices.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Siddhish is an active member of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and regularly serves as an expert technical manuscript reviewer for prominent engineering journals and global publications. His career is dedicated to bridging complex hardware-software boundaries to deliver highly optimized, commercial-grade consumer architectures