What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is a new era of intelligent manufacturing, where the boundaries between digital and physical systems are blurred. At its core is the creation of smart enterprises using the Internet of Things, robotics, artificial intelligence, and cyber-physical systems.

Unlike previous revolutions, the current one is characterized by the deep penetration of digital technologies into production, transforming traditional factories into smart ecosystems with high automation and self-regulation.

Digital transformation requires significant investments, which concentrates resources among large corporations. Medium and small businesses often find themselves at a disadvantage due to limited access to innovations and outdated infrastructure.

Benefits of Joining the Club

Economic Benefits

Joining the Club offers companies the opportunity to significantly reduce costs and increase profits through the shared use of advanced technologies. Companies within the Club share the costs of software development, creation of new electronic solutions, and marketing activities. This allows individual enterprises to significantly reduce operating expenses by 20–30%, equipment maintenance costs by 15–25%, optimize inventory by 10–30%, and reduce marketing costs by up to 40% through collective campaigns.

Increased Operational Efficiency

The Club provides access to intelligent management and monitoring systems that significantly improve production performance. The implementation of these technologies leads to an average increase in equipment productivity by 15–25%, reduces downtime by approximately 20%, allows for a reduction in production defects by 30–50%, and speeds up order fulfillment by about 20%.

The use of artificial intelligence and automation ensures more accurate production planning, more efficient resource allocation, reduced manual labor, and a significant improvement in product quality.

Competitive Advantages

Club members gain unique competitive advantages through regular access to the most modern solutions and technologies, including advanced AI-based systems, industrial Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced production automation tools. Additionally, the Club maintains an up-to-date knowledge base and best practices, allowing participants to stay informed about the latest trends and innovations.

Membership provides companies with the opportunity to use a shared order base, exchange orders with other participants, jointly organize marketing events, and successfully enter new markets and regions.

Return on Investment (ROI) and Payback Period

The return on investment depends on the chosen technologies and the current business conditions of each company. Basic membership costs are typically recouped within a couple of months. Solutions aimed at optimizing production processes usually yield a return on investment within 1–4 months, depending on the company's current efficiency metrics. The implementation of predictive maintenance systems using AI generally pays off in 3–5 months.

In addition to financial benefits, participation in the Club ensures constant access to the latest technological solutions, regular updates of all used systems, and reliable support for further business growth and development.

Contact Information

• Email: register@4ir.club

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the minimum amount for account crediting?

The minimum payment is $100. This amount may be sufficient for several months if you use a small number of modules.

Is the club solution suitable for small companies and startups?

Yes, our flexible financing model with a minimal monthly payment of a few dollars is ideal for both startups and large companies. Small businesses can start with basic modules and gradually expand the set of services used as they grow, paying only for what is truly necessary. This approach allows minimizing initial investments and maximizing efficiency.

What are the requirements for equipment and IT infrastructure?

Our solutions do not impose high equipment requirements. They can operate with any cloud provider with monthly costs starting from $10 or be installed on a local mini-computer Raspberry Pi 5 costing about $100.

How long does it take to implement the system?

You can start working within one day. Connecting the main modules takes just a couple of days. The implementation of advanced production management solutions depends on your team's readiness for changes in business processes and usually takes about a month.

Club "Industry 4.0"

The "Industry 4.0" Club is an ecosystem for companies in the CNC machining and 3D printing sectors, uniting efforts to implement advanced IT and AI solutions to enhance production efficiency and increase profits. In the era of the fourth industrial revolution, where digital and physical systems integrate to create smart manufacturing, many small and medium-sized enterprises face barriers to accessing advanced technologies. Our club addresses this issue by creating an ecosystem where even small businesses gain access to artificial intelligence and industrial automation at an affordable price.

While traditional aggregators merely collect and distribute orders, we create a full-fledged ecosystem with AI agents, a unified order management system, and a team of developers creating specialized software and hardware. Club members not only jointly implement new technologies but also share experiences, creating a powerful synergistic advantage.

Joining and Onboarding Process

There are two levels of participation:
— participation in the community remains completely free;
— to become a full member of the club and start using software products, you need to top up your account with at least $100. After that, you can choose the necessary modules and services. Funds are deducted daily — only for active services.

For large companies, a top-up of $1000 is recommended. This provides more advanced capabilities and allows for more intensive use of AI services, as such companies have more orders and needs for various products.

How to Join the Club

To join, simply submit an application (click the "Join" button in the top menu). After the funds are credited, you will gain access to the selection of service modules and additional services.

You determine which solutions are suitable for your business. Module connection is instant, and from that moment, daily deductions begin according to the tariff.

If you need more complex solutions, such as server deployment or corporate infrastructure setup, we conduct an individual assessment and, if necessary, an audit of your processes. This allows us to offer the most effective solution.

In most cases, you can start with a pilot project in one area or department. If successful, the solution can be scaled to the entire company.

Account Types

• Pro — account balance over $80 (top-up from $100)
  Allows you to influence the functionality of modules, as well as the priority of their implementation.

• Enterprise — account balance over $800 (top-up from $1000)
  Provides the ability to influence not only the functionality of modules but also the development of extended functionality for large companies, as well as the priority of the task queue.
  The weight of Enterprise account votes is 10 times higher than that of Pro, ensuring a higher priority in solving your specific tasks.

Opportunities for Club Members

Club membership provides access to a wide range of benefits and services, for which you only pay when actually used. Charges occur every 24 hours — you only pay for active modules.

What you get:

• Dozens of ready-made intelligent modules for transforming your business
• The ability to influence platform development and the implementation of new modules
• Collective marketing — you receive free requests from platform users
• Access to direct supplier contacts and participation in collective purchases
• Direct interaction with the team and participation in the development of new features
• Separate data storage — in the cloud or on your local servers
• Use of your own domain

Problems and Our Solutions

Market Challenges

Problem: Growing competition, decreasing margins, high customer demands for speed and customization.
Solution: Collective marketing, automation of tenders using AI tools, automation of order processing, exchange of requests among club members, reducing customer acquisition costs by up to 40%.

Operational Problems

Problem: Unplanned equipment downtime, high defect rates, suboptimal planning.
Solution: Implementation of predictive maintenance, automatic quality control, and AI assistants for planning optimization, reducing downtime by up to 20% and defects by 30-50%.

Technological Lag

Problem: Small enterprises lag in AI and automation adoption due to high costs.
Solution: Joint investments in technology development, cost-sharing among club members, making advanced solutions accessible even to small companies.

Integration Problems

Problem: Lack of a unified digital environment complicates data exchange between equipment and systems.
Solution: Creation of a unified platform integrating all processes from design to quality control, speeding up order processing by 20%.

Supply Management

Problem: Inefficient inventory management leads to capital freeze or material shortages.
Solution: Implementation of smart inventory management systems with forecasting elements.

Security

How is data security ensured?

Data security is one of the key principles of our platform. From the very beginning, each client is provided with an isolated environment where they have full control over their data. This environment can be deployed both in a cloud infrastructure and on the customer's local server.

You choose where the data will be stored: on servers within your country, in your own cloud storage, or even on equipment in your office. We do not use centralized storage — this is a fundamental difference from most other solutions. Leading cloud solution providers such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure are used for integration with external AI systems and to ensure stable service operation worldwide.

Access to data is strictly controlled. All information remains your property, and only you decide who and how can work with it. Even if you decide to leave the club, all implemented solutions will continue to work, and access to data will remain — there will be no restrictions or blocks.

Can work continue after leaving the club?

Yes, it is possible. All services deployed within your infrastructure that do not require connection to external AI agents will remain available. You will be able to continue using them without restrictions. However, it should be noted that advanced features tied to global AI services like ChatGPT will become unavailable. You will also stop receiving updates and technical support. Nevertheless, this will not affect the stability of the basic system — it will remain with you and continue to perform its functions.

Where is the data stored?

Since our platform is international, data placement is flexibly configured for each client. We do not use a single cloud — on the contrary, all information is placed either with a local hosting provider in the client's country, in the cloud storage chosen by them, or on physical servers located directly in the office.

To support international infrastructure, we use the largest cloud platforms — AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. These same channels are used for integration with AI systems and other external services if the client has chosen to use them.

Why We Started This Project

It didn’t begin with the idea of creating a club or an ecosystem. I was simply trying to build a cluster of resin 3D printers that could automatically process hundreds of orders per day — and I wanted to manage them as easily as editing documents in Google Docs.

Very quickly, it became clear: there just aren’t any truly effective solutions on the market. What exists is a patchwork of poorly integrated software and outdated approaches that weren’t built for small-scale manufacturing. And since I’ve spent many years developing software, I knew how it could be done — beautifully and efficiently.

When I started talking to workshop owners, it became obvious that everyone faces the same problems:

• downtime;
• constant order confusion;
• no integration;
• zero automation;
• everything runs on duct tape and improvisation.

That’s when the idea was born — to build a system that actually works for small manufacturers: manageable from a smartphone, no IT department needed, and with a transparent “pay only for what you use” model.

And that’s how the Industry 4.0 Club was born.

Mission and Vision of the Club

Mission

To make Industry 4.0 technologies accessible to manufacturing companies of any scale. To unite equipment manufacturers, digital processing companies, and a global team of developers, focusing shared resources on turning the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution into new opportunities.

Vision

We create an open ecosystem where every manufacturing company maintains independence and gains access to advanced technologies through resource pooling. This is not a rigid structure, but a space of opportunities — participants choose their own tools for internal transformation, enhance their key competencies, and together overcome entry barriers to Industry 4.0.

Main Task of the Club

To unite manufacturing companies for the joint implementation of innovations that bring real profit. In a world where technologies are becoming increasingly complex and expensive, we create an ecosystem that provides even small enterprises with access to the benefits of artificial intelligence and industrial automation. We take on all non-core functions so you can focus on your business.

Who We Are

My name is Alexey Shtorm — I’m the founder of the “Industry 4.0 Club.” I’m an electronics engineer by training and have been working for many years at the intersection of hardware and software: I’ve developed outdoor LED displays, built modern electronic systems, and integrated them with software. My background includes experience at major IT companies, tech startups, and my own projects in automation and manufacturing.

The Club is a SaaS platform, but unlike typical SaaS products, here the members themselves decide which features are needed. Together, we set priorities and develop modules that are genuinely useful.

Our team is small — just me, a couple of assistants, and advanced AI systems that handle the routine and let us focus on what matters most: helping members and solving real-world problems. That’s why you can always reach out to me di