All articles on "Smart Factory"

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DX×Murata: The future of manufacturing that is evolving through DX

Fully Restoring Production Capacity Four Months After an Earthquake - The Comprehensive Strength of Murata Which Supported the Recovery

On January 1, 2024, Wakura Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. suffered severe damage due to the Noto Peninsula earthquake. Despite facing severe damage including liquefaction and equipment damage, the plant fully restored its production capacity in just four months. In this article, we take a behind-the-scenes look at the recovery project.

  • Smart Factory
  • DX

Electromagnetic Interference from Industrial Equipment: Effects on Wireless Communication and Modern Mitigation Strategies

In smart factories, electromagnetic noise from industrial equipment can interfere with wireless communications, potentially causing communication failures. This article explains the impact of such interference and the latest EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) countermeasures.

  • Noise Suppression Products
  • EMI Suppression Filters
  • Industrial equipment
  • Robot
  • Smart Factory
  • Inductors

Technologies and Ideas for Realizing a More Comfortable Society Through Wireless Power Supply (Wireless Power Transfer)

Wireless power supply is a technology that is expected to be used in a wide range of fields such as mobile devices, industrial IoT devices, EVs and other mobility fields, and medical instruments. This article introduces the future vision for wireless power supply, cavity resonance-enabled WPT, one of the wireless power supply technologies being researched and developed by Murata Manufacturing, as well as ideas for applying this technology.

  • Li-ion batteries
  • Wireless power supply
  • IoT
  • IIoT
  • Smart Factory
  • Logistics
  • Electric Vehicle (EV)
  • Mobility

Basics of Site Improvement - The True Nature and Elimination of "Muri," "Muda," and "Mura" Lurking in Smart Factories

Money is being spent to promote the shift to smart factories. Despite this fact, production efficiency is not increasing as much as expected. "Muri" (Unreasonableness), "Muda" (Waste), and "Mura" (Inconsistencies) may be lurking in those processes. Why do unreasonableness, waste, and inconsistencies occur in smart factories, and why can't they be discovered? This article explains the reasons and countermeasures to deal with this problem.

  • Smart Factory
  • m-FLIP

The Eyes of Smart Factories – What is Machine Vision?

The application of "eyes" using image sensors and cameras such as machine vision, computer vision, and robot vision is becoming widespread in society. Among these applications, machine vision is a technology that is essential to smart factories. What is machine vision and what are the differences between computer vision and robot vision? This article discusses the basic knowledge and questions of machine vision.

  • Sensors
  • Smart Factory
  • AI

The Inseparable Relationship Between Digital Transformation and Decarbonization and Technologies Essential for a Sustainable Manufacturing Industry

We explain here trends in the use of the latest technologies for decarbonization, which is one of the mega-trends surrounding the manufacturing industry. Digital transformation in the manufacturing industry, which is being tackled in smart factories, and decarbonization efforts are two sides of the same coin. It will be important to introduce and utilize advanced information processing technologies such as IoT, AI, and digital twins as a means of realizing RE100-compliant factories.

  • Smart Factory
  • Decarbonization
  • Carbon neutrality
  • DX
  • IoT
  • AI