Product: ztC Edge

September started with a business trip to Kyushu. This is an appliance product promotion activity built by a solution partner in Fukuoka Prefecture and Stratus. We filmed an interview-style video explaining how Stratus’ ztC Edge and partner company’s manufacturing instruction application products can contribute to solving customer issues.

The use of artificial intelligence is actively being used as one of the ways to solve the problems faced by the manufacturing industry. In this article, we have given an overview of the major issues faced by the manufacturing industry, such as changes in the market environment and a shortage of human resources, and have comprehensively explained the use of artificial intelligence to solve these issues.

Edge computing is moving away from the “edges” to become a mainstream approach and an important consideration in industries where real-time data is needed to drive better business decisions. We look at four key factors driving the success of edge computing.

The yen has depreciated for the first time in 24 years, but when the yen depreciated last time in 1998, I was assigned to the United States. When the yen depreciated in 1998, the transfer amount was about 3/4 of the amount when I was assigned to the United States. There is debate as to whether the depreciation of the yen is good or bad. The demerit of the depreciation of the yen is the burden on households, but it also has a significant impact on business-to-business transactions. The corporate goods price index in April this year grew by about 10.0% year-on-year.

Sensing technology and IoT are bringing changes to various industries. With AI and edge computing linked, how will each industry evolve? We will consider the relationship between sensing technology and IoT, and the connection between AI and edge computing.

On the Stratus Technologies stand we had our Always-On Edge Computing platform the ztC Edge 250i. Attendees could interact and see how our platform would impact their specific sectors through the live Stratus experience, which can still be accessed virtually here.

What exactly is sensor technology? Also, what is the major change that has led to the attention received by sensor technology? While introducing the meaning and types of sensor technology and the instances in which it will be utilized, we will consider how sensor technology will evolve in the future.

The next thing the world’s cyber attackers target may be factory security. With the spread of IoT, factories are also changing to an environment connected to the outside world. What is the current state of factory cybersecurity? Here are some examples and countermeasures.

Industrial networks, also known as field networks, have developed their own standards. However, in recent years, Ethernet-based standards have also begun to become popular in this field. This section explains the history and purpose of industrial networks and introduces the main standards.

Digital Transformation (DX) is said to be behind the rest of the world. Why is this digital innovation necessary, and what kind of future awaits us if we don’t? Learn what digital transformation means and examples.