Industry 4.0 in support of social entrepreneurs of section 2 of the maya train.

Abstract

In the Camino Real Campeche area, there are several groups of women or social entrepreneurs dedicated mainly to the production of crafts. The artisanal activity involves physical effort to produce the products that are sold in the area. This type of repetitive activity impacts on the health of artisans, generally causing fatigue, wear, and even thickening of the coating around the tendons, which translates into trigger finger syndrome. This syndrome can be treated by using a splint, which could avoid surgical intervention, however, the process of manufacturing the splint involves the labor of specialists, as well as the use of a thermoplastic material that is not achieved with ease in the middle. Industry 4.0 offers the possibility of simplifying the splint manufacturing process; occupying computer-aided design and additive manufacturing. In this work, two manufacturing methods to produce splints are analyzed, which can simplify the process and make this type of product more accessible to the artisans of the region, who manufacture their products with a view to marketing them on section 2 of the Train. Maya.