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| Source: Azbil. From left: Hirozumi Sone, President and Group CEO, Azbil Corporation; Lim Kok Kiang, Assistant MD, Singapore Economic Development Board; Minister Naohiro Tsutsumi, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan in Singapore. |
Users of the showroom can communicate with Azbil’s stakeholders remotely or directly. This will enable Azbil, in cooperation with Azbil’s Fujisawa Technology Center in Japan, to offer the same solution that is delivered in Japan.
Hirozumi Sone, President and Group CEO of Azbil Corporation said: “Japan, (as with) most countries in the world, is facing a shortage of expert or skilled employees who play key roles in plant maintenance and safety. The possibility of major accidents is increasing. Therefore, Azbil has come up with solutions for smart manufacturing which will achieve a new dimension of productivity.
"Technological innovations such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and big data will bring about a super smart society. Manufacturing sites that support such a society must also evolve into super-smart factories. Therefore the opening of our showroom here is in line with Singapore’s journey towards a Smart Nation.”
At the showroom, Azbil will showcase how their technology and solutions will help in the manufacturing processes and increase productivity:
BiG EYES, Azbil’s AI application, detects abnormal behaviours such as signs of failure of equipment/devices/processes at an early stage and alerts authorities. By way of learning various operation patterns from big data already available at customers’ sites, this AI application makes it possible to monitor all equipment/devices/processors comprehensively without investment for additional sensors.
Azbil’s plant safety management product ACTMoS (advanced critical trend monitoring for safety) is software that is independent of a distributed control system (DCS). ACTMoS automatically monitors important process variables and predicts their future behaviour. If it judges that any trend will reach a critical value (at which time safety devices are designed to activate), ACTMoS will issue a critical alarm and notify all staff working in the control room of the predicted value, together with the trend data and the predicted time. This prevents serious accidents and minimises potential damage.
Since 2012, Azbil has participated in collaborative research and governmental proof-of-concept experiments in various locations and compiled a strong track record in the aggregator business in Japan. This involves bundling electricity to provide demand response (DR) services.
The use of cloud technology will enable a building’s building energy management system (BEMS) to be connected with Azbil’s aggregation centre to provide DR services automatically. As entire cities become smarter, Azbil will deploy its remote control technology to provide DR services.
“By both managing and analysing data from multiple buildings at the same time, Azbil’s energy services can reduce energy consumption and preserve the environment. The opening of our showroom in Singapore is timely as we will be able to advise customers in the region on the latest in technology for buildings energy management that results in energy efficiency and cost savings,” added Sone.
Lim Kok Kiang, Assistant MD, Singapore Economic Development Board, said: “The latest investment by Azbil is aligned with Singapore’s efforts to digitally transform our manufacturing and built environment industries. We look forward to Azbil partnering key industry players in Singapore and the region, to create smarter and more sustainable buildings and factories.”
Founded in 1906, Azbil pursues human-centred automation which aims to contribute to people’s safety, comfort and fulfillment and also to global environmental preservation. In April 2012, the company changed its name from Yamatake to Azbil.
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