Industry 4.0 and IoT are reshaping the manufacturing sector, but it is the drive to improve quality that is really powering competitive innovation – and this change is already underway. There are several key developments to watch, and end-users seeking solutions, engineering firms designing IoT projects, and technology providers within the IoT ecosystem should all be familiar with these core components, while avoiding closed solutions that bundle everything together using proprietary technologies. Such choices typically compromise the long-term evolution and maintainability of the project. The Odoo platform, by contrast, is designed to be open, so that it can be easily integrated with third-party systems and external developers can extend and fully leverage its functionalities.