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The first industrial revolution introduced the ____________________ of production using water and steam ____________________ . A hundred years ____________________ electricity , petroleum , new materials and substances , ____________________ alloys and chemicals , and communication ____________________ gave rise to the second industrial ____________________ . The third ____________________ was digital , with electronics and IT further ____________________ production .

For the last few years scientists have been talking about the ____________________ revolution which is happening now as an effect of the advent of ____________________ technologies and concepts of value chain organization . In short , ____________________ - physical systems ( i . e . workpiece carriers , assembly stations and products ) , humans and ____________________ factories will be able to connect and communicate with each ____________________ via the Internet of Things and the Internet of Services . The factory of the future ? the smart ____________________ ? will be a ____________________ of IT and manufacturing . Machines will be ____________________ and intelligent , and ____________________ to software applications will make use data to make smart , timely and data - driven ____________________ .