All articles on "Co-Creation"

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The Vision for Next-Generation Manufacturing of Murata's Distributed Exhaust Circulation One-by-one VOC Removal System - Simultaneously Reducing Environmental Impact and Costs

The compact VOC removal system aims to achieve annual energy savings of approximately 20 million yen per drying equipment unit. Through a "one-by-one" distributed installation for each production equipment unit, the system significantly decreases energy use for cleanroom temperature and humidity adjustment, reduces the environmental impact, increases factory efficiency, and enables layout flexibility. This article describes how Murata overcame technical challenges such as developing miniature, high-efficiency rotors and introduces the story behind the system's development.

  • Co-Creation
  • Decarbonization
  • Carbon neutrality

Protecting Fetuses with Ultrasound Examinations - Aiming for "Anytime, Anyone, Easily"

Gifts Inc., the winner of the top award at the fiscal 2024 KUMIHIMO Tech Camp with Murata, is developing a revolutionary fetal examination system that instantly captures ultrasound images from multiple angles. This innovation promises to solve various challenges associated with traditional fetal ultrasound examinations. We spoke with Dr. Ogasawara, CEO of Gifts Inc., about the development process, future prospects, and their experiences with and hopes for the KUMIHIMO program.

  • Co-Creation
  • Healthcare
  • Developer Interview

Heat risk prevention Devices - Strengthening the Quality Control Process with AMR Sensor-based Power Control - Biodata Bank

Due to the impact of global warming and other factors, the importance of heat risk prevention has increased in recent years. Biodata Bank, a company that develops and sells wearable devices for heat risk prevention, utilized AMR sensors from Murata Manufacturing in its inspection process for finished products, to achieve a high level of quality control. We spoke with the company about why they adopted AMR sensors, how they are used, what they gained from co-creation with Murata Manufacturing, their plans for future co-creation, etc.

  • Co-Creation
  • Healthcare
  • Sensors

Combining Creativity to Create Technology: What Is Open Innovation?

Open innovation, which involves combining technologies to create greater value, is an appealing initiative for both companies and start-ups. However, it is essential to exercise caution when sharing information with business partners and during communication. In this document, we provide a clear overview of open innovation, including its fundamental concepts, advantages and disadvantages, the current state, the importance of selecting optimal business partners, and more.

  • Co-Creation

Taking on the Challenge of Preventive Medicine through Co-creation with Acoustic Sensors

Xenoma Inc. entered the "KUMIHIMO Tech Camp with Murata" co-creation project with the theme of a "wearable phono-electrocardiograph" and won the top award in FY2023. What was the company's motivation for entering this contest? Why did it win the award? What is preventive medicine? We also asked the company about things such as its approach to co-creation with Murata Manufacturing.

  • Co-Creation
  • Sensors

Open Innovation × PKSHA

Accelerating the Evolution of AI Technologies and the Social Implementation of Applications With Open Innovation Based on Collaboration Between Different Fields

For this project, we spoke with Katsuya Uenoyama, the Representative Director of PKSHA Technology, a company with a proven track record in blazing a trail of AI application. In Part 2, we spoke with Uenoyama about the aims of the open innovation that PKSHA is pursuing and the AI evolution that can be expected as a result.

  • AI
  • Co-Creation
  • Researcher Interview
  • DX

Open Innovation × PKSHA

Expanding the Impact of AI Utilization to More Fields Through the "Co-evolution" of Research and Development and Social Implementation

With services utilizing AI steadily increasing, PKSHA Technology is a company with a proven track record in blazing a trail of AI application. In this article, we spoke with PKSHA Representative Director Katsuya Uenoyama about the key points of blazing a trail of AI application in various fields.

  • AI
  • Co-Creation
  • Researcher Interview
  • DX

Supporting the Realization of a Super-Smart Society: Murata Continues to Respond to the Demands of the Times

The super-smart society that has been the aim of Society 5.0 is coming. A super-smart society that materializes mega trends such as digital transformation (DX) and decarbonization will use greater quantities of more advanced electronic components than ever before to make full use of the latest communication and information processing technologies such as IoT, AI, and 5G. Norio Nakajima, President of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., which has a responsibility to supply electronic components required by the times, talks about the company’s future role and the ways in which Murata will contribute to the creation of a sustainable society.

  • Smart City
  • DX
  • AI
  • IoT
  • 5G
  • SDGs
  • Co-Creation