Smart manufacturing – a part of the overall Industry 4.0 – is an interoperation of the many developments that have been seen in the last 20 years, like, Internet of Things, Digitalization, AI, ML, 3D printing, Big Data, etc. With the building of smart factories, industries will be able to control the environmental emissions, and, in general, address the seventeen new sustainability requirements of the United Nations, says R Jayaraman, Head of Capstone Projects, Bhavan’s SPJIMR.