India, May 12 -- The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, is a revolutionary change in business operations. With the use of real-time data, automation, and networked systems, machine downtime has changed from a secondary problem to a critical issue that can now be prevented. Among the technologies leading this change is AI-based predictive maintenance, which employs machine learning (ML) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to forecast equipment breakdown before it happens.

Across various industries, predictive maintenance is becoming increasingly important for modern manufacturing businesses looking to boost productivity, improve efficiency, and control costs in today's highly competitive landscape.

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