“工业4.0”主要指以智能化制造为主的第四次工业革命,通过信息技术和网络空间虚拟系统相结合手段,推动传统制造业向智能化发展。本文主要通过对工业4.0时代背景下中小型企业发展机遇及挑战进行分析,总结出适合中小型企业发展的道路,希望能够提供借鉴作用。 “Industry 4.0 ” mainly refers to the fourth industrial revolution with intelligent manufacturing as the mainstay. Through the combination of information technology and cyberspace virtual system, the traditional manufacturing industry is promoted to the intelligent development. This paper analyzes the opportunities and challenges for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under the industrial 4.0 era, and sums up the road suitable for the development of SMEs in the hope of providing a reference for them.