2018_4q_omron_e

31/45 Near Future Design for Manufacturing

This is the updated version of the innovative-automation concept. As I noted earlier, the original concept was developed around 10 years ago. At that time, neither AI nor IoT were in common parlance but we believed that there would come a time when the data generated in manufacturing lines could be used freely. Moreover, we believed that more sophisticated control technology would become possible with the introduction of artificial intelligence. On this assumption, we posited a wide range of concepts for the 3 ‘i’s. However, taken as is, the concept is no more than a blueprint for the future, rather than a Near Future Design. The concept in isolation is not something that has immediate applications for our customers. Next slide please.