ASCII.jp THK coordinates with Japan MS and NWS at the Connected Service Base "Omni THK"

On September 10, 2019, a major machine parts manufacturer announced that it will cooperate with Japan Systemware (NSW) and Microsoft (Japan MS) in the development and provision of the web communication platform "Omni THK" with customer companies.did.OMNI THK is a web service that provides applications such as "stock search for short delivery items", "quick quotation request", "design drawing management and AI image analysis", "demand prediction, production plan, and parts supply optimization".The full -scale development has started in July this year.

Japan Systemware and Microsoft Japan will cooperate in "OMNI THK" provided by THK for customer companies

On the same day, Microsoft Japan held a reporter briefing, and the company has a wide range of digital transformation (DX) support measures for the manufacturing industries, such as the IoT/AI solution and reference architecture of "Microsoft Azure".I explained again.THK also attended guests, aiming for OMNI THK's outline and aiming, and explained the position of NSW and Microsoft Japan.

Henny Lobshire of Microsoft Executive Officer Japan Microsoft Enterprise Business Headquarters

Mr. Takashi Teramachi, Senior Managing Director of THK who attended the guest

"OMNI THK" that promotes business negotiations by "non -faced", more efficient, and use data.

Mr. Teramachi of THK explained the reasons and aims of providing digital services for customers and distributors as mechanical parts manufacturers.

THK is a major manufacturer of mechanical element parts, and the LINEAR Motion Guide (Linear Motion Guide), which accounts for 50 % global share, has a manufacturing company in the manufacturing industry.In addition to being used when building / installing, it is also incorporated and shipped in manufacturer machine tools.In other words, THK itself is also a manufacturing industry, as well as the company's direct / indirect client companies.

Mr. Teramachi first has an urgent task for improving productivity in the current manufacturing industry, such as "shortening product development period", "flexible response to demand fluctuations," and "automation to respond to working population declining".Say.On the other hand, DX and "Industry 4.0 "Initiatives for realization are global trends, and data linkage and utilization, including companies, are required.

However, the business negotiation process between THK and customers has been mainly face -to -face, and it was not efficient.Therefore, we decided to provide OMNI THK as a platform for achieving efficiency and automation by both sides by "non -face -to -face" of this business negotiation process and using data.

"Donvenge" of business negotiations that have been held face -to -face

Specifically, we will build a platform that can handle databases such as production status, inventory, price, product catalog, and drawings, and develop applications that meet individual customer needs on this platform.Mr. Teramachi introduced four applications that have already been offered at this time.

Omni THK system configuration.Combining IoT and AI technology, we will expand our applications further in the future

"Fast Derivery" is an application that allows you to select "short delivery items" from a large number of products provided by THK and search for inventory.In addition to checking the price and delivery date, you can order on the spot, and also obtain CAD data (drawings) and catalogs for products.Semi -ordered items can also be selected.

"ORDERS" links the purchasing system of the customer company to the core system of THK to achieve a one -stop one -stop request for quotation requests on the purchasing system, obtaining an estimate, and obtaining the documents required for ordering.

"Your Catalog" is centrally managed a large amount of mechanical design drawings, and can easily search under various conditions by AI image analysis and metadata tagging.It is also useful for finding parts with similar specifications from drawings and considering common parts.

"FORCAST" will collectively manage the scheduled time and quantity of THK parts, as well as the scheduled time and quantity of THK parts in customer companies.This enables inventory management according to the production plan, and supports the supply of parts without excess or deficiency on the THK side.

The image of the application provided by Omni THK (from the introduction video, FAST DERIVERY and FORCAST)

In this three -company collaboration, THK will support OMNI THK, which is planning and developing services, with NSW continuously developing applications, and Microsoft Japan will support Azure and technical support.

Regarding the reason for selecting Azure as the cloud base of Omni THK, Mr. Teramachi said that the relationship between NSW and Japan Microsoft was originally strong, secure was secured in depositing customer data, and the premise of global expansion.He said that it was a service.

In addition, THK announced the OMNIEDGE "Omniedge" component failure detection service utilizing IoT technology last October, but this OMNIEDGE is also built on Microsoft Azure (commercial release will be early next year).In the future, the company will expand integrated services with a view to data linkage / service cooperation with Omni THK.

The theme of the manufacturing industry is "Connected products / services / sales" and "Future factories"

Microsoft Japan organizes organizations for the manufacturing and resource industries (manifacularing & resources) to support customer companies from various aspects.At the briefing, we introduced the current theme and measures in the initiatives again.

Japan Microsoft Enterprise Business Headquarters Manufacturing Sales Management Headquarters Industry Mamamar Yasutaka Suzuki

Japan Microsoft Business Executive Officer Policy Remarks / Legal Division Deputy Director / Lawyer Satoshi Funayama S

Henny Lobshire of Microsoft Executive Officer Japan Microsoft Enterprise Business Headquartersは、日本の社会変革に貢献することを目的に同社が掲げる「Vision 2020」においては、インダストリーにおけるイノベーションの推進もひとつの大きな柱であり、7つの業界（自動車／製造業＆資源／金融／ゲーミング／メディア＆通信／流通＆消費財／運輸＆サービス）のそれぞれにおいて「どうすればデジタルテクノロジーが利用可能になり、企業をエンパワーメントできるのか、われわれは明確な視点を持っている」と語る。

Microsoft's initiatives in the manufacturing and resource industries have explained that this year, this year, has focused on seven themes, saying, Yasutaka Suzuki, an industrial business headquarters industrial headquarters.Except for the theme "work style reform" and "sustainability" that are promoted regardless of the industry, there are five major themes for the manufacturing and resource industries.

Suzuki explained that the theme related to "PRODUCT-AS-AS-A-Service", such as "Connected products", "Connected Field Services", and "Connected Sales", is exactly an example.As the product is connected and connected, the value provided by the manufacturer changes greatly from "to things"."There is a big business opportunity here," Robshire says.

In the theme of the "Future Factory", the intelligent system with AI is expected to improve product quality and improve safety.In the "Intelligent Supply Chain", Lobshire stated that it would be possible to collect data on a cloud platform and apply AI to achieve demand forecasts, which would make smart and efficient supply chain management.。

Themes to focus in the manufacturing field and specific digital technology scenarios

Furthermore, as a future initiative, Suzuki introduced that the reference architecture for the manufacturing industry will gradually launch.This is a "Function Map", which summarizes functional requirements, "architecture map" that summarizes functional requirements based on the specific "business scenario", and "pilot implementation" which is a sample implementation with specific products / service stacks.It will be a three -piece set of.

"In the past Microsoft, there were many explanations of technology -related explanations, and I think there were some parts that were difficult to understand what kind of work could be applied. So we focus on specific tasks again, and what functions would be needed in that business?Express and provide how the function can be configured by Microsoft and the technology provided by a partner. "(Mr. Suzuki)

It has also been revealed that the first installment of the connected field service will provide reference architecture.This will apply IoT and AI technology to connected products delivered to customers to achieve significant protection services, proactive parts replacement orders, and improvement of product design with obtained data.

Providing a reference architecture centered on business scenarios for the manufacturing industry

Introducing the reference architecture of "Connected Field Service" as the first installment

Supporting customer companies in the aspects of intellectual property protection and compliance support

In addition, Mr. Satoshi Funayama, Deputy Director of the Legal Division of the company's executive executive policy, and lawyer, introduced Microsoft support measures in terms of protection of intellectual property (intellectual property) and compliance.

One is the publication of the book "The future made by computing: AI and the manufacturing industry".It is a book that summarizes the potential of DX in the manufacturing industry and the DX case story in client companies, but it also introduces not only that, but also the contents related to laws and regulations.

"We introduce the content that new technologies need new laws and regulations, and the ethical principles in AI development. It is easy to read for non -engineers, not only for manufacturing, but also for policies and laws and regulations.I think that people involved are also eligible for readers. "(Mr. Funayama)

In June of this year, a guidebook for each industry has been released in June this year as a practical information provision.Items to be considered for DX promotion (for example, data security, privacy, business competitions in the future with cloud businesses, compatible with export management and technical information compliance, etc.), and the role of legal and compliance departments in DX promotion.Is described.

In addition, Mr. Funayama introduced that in March of this year, the target size of the Azure IP Advantage (AIPA) program aimed at protecting intellectual properties of customer companies is expanded.Specifically, the IoT device connected to Azure (devices that use Windows 10 IoT and Azure Sphere) have also expanded the protection of intellectual property risks.He also explained that the startup has also provided protection measures from so -called patent trolls (NPE: non -patented), and measures such as licensing patents held by Microsoft.

He also introduced that the scope of "Azure IP Advantage (AIPA)" has been expanded to IoT devices from March this year.

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