IVI Component 2020
| Product name | Company Name | Overview | User (assumed) | User (assumed) |
| RT-edge controller | Micronet CORP. | The RT-edge controller uses a real-time OS to perform time-definite control and data collection from sensors and devices. It is an industrial IoT edge computer that can be customized in various ways, from the smallest configuration to a full-specification configuration, by adopting PC architecture for the platform and selecting the PC that best suits the application. | Production Technology | System Integrator |
| EtherCAT Chibimaru-kun series analog 4 input unit | Algo System | Analog Input Slave Unit for EtherCAT Communication | Production engineering staff | |
| EtherCAT Chibimaru-kun series digital 8/8 input / output unit | Argo System Co., Ltd. | This is a digital I/O slave unit that supports EtherCAT communication. | Production engineering staff | |
| Temperature / humidity sensor (voltage output) | Sensatec Co., Ltd. | Compact and highly accurate temperature and humidity sensor. The strong protective structure ensures safe use in environments with water drops and dust. | Production engineering staff | |
| Stationary non-contact thermometer BTM-40TAC | RKC Instrument Inc. | This product is a radiation thermometer that converts the amount of infrared energy emitted from the surface of an object into a temperature. It measures the surface temperature of solids and liquids without contact. It cannot measure the temperature of gases. | Production engineering staff | |
| Nearline (Model number: MD-910) | Asahi Kasei Corporation | A wireless networked diagnosis system that allows facility diagnosis to be introduced simply by installing sensors on rotating equipment, a child device (sensor input), and a relay device. | Equipment operator | Site supervisor |
| Edgecross basic software | Edgecross Consortium | Real-time feedback to the production site through data analysis and diagnosis at a location close to the production site. IT applications can be easily applied to FA applications, and a wide variety of applications can be selected from the lineup. Data can be collected and sent/received from each facility and device regardless of vendor or network. | Responsible for manufacturing facility management/process management/production control and equipment operator | |
| MELIPC MI5000 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Used for two types of applications: “real-time control” to control equipment, and “edge computing” to collect and analyze data at the intermediate layer between the production site and the IT system. Compatible with Edgecross, a software platform for the edge computing domain. | Responsible for manufacturing facility management/process management/production control and equipment operator | |
| GOT (HMI) GOT2000 series | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Production equipment operation: equipment operation, status display, data collection | Responsible for manufacturing facility management/process management/production control and equipment operator | |
| Real-time data analyzer | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Software that enables offline data analysis and monitoring of devices in operation based on the analysis results. Compatible with Edgecross, a software platform for the edge computing domain. | Responsible for manufacturing facility management/process management/production control and equipment operator | |
| GT SoftGOT2000 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Real-time display of production equipment information, etc. The screen for the GOT2000 operation panel can be used as is. Supports Edgecross, a software platform in the edge computing area. | Responsible for manufacturing facility management/process management/production control and equipment operator | |
| Sequencer (PLC) MELSEC iQ -R series | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Control and data collection for production equipment | Responsible for manufacturing facility management/process management/production control and equipment operator | |
| Piezoelectric load sensor -PiezoBolt | Yamanaka Eng Co., Ltd. | This load sensor has the shape of a standard hexagon socket head bolt and is equipped with a piezoelectric load sensor unit to precisely measure the change in axial force applied to the bolt. It has excellent sensitivity and responsiveness, and durability suitable for production sites. | Manufacturing Facility Improvement Leader | |
| Real-time data analyzer | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Software that enables offline data analysis and monitoring of equipment in operation based on analysis results | Manufacturing Facility Improvement Leader | |
| Force sensor 9134 and data collector 5877 | KISTLER | Objective: To incorporate a force sensor into a stamping out die (punch side) and monitor the process. Feature: High rigidity and high sensitivity. | CKD | |
| Device gateway | TAKEBISHI CORPORATION | A unit that bi-directionally bridges information from PLCs, machine tools, robots, and measurement devices to cloud services, with LAN and serial connectivity, I/O, LTE models, Docker (software) versions, and more. | System integrator | Factory maintenance personnel |
| Device Explorer Data Logger ( DxpLOGGER ) | TAKEBISHI CORPORATION | This is a logger product that accumulates the data acquired from production equipment in CSV and DB with a unified communication method using OPC UA. This is an all-in-one package for on-premise use that allows the collected data to be visualized by the product itself. | System integrator | Maintenance personnel |
| Device Explorer OPC Server ( DxpSERVER ) | TAKEBISHI CORPORATION | OPC UA is a global standard communication standard for industry that securely and highly standardizes the communication between control devices and host systems. This product provides the role of a communication driver that enables linkage with PLCs, machine tools, robots, and measurement devices. | System integrator | Factory maintenance personnel |
| Automatic transfer device | Mazda Ace Co., Ltd. | An automatic guided vehicle (AGV) that receives instructions from a host controller and runs on the floor. This time, the AGV operates by receiving instructions for the running, turning, and stopping motions themselves. | Logistics provider | |
| KNIME Analytics Platform | Mazda Motor Corporation | A machine learning platform that allows you to design analysis flows with drag-and-drop operations and perform complex analysis such as data visualization, machine learning, statistical analysis, and deep learning. | Inspection processes at automobile and other engine manufacturers | |
| RapidMiner | CEC Ltd. | A machine learning platform that enables complex analysis such as machine learning, statistical analysis, and deep learning with drag-and-drop operations | Inspection processes at automobile and other engine manufacturers | |
| Mazda Motor Corporation | A device that automatically loads a single pallet onto a cart towed by an automatic transporter. This device works by recognizing that the pallet and towing cart have arrived at a fixed position. | Logistics provider | ||
| Mazda Motor Corporation | A device that separates multiple pallets stacked on top of each other into a single pallet when unloading a truck. This device uses a camera to recognize and calculate the position of the pallet’s slot, and then instructs the forklift to lift and lower the pallet. | Logistics provider | ||
| Digital Plant Operation Intelligence | Yokogawa Solution Service | Analysis for the purpose of improving product quality variation is possible. It is easy to link, unify, and visualize raw material, equipment, and process trend data with product quality data. It is also characterized by its ease of use in the field. | Person in charge of combustion management of coal-fired boilers at thermal power plants | |
| Anomaly detection solution Impulse | Brains Technology, Inc. (Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, Inc.) | ■ A machine learning application that can be used for predictive maintenance, quality control and improvement ■ An architecture that enables model learning and inference execution in a flexible configuration, whether cloud, edge, or on-premise.■ A platform that can be deployed and operated as part of a business system, not as an analysis tool | Inspection processes at automobile and other engine manufacturers | |
| HPE Edgeline EL300 | Hewlett-Packard Japan, G.K. | An edge system that integrates OT and enterprise-class IT, combining data center-level computing power and management capabilities with the toughness and durability to be used in a variety of OT fields. | Production Engineer | IT Engineer |
| High sensitivity strain sensor | Kistler | It indirectly measures the load applied to the structure by measuring the magnitude of the strain in the structure. The quartz piezoelectric sensor is robust and has excellent response. | Production Facility Manager | |
| 5G compatible terminal | NTT DOCOMO, Inc. | The acquired image data is sent and received using 5G communication. | Inspector | |
| HPE Edgeline EL1000 | Hewlett-Packard Japan, G.K. | An edge system that integrates OT and enterprise-class IT, combining data center-level computing power and management capabilities with the toughness and durability to be used in a variety of OT fields. | Production Engineer | IT Engineer |
| E9000H (5GU) | Huawei Technologies Japan K.K. | The 5G Core User Plane facility identifies and controls 5G services and directs local traffic to edge applications. | KS Tech, etc. | |
| COLMINA Design Review High Speed Remote Desktop | Fujitsu, Ltd. | This tool is a remote access tool to support teleworking. It allows you to access your office PC from home or outside the office, and operate it remotely. No data is left at the access source, making it possible to build a secure environment. | Inspector | |
| HPE EdgeLine OT Link | Hewlett-Packard Japan, G.K. | Software that connects to a wide range of industrial devices and automates the integration of a variety of operational technologies (OT) with standard IT-based applications. | Production Engineer | IT Engineer |
| 5G-CPE ins 2.0 | Huawei Technologies Japan K.K. | 5G wireless and Wi-Fi communication. | KS Tech, etc. | |
| Scandit | Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. | The system is installed at the manufacturing site along the worker’s route, and by scanning the QR code on the part, the system links the part to be used with the work in question, prevents mistakes, obtains information on part traceability, and provides the data to the production management system. | Workers in the production department | |
| 5G-Lampsite, pRRU5621 | Huawei Technologies Japan K.K. | As a base station radio, it will provide wireless communications for Local 5G. | KS Tech, etc. | |
| AI-based human posture / motion recognition solution | Hitachi Industry & Control Solutions, Ltd. | Specific postures and motions can be extracted and converted into data from images captured or recorded by the camera. | Production Management (Engineering) Manager | |
| Atlas500, Atlas200DK | Huawei Technologies Japan K.K. | AI inference is performed at the edge on high-speed, large-volume images/data collected from cameras/sensors, and results are notified and equipment is controlled in real time. | Misuzu Industries, Ebara Corporation, Shinkawa, KS Tech, etc. | |
| MotionBoard and Dr.Sum | WingArc1st Inc. | It is a component that collects, accumulates, analyzes, and visualizes the data that occurs daily inside and outside the company, and utilizes it for decision making and business improvement. It has many functions suitable for the manufacturing industry, such as the ability to process data in real time and representation by control charts. | Management, plant manager, group leader, worker, production control | |
| EIS (Edge Intelligent System) | SHINKAWA LTD. | High-speed, large-volume analog signals collected from sensors are automatically converted in real time and saved in files (data acquisition) and various tools for MATLAB analysis. | Misuzu Industries, Ebara Corporation, Shinkawa, KS Tech, etc. | |
| mcframe MOTION | Business Engineering Corporation | Seamlessly digitize the behavior of workers from a wide range of work locations to process operations. It allows for objective and quantitative work analysis based on data. | Person in charge of IE in production engineering department | |
| NAIT (AI image recognition software) | ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation | Image from the camera. | Misuzu Industries, Ebara Corporation, Shinkawa, KS Tech, etc. | |
| XC-INO | Technotree Co., Ltd. | XC-INO is a Web system that allows customers to create various electronic forms by themselves using familiar Excel. It is a subscription service that allows you to input and store data from multiple terminals. | Sales Representatives | Persons in charge of procurement, production management |
| Forklift flow line visualization system | Panasonic Corporation | A camera mounted on a forklift truck reads the marker position & obtains information on operation and traffic line information from information obtained by multi-sensors. | Person in charge of parts transportation | Parts transportation operations manager |
| Ruby Box | Hitachi Solutions Technology Co., Ltd. | Hands-free operation with voice input and synthesized voice. Supports Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean as standard (expandable up to 13 languages). Speech recognition that is robust in noisy environments | Manufacturing personnel (digitization of manufacturing records) | Maintenance and inspection personnel (digitization of instructions and results) |
| Barcode Utility | Brother Sales, Ltd. (Brother Industries Development) | An application that automatically assigns scanned data to folders based on barcode information attached to the first page when scanning a document, and assigns file names according to specified rules. | Person in charge of sorting order forms and delivery receipts received by paper, fax, etc. | Managers and supervisors who provide written work instructions to remote locations (distance that cannot be walked) |
| Anvil! | Alteeve’Niche Inc. | OSS (Open Software) (Red Hat Linux) that enables high availability of the entire server platform including peripherals at a low total cost of ownership (TCO). | IT system management and development departments | System integrator |
| NetADMS | Alteeve’Niche Inc. | A CAM that automatically generates NC programs for drilling ejector pins in die plates of press dies, etc. It has an extensive database for machining and can output NC data for stepped holes and boring. It also outputs NC data for stepped holes and boring. | Process setters. Machine shop operators, etc. | |
| ILIPS (IHI group Lifecycle Partner System) | IHI Corporation | In order to realize the sophistication of products and services using IoT/ICT, a system that uses collected operational data not only for monitoring the status of equipment, but also for preventive maintenance, maintenance operations, and troubleshooting support. | Maintenance Worker | Customers who have installed the equipment |
| OpTApf _ | Information Services International-Dentsu, Ltd. | Users can build and operate AI models on their own, even if they do not have sufficient knowledge of data science. Highly accurate AI models can be built in just three steps (data preparation and configuration, confirmation, and execution). | AI model builders | AI Model Operators |
| Industrial computer RICOH AP-10A | Ricoh (Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc.) | Industrial computer with EtherCAT® industrial fieldbus and programmable logic functions, independent processor control for real-time performance and robustness | Product Developer | Process designer |
| Work support camera system RICOH SC-10 series | RICOH (RICOH Industrial Solutions Inc.) | By pattern matching, the system automatically checks the assembly status of similar parts, missing parts, and work order during operation. The system can also be used for work analysis and traceability because it can record images of work performance and work results. | Workers in the human assembly process | |
| Ricoh Industry Automated Guided Vehicle M2 | RICOH (RICOH Industry Company, Ltd.) | Unlike the magnetic guidance system, the optical/image recognition guidance system can be set up using commercially available black vinyl tape. It is easy and inexpensive to build runways in factories and warehouses, and can flexibly respond to process changes. Also, multiple AGVs can be easily operated and managed. | Production engineering, general manager/site leader, person in charge | Improvement of process and logistics, general manager, field leader, and person in charge |
| All-line recognizer (ALR) | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | This is a tool to realize the visualization of factories by monitoring the process with cameras from multiple viewpoints, capturing “changes” and revealing “causes” from the recorded images. | Managerial or responsible position in production or manufacturing technology | Managerial position or position in charge of equipment maintenance |
| RT-edge controller | CKD | The RT-edge controller is an industrial IoT edge computer that can be customized in various ways by using a real-time OS to perform time-definite control and data collection processing from sensors and devices. | Production Technology | system integrator |
| Force sensor 9134 and data collector 5877 | CKD | Objective: To incorporate a force sensor into a stamping out die (punch side) and monitor the process. Feature: High rigidity and high sensitivity. | Production Technology | Field workers |
| akaBot | FPT Software Japan | This is our original RPA tool that can automate PC operations, using OCR and AI functions to not only automate PC operations but also a wide range of on-site operations.. | All employees working on a PC | |
| akaDrive | FPT Software Japan | Software for automated driving that can support LEVEL3. We have already conducted more than 3 years of demonstration tests, and from 2019, the software will be used within two smart cities in Vietnam | Automated vehicle development company | MaaS provider |
| akaMES | FPT Software Japan | This is our proprietary MES. Unlike other legacy systems, it has been developed using the latest digital technology, enabling the use of IoT data without the need to build a separate IoT platform. In addition, since it supports multiple devices, there is no need for dedicated development for each device. | Persons in charge of production control and manufacturing departments | Designers (product designers who receive communication from the manufacturing workplace and make special procurement decisions) |
| akaminds | FPT Software Japan | It is a platform developed based on Kubernetes that enables customers to immediately build applications that leverage container technology. It also includes functions such as data lakes, data analytics, AI/ML, etc., enabling the use of cutting-edge digital technologies not only in the cloud but also on-premise (in the customer’s environment). | Data analyst in production engineering, production department, or quality control department | Designers (product designers who receive communication from the manufacturing workplace and make special procurement decisions) |
| Demand forecast service | FPT Software Japan | This is a demand forecasting service for consumer products with seasonal characteristics. It can be used for short term (tomorrow, next week) and medium term (yearly) demand forecasting for sales strategy and production planning. | Sales, production, and marketing departments | I In charge of business planning, including corporate planning |
| Nikon Webcam Utility | Nikon Corporation | Nikon cameras can be converted into web cameras and high quality images can be sent to remote locations. By using interchangeable lenses, it is possible to acquire video data of various objects from minute parts to large equipment. | Inspector (visual inspector for in-process inspection and receiving/shipping inspection processes) | Designer (Product designer who receives contact from the manufacturing workplace and makes a special decision) |
| Large-scale space non-contact measuring machine “APDIS” series | Nikon Corporation | It is a measuring instrument that can acquire three-dimensional coordinates of large-sized objects, mainly automobile bodies and aircraft, with high accuracy and without contact. | Engineer in production department (process control) | Inspector (pre-shipment inspection) |
| PI System (English is used in general, how to pronounce: pie system) | OSIsoft , LLC (OSIsoft Japan Co., Ltd.) | A data management infrastructure with a 40-year track record in the process manufacturing industry that provides three types of data for difficult to handle time-series sensor data: what’s happening now, what was happening then, and data linkage to the latest IT tools. | Operators (operations managers, field personnel) | Analysts (quality assurance, designers, partners) |
| Domino G20i Thermal Inkjet Printer | Brother Industrial Printing Japan | Industrial inkjet printer that can print barcodes, letters and numbers on any material such as carton, metal and resin as long as a distance of 12.7mm is secured. | Mills package project | Process Engineering |
| XC-Gate | Technotree Co., Ltd. | Based on Excel sheets, screens (electronic forms) are created on tablets for easy input and data accumulation at factories and construction sites. | Field workers | Production Manager, Production Technician |
| Motor condition monitoring Tool (K6CM) | OMRON Corporation | Continuously monitors the three-phase induction motor for abnormalities and deterioration trends (current, vibration, temperature, insulation resistance), and notifies the user when it is time for maintenance before failure. | In charge of maintenance of machinery and equipment | |
| Thermal Condition Monitoring Tool (K6PM) | OMRON Corporation | The temperature inside the control panel is constantly monitored remotely to detect abnormal heat generation in the equipment inside the panel, thereby preventing accidents such as smoke generation and fires. | In charge of maintenance of machinery and equipment | |
