Japan (Region)

IoT platforms have become an important keyword in IoT operations. In this article, we will explain what ioT platforms do, what roles, functions, and types they have, and introduce three important points when choosing an IoT platform.

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.

Have you ever heard the word HMI? If you’re interested in IT, you’ve probably heard of the word UI. So what about MMI? This article explains the meaning of the words HMI, UI, and MMI, and discusses the specific examples of technology, the relationship between edge computing, and future development.

Automation has been one of the long-standing challenges that have been pushed to reduce costs and increase profits in manufacturing. This automation is accelerating and evolving to the next level. Learn about the three technologies that accelerate automation and their relationships.

Even if we say virtualization in a nutshell, the content differs between information systems and production systems. This article provides definitions, benefits, and examples of virtualization from two perspectives. In addition, we will tell you that it is advantageous to utilize edge computing for virtualization.

If you’re in the manufacturing industry, you may have heard the term manufacturing management. However, can you tell exactly the difference between production management and quality control? In this article, we will also look at the differences in the meaning of confusing words and the importance and benefits of manufacturing management systems.

In the robot industry, where Japanese companies account for more than half of the world market share. Introducing fields that are expected to be utilized in the future, market trends in robotics-related industries, and so on.