Building Global Industry-Leading Factories with IoT
First written in FY2016. 6 of 8 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 1 of 11 companies on the "Worse" side.
9 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Zenmyo-Minami New Factory, where construction began in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, efforts are under way to realize a next-generation smart factory based on shop-floor capabilities rooted in TPS and using digital technologies and AI.」
Progressing from connecting factories and building a production system through Factory-IoT to realizing a next-generation smart factory incorporating digital technologies, AI and physical AI at the Zenmyo-Minami New Factory. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Connecting factories worldwide through IT and IoT technologies to build a global production system capable of responding immediately to production changes.」
Continuing to build a global production system using Factory-IoT that can respond immediately to production fluctuations caused by weather-related disasters and other events. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Developing a platform that connects factories worldwide through IT and IoT technologies, building a global production system capable of responding immediately to production changes and other impacts caused by natural disasters.」
Describes the stage of using the Factory-IoT platform as a global production system capable of handling production changes during natural disasters. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「We developed a Factory-IoT platform that connects 130 factories worldwide using IT and IoT technologies. The platform stores data collected from a wide range of factory equipment in a single cloud, enabling the data to be used freely.」
Factory IoT has progressed from the previous implementation target to the development stage of a platform that connects 130 factories and stores and uses data from each piece of equipment in the cloud. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「To realize high-capacity communications in factories, we began demonstration testing of industrial robot control using 5G at Kyushu Institute of Technology and at the plant of 株式会社デンソー九州.」
In connection with Factory IoT and factory automation, the company has begun demonstration testing of industrial robot control using 5G. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「The solution package incorporates know-how in process design and shop-floor management developed over many years of manufacturing automotive components, as well as improvement support using IoT. We will advance development and mass production in broad collaboration with internal and external partners and launch the business in earnest from fiscal 2018.」
The company plans to develop and mass-produce FA solutions incorporating Factory IoT and commercialize the business in earnest from fiscal 2018. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「We began introducing F-IoT in 2015 and aim to connect 130 factories worldwide by 2020, raising productivity across the group by 30% from 2015 levels. In 2020, we will also extend the initiative beyond the group to partner companies and work together to strengthen manufacturing capabilities.」
For Factory IoT, the company presents measurable targets: beginning implementation in 2015, connecting 130 factories and raising productivity by 30% by 2020, with subsequent rollout to partner companies. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We have begun full-scale implementation of our proprietary IoT system, which connects factories around the world through a network. This will enable the global realization of leading factories that "never stop," "produce no defects" and "minimize energy consumption."」
The company is pursuing global production innovation by connecting factories, monitoring and analyzing operations in real time, and sharing improvements.