In the field of manufacturing, which is a mass of production technology, digitalization (DX), advanced automation using physical AI and robots, and the shift from hardware-driven to software-driven systems have made the systems more complex and diverse, and require flexible responses to specifications and operating conditions that differ from site to site. In other words, the system must be able to respond flexibly to the needs of both facilities and people, and between facilities. In other words, communication (communication) between equipment and people, and between equipment and production sites, is undergoing dramatic change. The realization of 1) precise and flexible management of diverse equipment and business processes, and 2) integration with the skilled know-how cultivated onsite, will enable advanced measurement, control, drive, and operation that cannot be achieved in the U.S. or China, ultimately leading to highly reliable Japanese manufacturing. In other words, we can see the composition of 5G/6G as a partner in creating new operations that did not exist in the past, while enhancing the reliability and robustness of existing operations, and providing full support for this. Now, is this hypothesis correct, or are there other new possibilities? In this workshop, ICT professionals and manufacturing professionals will discuss the "dynamic future production sites envisioned by DX and their possibilities.
(1) Opening (13:00) Introduction of FFPA/5G-ACIA/XGMF
(2) Lecture
XGMF ODAIBA IX Core Project Activities."
Takehiro Nakamura
XGMF ODAIBA IX Core Leader (CSO, NTT Docomo Inc.)
Trends toward the "Manufacturing Site of the Future" as seen in IIFES 2025 and CES 2026."
Mr. Ryota Yamada
Vice Chairman, FFPA (Technical Specialist, Technology Produce Group, Technology and Intellectual Property Strategy Office, Technology and Intellectual Property Strategy Department, Technology and Intellectual Property Division, OMRON Corporation)
"Challenges to DXing and expectations for data collection environments at sites where legacy equipment is structurally present."
Tomohisa Kohiyama
Chief, RISC-V WG, Hardware Committee, Technical Headquarters, Embedded Systems Technology Association, Japan
On Realizing Smart Factories Using Local 5G."
Kiyomasa Naito
Manager, New Business Development Promotion Department, Business Marketing Division, Yokogawa Solution Services Corporation
Wireless Technology for the Production Site: Wireless Technology for Smart Factories"
Mr. Mitsuo Harada
Sales Specialist Industrial Wireless and Cyber Security, Digital Industries Sales Acceleration Department, Siemens AG
FA Digital Solutions for Manufacturing DX"
Hirotsugu Ichioka
Chief Expert, SaaS Platform Development Department, DX Innovation Center, Digital Innovation Division, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Expectations and Challenges for 5G Utilization in the Manufacturing Industry"
Ms. Makiko Naemura
Secretary, Industrial Value Chain Initiative, Japan Chairman, Industrial 5G Research Subcommittee
(3) Group work or panel discussion (on-site participants only)
(4) Wrap-up & Way forward (On-site participants only)
(5) Closing (17:30)
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