All articles on "IIOT Solutions"

Smart Factories: Giving Form to Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

From the Automation of Processes to Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

We give an explanation here about digital transformation (DX) in the manufacturing industry – business reform that utilizes digital technology in the manufacturing industry. The approach to business reform is gradually becoming more sophisticated with visualization, optimization, automation, and autonomy in DX in the manufacturing industry. The scope of the application of that is also expanding to systems, factories, companies, and supply chains.

• Smart Factory
• DX
• IoT

Bringing humans and machines even closer with sensors and AI

Using digital technology to see how experts work and build systems

Wearable sensors and image recognition technology now make it possible to see exactly how experts work. In this section, we introduce some examples of how expert skills can be passed on to the next generation, and how work can be automated.

• Sensors
• AI
• IoT
• Smart Factory

IoT Technology that Solves the Problem of Losing Logistics Pallets

One of the issues facing the logistics industry in recent years is loss of pallets. We showcase the utilization of IoT technology to solve the problem of losing logistics pallets in this article.

• IoT
• LPWA
• RFID products

How to break free from the dependence on intuition and unique skills in maintenance work (Part 2 of 2)

IoT is the key to breaking free from the dependence of maintenance work on intuition and unique skills. In Part 2, we will hear in detail from Kenichi Furutani, a consultant at Japan Excel-Management Consulting (JEMCO), about the specific methods and keys to implementing IoT for maintenance work.

• Smart Factory
• IoT
• Maintenance

How to break free from the dependence on intuition and unique skills in maintenance work(Part 1 of 2)

Standardization of maintenance work is one of the most important factors in improving the competitiveness and productivity of factories. We asked Kenichi Furutani, a consultant at Japan Excel-Management Consulting (JEMCO), about how to break free from dependence on intuition and unique skills for IoT-based maintenance work.

• Smart Factory
• IoT
• Maintenance

Smart Factory Case Study

Issues and solutions in the manufacturing industry from the Kanazawa Murata factory perspective (Part 2)

In Part 1, we presented the issues the manufacturing site is engaged in. In Part 2, we will present the Kanazawa Murata factory’s efforts to transition factories into smart factories using IT tools as well as our future developments.

• Smart Factory
• IoT

Smart Factory Case Study

Issues and solutions in the manufacturing industry from the Kanazawa Murata factory perspective (Part 1)

The manufacturing industry has been engaged in such issues as productivity improvement and quality management. In Part 1, we will present what kind of issues the Kanazawa Murata factory, which has created products using advanced technologies, is aiming to tackle and how the factory seeks to face them.

• Smart Factory
• IoT

“New on-site capabilities” the construction industry is venturing to build through DX (Part 2 of 2)

Construction sites are areas where it would be difficult to replace people with digital entities, as much of the work is dependent on the experience and judgment of engineers and craftsmen. How should DX proceed in circumstances like this? We continue our interview with JACIC’s Takashi Ozawa from where we left off in the first part of the interview.

• Construction
• DX

“New on-site capabilities” the construction industry is venturing to build through DX (Part 1 of 2)

We asked Takashi Ozawa, executive director of the Japan Construction Information Center (JACIC), which is aiming to build “new on-site capabilities” in the construction industry through DX, about the current progress of DX in the construction industry and his thoughts on the subject.

• Construction
• DX

Smart Factory Case Study

The sensor-based “predictive maintenance” implementation at Murata's Fukui Manufacturing facility(Part 2 of 2)

In Part 1, we learned all about the IoT integration that took place at Fukui Murata Manufacturing, as well as the predictive maintenance system and achievements that the integration made possible. In Part 2, we look into how they proceeded with IoT integration at their manufacturing site.

• Smart Factory
• IoT
• Maintenance