Volume 69 Number 3 Hitachi Technology 2020Technology & Innovation Foresights 2020
Having identified five key sectors of operation in the 2021 Mid-term Management Plan, Hitachi’s products are essential across these operations. This issue highlights Hitachi’s product businesses, presenting digital solutions that draw on expertise in OT, IT, and products that integrate seamlessly across the workplace and management, and also the products that make these solutions possible.
President’s Message Toshiaki Higashihara
President & CEO, Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2019 TOKYO Keynote Speech Hitachi Social Innovation is POWERING GOOD
At the Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2019 TOKYO, the keynote speech was delivered by Toshiaki Higashihara, President & CEO of Hitachi, Ltd. In his speech, Higashihara spoke about both the steps that Hitachi’s Social Innovation Business has taken thus far toward creating a better quality of life and a sustainable society, as well as its plans for the future.
IT
Financial Systems
- Risk Simulator for Insurance that Generates New Value through Integration of IoT and Insurance
- Scoring Service for Loan Screening that Uses AI to Predict the Occurrence of Rare Events
- Core Banking System Running on Open Platform
Social Systems
- Blockchain-based Inter-enterprise Information Sharing of Real Estate Rental Contracts
- Joint Solution Service for VPPs Aimed at Electricity Companies, and Aggregation Coordinators
- ICT Solution for the Community-based Integrated Care System
Security Technologies for Social Infrastructure
Services & Platforms
- Hitachi’s Lumada: Accelerating Innovation
- Lumada Platform ServiceLumada Solution Hub
- Lumada Platform ServiceLatest Version of Hitachi Advanced Database (05-00)
- Lumada ApplicationSecure and Highly Reliable IoT Operation Provided by JP1 for IoT
- Lumada-related ProductJP1 Version 12 for Integrated System Operation Management
- Lumada-related ProductHitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5000 Series
- Lumada-related ProductHitachi HCI Solution with Flexibility to Adapt to Business Reforms
- Lumada ApplicationEquipment Condition Monitoring Using Multiple Sensors
- Lumada ApplicationIoT Security Solutions for Factories that Keep Them Secure
- Lumada-related ProductFinger Vein Authentication Solution Using PBI
- Lumada Service for Collaborative Creation with Customers Developing Digital Specialists to Undertake Digital Transformation
Energy
Energy
- Work to Update Second GT to be Completed at Toa Oil’s Mizue Thermal Power Plant
- Power Generation Planning/Control Verification Solution Enabling Repeated Estimation by Power Generation and Ancillary Services for Multiple Scenario Evaluation Leveraging High-speed Calculation Engine
- Delivery of Southern System of Hydropower Operation Center for Tohoku Electric Power
- Upgrade to JR East’s Integrated Hydroelectric Monitoring and Control System
- Construction of Local Megasolar-powered Microgrid
- Solution Linking Self-consumption PV Generation and Self-charging EV Systems
- Large-scale Power Storage System in Lower Saxony, Germany
- DC Gas-insulated Switchgear for Chubu Electric Power’s Hida Converter Station
- HVDC Control and Protection Equipment for Hida-Shinano Frequency Conversion Facility
- Busbar Protection System for Retrofitted Updating
- Power Transmission Line Protection Relay Equipment Using Optical Wavelength-division Multiplexing Transmission
- Digital Protection Relay Equipment for Phase Modifiers
- High-power Density SiC Power Module (3.3 kV/1,000 A) Using Sintered-copper Die-attach Technology
Industry
Industry & Distribution
- IoT Infrastructure Services for the Manufacturing Industry
- Hitachi Digital Solution for Logistics
- Hitachi Digital Solution for Retail Providing Integrated Management of Distribution and Retail Data
- Repair Recommendations Utilizing AI Technology
- Hitachi Digital Supply Chain/Design
- Cold Chain/Refrigeration Systems Maintenance Streamlining and Operational Efficiency Improvement Support Service
- Predictive Maintenance Service for Petrochemical Plants
- Work Engagement Time Understanding System Using Deep Learning Technology
- Production Loss Analysis Service Based on 4M Data Management
- Basic Design of Multiproduct Production Batch Polymerization Plant and Delivery of Major Equipment
- Intelligent Maintenance Support System The New HITSODAS Commences Operation
- Cell Concept Motor Drive System that Contributes to Facility Management
- Predictive Maintenance and Preventive Equipment Maintenance Using Hitachi CMMS Version 3.0
- Manufacturing Operator Work Support Solution
Industrial Products
- Expansion of Large-scale E-commerce Distribution Warehouse that Takes Advantage of Extensibility of AGVs
- Downsizing and Standardization of Process Centrifugal Compressor for Refinery Service
- HF-W2000 Model 58/55/50 Industrial Computers
- New Models of Small UPS with Lithium Ion Batteries
- High-efficiency Motors for Rolling Stock
- Highly Efficient and Highly Reliable Wind Power Generators
- Expansion of the UX Series Industrial Inkjet Printers
- Expansion of Inks for Non-OPOSP Industrial Inkjet Printers
- K Series: High-speed Regenerative Inverter Hoist
- Expansion of Hitachi Hybrid Series (66/77 kV-Hy-GIS)
Water & Environment
- Overview of Water Environment Solutions and Future Directions
- Central Monitoring and Control System for Central District Waterworks Office (Mito Water Purification Plant), Ibaraki Prefecture Public Enterprise Bureau
- Application and Demonstration of Digital Solutions that Support Operation and Maintenance for the Hakodate City Enterprise Department
- AI-assisted Optimization of Flocculant Dosing Rate during Coagulating Sedimentation Process
- Integrated Seawater Desalination and Sewage Recycling Verification Project in South Africa
- High-efficiency Food Wastewater Treatment Technology Using New Oil-degrading Microbial Preparation
- Decontamination Engineering Technology Using H2O2 Gas for Medicine Factories
- Utilization of Automatic Marking Robot System in Digital Construction
Mobility
Railway Systems
- Yurikamome Power Management System Update
- Model E956 Shinkansen Train (Alfa-X) for JR East
- Laview: A New Limited Express Train Model for Seibu Railway
- Doha Metro – Onboard Electrical System
- Caravaggio EMU
- Development of Appearance Inspection Technology
- Handling Extension and Improving Traffic Management System and Power Equipment Monitoring System for Okinawa Urban Monorail
Buildings Systems
- Start of Service of World’s Fastest Elevator
- Dashboard for Building Owners and Managers
- FI-700 Human Flow Predicting Elevator Operation Management System
- Asian Release of Remote Elevator Monitoring Service
- Engineer Educational System Using VR Technology
- Development of Renovation Products Tailored to Customer Needs
- Rapid Escalator Installation Methods for JR Ochanomizu Station
- Delivery of Vertical Transportation Units to Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
Smart Life
Healthcare
- Innovation in Cancer Precision Medicine through Digital Transformation
- Online Checkup Appointment System Service for Municipalities (PoC)
- Delivery of Superconducting Magnet Made with High-temperature Superconducting MgB2 Wire
Smart Life & Ecofriendly Systems
Automotive Systems
- Autonomous Driving Unit and High-definition Map Position Unit
- Risk Prediction Map Technology Assisting Autonomous Driving Functions for Local Roads
- Preview Semi-active Suspension Using Stereo Camera-based Road Profile Recognition Technology
- Fail Operational Steering System with Dual-CPU Configuration
- Improving Collision Safety by Adding Propeller Shaft Mechanism that Collapses During Collisions
- Fuel Supply Subsystem for 35 MPa Direct Injection Engine
- Development of Channel Switching Control Valve
- Simulation-based Spray Design for Port Injection Injectors
- Reforming Software Development Processes for Onboard Control Software
Products
Semiconductor Device Manufacturing & Inspection Equipment
- Trends in Advanced Semiconductor Devices and Customer Requirements for Manufacturing and Inspection Equipment
- High-voltage CD-SEM for Measurement of Deep Hole and Trench Bottom Dimensions and Precise Overlay Measurement
- Wafer Surface Inspection System for Front- and Back-side Inspection with High Speed and Sensitivity
High Functional Material
- Silicon Nitride Circuit Board for Power Modules
- Electric Motor Operated Segment Ball Valve with Variable Open/Close Time
- LAN Cable for Overseas Rolling Stock
- More than Century-long Tradition of Cutlery Steel Production
- Scintillator Array for Security Applications that Combines High Performance with Low Cost
Research & Development
Collaborative Creation with Customers
- Enhancements to NEXPERIENCE
- Vision Design
- Full Value Chain Solution for Industry and Distribution
- Digital Smartspace that Sheds Light on What People are Doing
- Digital Payment Solution
- Logistics Management Solution Using Temperature-sensing Ink
- IoT Edge Solution for Shop Floor
- Improving Fleet Maintenance with AI-Based Visual Inspection
- Developing Tools and Processes for Ethical Technology Design
- Sustainable Finance Platform
- Data-driven Co-creation Projects with Customers
- Collaboration with Universities on Resolving Societal Challenges: Tsinghua-Hitachi Future-oriented Collaborative Innovation Scheme to Create a Super-smart Society in China
- Digital Recipe-based Manufacturing Process Solution for Chinese Market
- Approach toward Creating Digital Smart Cities
- Digital Payment Analytics Service in India
- Logistics Transport Optimization Solution
Technology Innovation: IT
- Technology for Financial Applications of PBI
- Development of Lift and Shift Technology for Migration to Public Clouds
- Quantification of Cybersecurity Risk
- Data Exchange Technique for Accelerating Creation of Data-driven and Human-centric Services
- Digital City Monitoring
- Human Activity and Movement Detection System Using Three-dimensional ToF Sensors
- Accelerating Digital Transformation with Software-defined Storage
- CMOS Annealing
- XAI: eXplainable AI
- Augmented Data Analytics Framework
- Disentanglement Deep Learning for Precise Learning from Small Amounts of Data
- Speech Recognition and Spoken Dialogue Technologies for Digital Dialogue Services
- VR Source Code Visualization to Support Understanding of Software Structure
- Quality Assurance for Systems that Use AI
Technology Innovation: Industry
- Quality Chain Management
- Remote Work Support Solution Using 5G
- Machine Operating Sound Recognition for Automated Machine-condition Diagnosis
- Simulation-based Learning Technique Aimed at Object Recognition for Robots
- Deep Learning Robotics that Uses Imitation to Learn New Operations by Watching a Person’s Operations
- Hoist Control
- Functional Enhancements for Hitachi AI Technology/MLCP Plan Optimization Service
- Security Enhancement Technology that Guarantees Real-time Performance of Control Systems
- Edge AI for Improving Productivity of Autonomous Working Robot
- Compensation Technique for Machine-to-Machine Variability in Injection Molding
- Design Insights Support CAD System
Technology Innovation: Mobility
- Rolling Stock Aesthetics and Analysis-led Design for European Trains
- Digital Ticketing Solution for a Seamless Passenger Journey
- SiC Modules for Railway Inverters Able to Operate at High Temperatures
- Miniaturization of Electric Motors for Elevator Modernization
- China Urban Area Building Service Comfort Solution
Technology Innovation: Smart Life
- Novel Variable-energy Accelerator for Particle Beam Therapy
- Automotive Traction Inverter with Double-sided Direct Water Cooling Power Module
- Technology for Autonomous Systems with High Levels of Reliability and Safety
- Miniaturization of Motor Controller with Built-in Redundancy for Highly Reliable Electric Power Steering
- Thermal Fluid Control for Refrigerators
- Collaboration with External Partners on Home Appliance Design
Technology Innovation: Products
- Genetic Test for Early and Minimally-invasive Detection of Cancer Recurrence
- Liquid Handling Technique for Single Blood Drop Analysis
- Pulse Electron Microscope for Observing Internal Structure of Three-dimensional Semiconductor Devices
- Innovative Materials and Metals Additive Manufacturing Technique
- Material Design Technique for Electronic Components
- High-energy-density LIB Using Semi-solid Electrolyte with Low Volatility
Exploratory Research
- Hitachi-UTokyo Laboratory: Habitat Innovation Project
- Hitachi Kyoto University Laboratory:
Imagination 5.0 - Hitachi Kyoto University Laboratory: Systems in Harmony with Society Based on Social, Environmental, and Economic Value
- Hitachi Hokkaido University Laboratory: New Public Services for Regions at the Forefront of New Challenges
- Si-Quantum Computing for Information and Communication Technology Innovation
- Research into Regenerative Medicine at Hitachi Kobe Laboratory
- Happiness Planet
- Upgrade of Atomic-resolution Holography Electron Microscope for Use in Materials Innovation
- Local Power Generation from Waste Biomass and Hydrogen
