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With IoT in the spotlight, “predictive maintenance” is also attracting attention. This article describes the differences in terms, and explains the definition of the entire conservation activity, the benefits and specific examples of predictive maintenance automation, and the need for artificial intelligence and edge computing.
Factory Automation is about to change dramatically. FA has been aimed at saving labor and labor in factory work. However, the point of saving labor and labor saving is changing now. While looking back on the history of FA development, we will think about the FA in the future.
In recent years, “smart” factories have been called out. In this article, we will introduce the efforts of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, the definition of smart factories, how they are implemented concretely in the field, and the importance of edge computing in smart factories.
SCADA is a system that performs “monitoring control and data acquisition”. What does this control monitoring system, which is beginning to be widely used overseas, enable? Learn about SCADA’s capabilities, its role across the facility, and how it relates to edge computing.
With the spread of IoT, security risks are also increasing. What are the risks lurking in IoT? Learn about the risks that may occur when attacked against IoT, examples of actual security risks, and specific security measures.
The IoT in the industry has become widespread to some extent, and it seems that the wave will settle down, but the degree of attention is only increasing. Why is the use of IoT considered to be an important key in the future of Japanese industry? We will introduce the reason and examples of IoT utilization.
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