Smart AGC: Transforming Business Processes through Digital Technology
AGC built a Smart Inventory System that tracks raw materials with RFID and monitors chemical tanks remotely. Contec’s CONPROSYS TM Series powers the gateways, and the system is expected to save 1,000 labor hours a year.
Producing One-of-a-Kind Measurement and Control Testing Products to Customer Specifications
Fuji Keisoku System’s automatic engine data sampling system measures more than 100 channels on a single Windows PC, using Contec measurement and control boards with the INtime real-time extension.
Cyber Tester Uses a CTO-Compatible Controller
Iwasaki Electric’s Cyber Tester automatically inspects wire harnesses and learns from defect data. A dedicated controller co-developed with Contec cut implementation cost nearly in half.
Bringing High-Speed, High-Precision Laser Processing Beyond the Limits of PLCs to the World Stage
Mitsuboshi Diamond Industrial co-developed a custom FPGA controller on Contec’s BX-110n to achieve fast, precise laser processing while keeping its control technology in a black box.
An MES for a New Factory That Slices Millions of Silicon Ingots Each Month
Contec built the D-CORE manufacturing execution system for Nakamura Choukou’s new silicon slicing factory in eight months. The plant now runs at more than 10 times its original volume without operational problems.
Implementing M2M/IoT Solutions in Our Own Plant to Improve QCD
Contec deployed its CONPROSYS M2M/IoT solutions at its main Komaki factory, making production, cell operation and environmental data visible in real time and steadily raising productivity.
Expanding “Visualization” Through IoT Demonstrations at Our Own Factory
Since 2015 Contec has tested CONPROSYS at its Komaki factory, adding Andon displays, torque driver checks and aging-test monitoring. Regenerated energy alone is worth 2.4 million yen a year.