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Considering Air Quality to Reduce the Risk of COVID Infection (Part 1)—Measuring CO2 Concentration to Visualize Air Quality and Ensure Proper Ventilation

For society to recover and progress in this post-pandemic era, we need to reduce the risk of infection at schools, offices, and other places where people gather. To achieve this, we must avoid the three Cs: closed spaces, crowded places, and close-contact settings. Toward that end, ventilation is especially important for preventing airborne infections. A new method of discerning and announcing the proper timing for ventilation is gaining attention: using CO2 sensors to visualize air quality.

• CO2 sensors
• Developer Interview
• COVID-19
• Sensors

SDGs×Murata

Murata Promotes Climate Change Measures – Kanazu Murata Manufacturing, The Road to a 100% Renewable Energy Plant (Part 2) –

Continuing from Part 1, this section introduces the process for achieving a “100% renewable energy plant” and Murata's own energy management system, etc.

• SDGs
• Decarbonization
• Carbon neutrality

SDGs×Murata

Murata Promotes Climate Change Measures – Kanazu Murata Manufacturing, The Road to a 100% Renewable Energy Plant (Part 1) –

An introduction to the climate change measures of Kanazu Murata Manufacturing, the first plant to achieve “100% renewable energy” within the Murata Group.

• SDGs
• Decarbonization
• Carbon neutrality

SDGs×Murata

Murata Promotes Climate Change Measures – Group-wide Initiatives (Part 2) –

In Part 2, we introduce the internal company systems for advancing climate change measures throughout the company and for promoting the switch to renewable energy.

• SDGs
• Decarbonization
• Carbon neutrality

SDGs×Murata

Murata Promotes Climate Change Measures – Group-wide Initiatives (Part 1) –

An introduction to the climate change measures being carried out across the entire Murata Group as part of its SDG initiatives.

• SDGs
• Decarbonization
• Carbon neutrality

From Field Networks to TSN: The Evolution of Telecommunications Infrastructure in Factories

We give an explanation here about the industrial networks used to exchange a variety of data in smart factories while clarifying their differences with consumer network technology. We also touch on their evolution to meet new demands such as coordinating with corporate systems in addition to simply linking up systems and control devices.

• Smart Factory
• DX

What Is the Ideal Cell Production System Line that Responds Flexibly and Promptly to Variable-mix Variable-lot Production?

We give an explanation here about the optimization of variable-mix variable-lot production – a production structure that responds in a timely manner to the consumer market where diversification is progressing and trends are changing drastically. The application of IoT and smart robots is spreading to enhance the productivity of cell production system lines. Furthermore, expectations are also building for the utilization of AI and other technologies that predict the market environment and factory operating conditions.

• Smart Factory
• DX
• IoT
• AI
• Robot

HACCP Changing Food Distribution and the Use of IoT

This article introduces the automation of data recording and management using sensors and IoT, which is essential to reduce the on-site workload of food hygiene management conducted in accordance with HACCP.

• IoT
• RFID products

A Major Revolution in Maintenance: AI/IoT-Guided Predictive Maintenance that Prevents Downtime

As explored in this article, maintenance operations are a gateway to building smart factories. Predictive maintenance is taking off. By detecting symptoms of imminent equipment failure on production lines from slight vibration or other changes, manufacturers can take action before it's too late. This thinking can now be extended to proactive yield and quality management.

• Smart Factory
• DX
• IoT
• AI
• Maintenance

Inside Story behind the Development of RFID Modules Embedded into Tires: Supporting the Creation of Innovation in the Tire Business through Close Cooperation with a Tire Manufacturer

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has codeveloped a tough and small RFID module that can be embedded into tires through close cooperation with Michelin. This module will bring about innovation in the tire business by managing the usage situation over the entire life cycle of tires – from their production to their disposal.

• RFID products
• Automotive
• CASE
• IoT
• Developer Interview