This special issue (SI) aims to present recent advances in the design and analysis of communication interfaces for Industry 4.0. The Industry 4.0 paradigm aims to integrate advanced manufacturing techniques with Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) to create an agile digital manufacturing ecosystem. The main goal is to instrument production processes by embedding sensors, actuators and other control devices which autonomously communicate with each other throughout the value-chain [1] .

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客座社论：工业 4.0 通信接口的设计与分析

本期特刊 (SI) 旨在介绍工业 4.0 通信接口设计和分析的最新进展。工业 4.0 范式旨在将先进制造技术与工业物联网 (IIoT) 相结合，以创建敏捷的数字制造生态系统。主要目标是通过嵌入传感器、执行器和其他控制设备来对生产过程进行仪表化，这些设备在整个价值链中自动相互通信 [1]。