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The modular PLC: Current applications and where the technology will be applied next Powerful modular PLCs connect using globally-open industrial protocols, extending connectivity beyond a single manufacturer’s scope. The modular PLC offers many benefits in a manufacturing plant, from flexibility, ease of upgrade/expansion and custom setups to simplified troubleshooting and enhanced system dependability. https://lnkd.in/g27fHUTb

Transformative Synergy: Exploring Big Data and IoT. ・Summary Automation Alley is proud to present our Integr8 Playbook on Big Data and IoT. Generously sponsored by Omron, participants from academia and industry took on the topics of data security, data monitoring, AI analysis of data and much more. Their discussion is encapsulated in this playbook. https://lnkd.in/gmP9RwQU

Zooming in on OMRON’s Digital Design and Transformation Technologies (Part 2 of 2) — Shaping the future society with advanced simulation technology - In this second part, we asked Akihiro Funamoto, who is taking the lead in “CAE,” the third element of their three-pronged approach, about the rationale of their initiatives, the vision they seek to realize, and approaches unique to OMRON. #AIandDataAnalysis #DigitalDesign #CAE #TechnologyAndIntellectualPropertyHQ https://lnkd.in/gkMrn2rC

Zooming in on OMRON’s Digital Design and Transformation Technologies (Part 1 of 2) —Driven by data, OMRON’s AI and Data Analysis specialists take on the challenge of digitally Transforming the Group’s entire engineering chain. - In this first story of a two-part series, General Manager Daisuke Matsubara of the Digital Design Center expounds on the vision and future his center aspires to realize, and Naoki Tsuchiya, who has spearheaded their activities since the center’s foundation, talks about “Data Analysis and AI” technologies, which are essential for realizing their aspirations. #AIandDataAnalysis #DigitalDesign #CAE #TechnologyAndIntellectualPropertyHQ https://lnkd.in/gnaFbPTm

A Brave Attempt by Leaders of the Robot Development Team: Part 2 - In Quest of the Ideal Form of Human-Robot Interaction - #Robotics #HumanResources #TechnologyAndIntellectualPropertyHQ https://lnkd.in/g6a4cux7

“To Further Human Creativity” - Developing a Novel Robot that Closely Assists Humans - In April 2022, the Technology and Intellectual Property HQ, OMRON’s corporate R&D division, launched a new department named #Voyager PJ o set out on a new endeavor to create robots of a new dimension. Two development leaders of the project that focuses on cutting-edge R&D in robotics, Yoshiya Shibata and Kazuma Tabuchi, are working to reinvent a robot system architecture from scratch. We invited them for an interview to ask how they have built up their skills through their experiences from past development projects and what led them to aspire to develop brand-new robots that no one has ever seen. #Robotics #HumanResources #TechnologyAndIntellectualPropertyHQ https://lnkd.in/gDAnvyiK

OMRON Healthcare India and AliveCor Partner to Empower People to Fight Heart Disease at Home with Portable ECG & Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) Monitoring Devices https://lnkd.in/gYbyVhGM

YKK AP's Kurobe Ekko Plant Manufatruing wanted to use data to improve work efficiency and establish autonomous improvement activities in response to the oncoming manpower shortage. Using i-BELT's manufacturing management service, a system was introduced to visualize equipment operating status and parts count information in real time in order to establish an improvement loop. This enabled workers to work on the equipment at the optimum time without patrolling action. After the system was introduced, workshops were held to enable the customer to carry out improvement activities by themselves, and as a result, the number of units per worker was improved from four to six. Watch the interview video with YKK AP, a company that co-created the project.

SHIMADZU(SUZHOU) Instruments Manufacturing, a Chinese group company of Shimadzu Corporation, a manufacturer of measuring instruments, wanted to improve productivity by shortening lead times without increasing manpower. IE (industrial engineering) education using OMRON's production site improvement philosophy and knowledge was provided, and improvements were initiated based on a common understanding between the two companies. At each plant, efforts were made to semi-automate the inspection process, which had been a bottleneck, and to improve the awareness of workers by holding workshops on the PDCA cycle using the data. As a result, the two existing plants each reduced lead times by five days and improved productivity by 12.5%.

ULVAC, a manufacturer of production equipment for the semiconductor industry, was aiming to reduce the energy consumption of its production equipment while balancing productivity and energy conservation, in response to environmental issues and a shortage of skilled engineers. Using i-BELT's energy management service, the company analyzed data on equipment operating status and electricity consumption, and introduced an "energy saving mode" in which vacuum pumps are turned off at times that do not affect productivity, leading to a 23% reduction in electricity consumption for the entire equipment. Watch the interview video with ULVAC, a company that co-created the project.