"2. Technologies of the Future Summit" which brought experts of artificial intelligence, change, blockchain, professions of the future, entrepreneurship, innovation, defense technologies, branding, 5G and digital transformation together with the students of Konya took place in Selçuk University on 6-8 November. Mitsubishi Electric Turkey Factory Automation Systems Business Development Senior Manager Tolga Bizel took his part as a speechgiver with his presentation themed digital factories and robotics in the event organized by Selçuk University Mühendislikte Gelişim Topluluğu (MÜGET-Development in Engineering Community). Telling us that Mitsubishi Electric, pioneer in the fields of electric, electronics and automation, answers Industry 4.0 with its digital and smart factory concept e-F@ctory, Bizel also informed us on the Internet of Things, which forms the basis of digital transformation.

Telling that every product manufactured during the era of digital and smart production is planned to have a separate serial number unlike today's modern systems and they are planned to keep not only some basic information but also their own history, Tolga Bizel continued. "These products will be constantly connected to the internet, just like the machine that manufactured them, thus their positions and conditions will be located easily. Thanks to their receivers they'll examine the environment they are in and within their own capabilities they'll be able to react physically and while doing so they'll be able to share information with other online devices in real-time. A product answering to personalized requirements will have the opportunity to be modified while being manufactured in the factory and the system structure to keep this process under control will be provided."

Stating that numerous new business disciplines were created in numerous sectors as a result of industrialization studies which started under the light of fundamental sciences, Bizel told us that the concept of "mechatronics", which initially started in Japan is rapidly being popularized in other countries as well. Underlining the fact that this isn't a coincidence considering the development of industrial phases, Bizel made advices to students for getting prepared for the Industry 4.0 phase; "It is highly important that the young understand and interpret new disciplines in rapidly digitalizing world and make necessary preparations. In this period, the importance of robots in our lives increase day by day due to the speed and conveniences they provide. Thus it becomes important to train engineers that can program industrial robots to be used heavily in industry, science and health sectors and even perform integration of them into production lines and design new robots. At this point, as Mitsubishi Electric Turkey we contribute towards establishing robot training centers by granting our 6 axis industrial robots to engineering faculties of universities. We will increase our works carried forward to help the education of the young in future periods."