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32/45 Innovative Applications Based on our Near Future Design

To convert this concept into a Near Future Design, we created specific innovative solutions. These are control applications that our customers could actually adopt to address the challenges they face now, or advances in control technologies that address issues that our customers have yet to recognize. A good example is the senses inspection in the lower left of the slide. Automating senses inspections has long been considered extremely difficult, since the inspections rely on the 5 human senses. A broad array of technologies are required in order to replace a human with a machine. A major smartphone handset manufacturer has 30,000 employees focused solely on senses inspections at a single plant. Our automated solution contributes to higher productivity. Not only this, it eases the physical burden placed on the individuals conducting the inspections, which are arduous and tiring. Over the last few years, we have been focused on providing a specific and innovative application for this. This gives you a sense for the concept of Near Future Designs. Next slide please.