Hitachi Technology 2024Technology & Innovation Foresights 2024
Hitachi Technology 2024 provides a Group-wide overview of Hitachi Group's numerous technological outcomes and solutions that promote its Social Innovation Business.
It presents a wide range of Hitachi initiatives to support customer innovation with solutions that combine IT, OT, and products, with the three trends of "green," "digital," and "connected" transforming society and industry as drivers of change.
President’s Message Achieving a Healthy Global Environment,
Human Wellbeing, and Economic Growth through Social Innovation Business
Digital Systems & Services
Digital Engineering
- Digital Engineering Business for Accelerating Customer DX
- Engineering Enhanced Corporate Value for Customers
- Case Study Using Lumada Innovation Hub Tokyo for Co-creation with Customers from Upstream Consulting to Delivery
- Value Creation and Productivity Improvement Using Generative AI
- Deployment of Assets through Lumada Solution Hub
System Integration
- Participation in Demonstration Project for Making Carbon Credits Easier to Use
- Shiga Bank and Hitachi Collaboration on CO2 Emissions Management
- “Branch in Mobile” Solution for Combined Online and Real-world Channel Alternative to Face-to-face and Branch Visits
- System block diagram of Branch in Mobile
- Global Zero Trust Security Implementation Support
- Participation in Green x Digital Consortium Proof-of-Concept Experiment with CO2 Data Linkage
Services & Platform Managed Services
- Hitachi Cloud and DX Solutions for Working Closely with Customers on DX
- Outlook for Enhancement of Cloud-native Support for Observability of JP1 and JP1 Cloud Service and Generative AI Support
- Security Monitoring Service for Hitachi Cloud and Zero-trust Environments
- Use of HARC for Agile and Reliable Cloud-native Operation
- HIPF Providing One-stop Support for DX that Fulfills Customer Expectations
- Automatic Calculation of Product-specific CO2 Emissions from TWX-21 EDI Data
- Hitachi and Equinix Stepping up Global Deployment of Hybrid Cloud Solution
- Strengthening of Hybrid Cloud Solution through Co-creation with AWS
- Acceleration in Deployment of EverFlex from Hitachi as an As-a-service IT Platform
- Expansion of Healthy Urban Development Featuring Engagement by People without Health Concerns
- Real-time Remote Pipe Monitoring Using IoT Flow Monitoring System
- Cashless Support Service for Regional Revitalization to Overcome Local Challenges
- AI Data Analysis Outsourcing Service Using DataRobot
- Joint Research with Tokyo Medical and Dental University on Use of Electronic Medical Records in Healthcare
- Curation of Gateway for Business Cloud as Multi-cloud Solution
Green Energy & Mobility
Power Grids
- How STATCOM with Grid Forming Control Can Improve Industrial Output
- Energy-Storage Enhanced STATCOMs for Wind Power Plants
- Defining Rated Power of Power Transformers for Solar and Wind Generation Based on Load Profile and Ambient Temperatures
- Interpretable Probabilistic Price Forecasting for Energy Markets
- World’s First Compact Cool Dry-type Transformer for Wind Off-Shore
- Offshore HVDC Grids—The Next Frontier of Renewable Energy Transmission
- Enabling Distance Protection between Fully Digital IEC 61850 and Contact Based Conventional Substations
- System Modelling and Reliability Study of the Tri-Port SST Featuring Energy Storage and Distributed Redundancy for Datacenters
- Congestion Anticipation and Preemptive Resolution in Distribution Networks Using Internal Grid and Redispatch Measures
- Innovative Line Protection Technology for Enabling High Penetration of Renewables in Power Grid Systems
- Economical Fault Locator Technology for Power Transmission Networks: Experiences from Recent Pilot Installations
- Controlled Switching as an Alternative to Pre-insertion Resistors for Overvoltage Mitigation on Transmission Lines
- Electric Local Public Transportation: Operations and Charging Strategies
Energy
- Resin-encapsulated Compact IGBT Power Module for EVs
- Inspection System for Wind Turbine Towers Using Automatic Drone Functions
- Development of Electricity Generation Prediction and Optimization of Generation to Support Renewable Energy Aggregation
- Energy Management System for Renewable Energy Dispatch and Demand Response
- Work on Fully Digital Substation Protection and Control Systems
- Development and Commercialization of Current-Differential Relays by HSR Communication
- Remote Control Protocol Converter for IEC 61850 and FL-net
- Cable Degradation Diagnosis Technique and Service
Nuclear Energy
- Development and Commercialization of 3D Digital Twin System for Remote and Automated Construction Work
- Work on HI-ABWR
- Development of System Monitoring Using HAPPS in Partnership with Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station of Chubu Electric Power
- Detailed of Investigation of the Inside the Primary Containment Vessel of Unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
- Achievement of Market Dominance through Drop Testing of Scale Model Metal Cask
- Development of Electrical Penetration Modules for Severe Accidents
- Work toward Early Deployment of Small and Economical BWRX-300 Reactor
Railway Systems
- Limited Express Train Spacia X for Tobu Railway
- 400 Series Rolling Stock and Electrical Components for Osaka Metro Co., Ltd.
- 737 Series AC Commuter Trains for Hokkaido Railway Company
- Adoption of Three-car Trains on Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail)
- Skyline - USA's First Fully Autonomous Urban Railway Transit System
- Demonstration Project for AI-based Automation of Traffic Rescheduling at Kyushu Railway Company
- Online Monitoring System
Connective Industries
Buildings Systems
- New Standard Elevator
- Development of Rapid High-capacity Elevators Supplied to Toranomon Hills Station Tower
- Service Platform for Smart Buildings and New Services
- Smart Elevator Car System Using ToF Sensors
Smart Life & Ecofriendly Systems
- Front-loading Washer/Dryers
- Collaborative Creation with Yukaze Biomedical on Regenerative Medicine
- Release of Happiness Up for Smartphones
- Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner
Semiconductor Device Manufacturing & Inspection Equipment
- Isotropic Etching Tool for Fabrication of 3D Device Structures
- GT2000 Metrology System for Next-generation EUV Lithography
- DI4600 Dark Field Wafer Defect Inspection System for Excellent Line Management
- SU9000II Ultrahigh-resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope
Healthcare & Analytical Systems
- Hitachi Automatic Analyzer 3500 with automatic cross-mixing function for acquired hemophilia diagnosis
- Vitro Detector for Non-invasive Observation of Liquid Samples by Electron Microscope
- ZA4000 Series Polarized Zeeman Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
- NEXTA DMA Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer
- Deployment of Particle Beam Therapy System in Asia
Industrial Digital Solutions
- Maintenance Support System for Steel Plant Motor Drive Systems
- Completion of Phase-1 of China BNA’s Smart Factory Project
- Quality Improvement CPS Service
- Digital Engineering to Achieve DX
- Shipping Information Sharing-platform
- Service Development and Outlook for EV Charging and Delivery Solutions for Carbon Neutrality
- Expanding the Managed Service for ComiComiCloud (Pay-by-volume Private Cloud Service)
- Development and Case Study of FactRiSM for the Chemicals Industry and Initiatives for Future SCM Optimization
- EMilia—Integrated Management Service for Energy and Equipment
- Box-top Cutting Robot Utilizing 3D Vision
- Data Integrity Solution
- Video Analytics Service to Boost Customers’ Operational Efficiency
- Hitachi’s AUTOSAR Solution, Supporting Software Development for Automotive ECUs in the CASE Era
- Ways Automation, Palletize/Depalletize/Mixed SKU, Can Impact Your Warehouse
Water & Environment
- Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture: Water Supply Facilities Central Monitoring and Control Facilities Renovation Work
- Case Study of Delivering Technology (Inclined Plate Unit) to Osaka City to Enhance Final Sedimentation Tank Performance in Combined Sewer System
- Sewage Treatment Plant AI Operational Support Technology
- Operational Start of "Basin Flood Control Flood Damage Prediction System" First Delivered to Aomori Prefecture
- Stable operational support navigation for industrial water treatment facilities
- Commercialization of a 250-kW Hydrogen Co-firing Generator to Contribute to Realizing a Low-carbon Society
- Process development support technology using continuous culturing and advanced culture simulation models
- Solutions for Scale-up Support Business in the Biomanufacturing Field
Industrial Products
- Commercialized 2,400-kVA UPS System
- CHAdeMO3.0 Charger—New-generation EV charging standard
- Hitachi Compressors Contribute Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project
- IoT-based Pump Monitoring System “e-pump”
- SANFEMS neo factory energy management solution
- CPTrans-GLW Wireless Industrial Router for Use in Harsh Environments
- "ICHIDAS-NET" for Highly Accurate Positioning Correction in Mobile Devices
- Inverter WJ-C1 Series
Research & Development
Abstract
Innovation for Advancing with Customers: Global Co-creation & Startup Collaborations
- Smart Workwear Solution for Safe and Productive Workplaces
- IoT/AI-enabled Lone Worker Safety Solution for Rail Industry
- Solar Inverter Aggregation Platform for Distribution Grid Operation
- 4M Solution for Guided Operations in Manufacturing
- AI-based Solution for Guided Maintenance
- Vulnerability Management Technology Using SBOM
- Disaster Resilience Solution Using EVs
- Enabling Use of Mobility Data by Transportation Operators to Optimize Local Transportation Resources and Demonstration Project in Fukuoka Area
- Use of CRM for B2B Sales Workflows
- Design Research Method with Local Recycling Theme
- Development of Medical Solution Service Platform Using Data from Clinical Testing Systems
Innovation for Advancing with Customers: Digital Systems & Services
- Column：Trends in Generative AI and Research at Hitachi
- Self-Service Platform for Industrial Computer Vision with Domain Knowledge Integration
- Development of App Using Behavior Change Design to Encourage Self-directed Work Behaviors by Hitachi Staff
- Use of Personal Authentication Service Based on Individual Number Card
- Security Techniques for PSIRTs that Protect Customer Businesses
- Decentralized Security Operation
- Generative AI Assistant for Troubleshooting in Integrated Operations Management JP1
- Data Compression Service Featuring Deep Learning to Address Increasing Storage Costs
- Improving Accuracy of HDD Failure Prediction in Storage Applications
- Grid-aware IT Workload Control Technology
- Low-Code Service Mashup Platform
- Technology for Self-sovereign Identity Platform to Support Web 3
- AI Management Technique for Maintaining AI Quality during Operations
- Generative AI Suitable for Detecting Rare Events
- Expanding Applications of CMOS Annealing
- Social Infrastructure DX
- Highly Efficient Materials Search Using Chemicals Informatics
- Development of Company Trust Assessment Technique
- Calculation of Carbon Footprints through Supply Chain Cooperation
- Technology for using open-source CPUs that realizes low-cost, energy-efficient control systems
- Environmentally conscious production solutions that improve factory productivity and reduce environmental load
- ZEL: Real-time AI Control Technique for Industrial Plants
Innovation for Advancing with Customers: Green Energy & Mobility
- Digital Twin for Green Mobility—People and Traffic Flows Simulation
- Matching System Based on Multi-stakeholder KPIs for Multi-modal Transportation of Both Passengers and Freight
- Power Supply and Demand Management Service for 24/7 Carbon-free Energy
- System for Filtering All Radioactive Substances to Significantly Reduce Exposure of Neighboring Residents during an Accident
- Weld Quality Visualization and Seismic Analysis Techniques for Improving Reliability of Nuclear Power Plants
- Digital Twins for Improving Battery Life Cycle Cost
- Inertia and Voltage Support Using Enhanced STATCOM
- AI-equipped Grid Stabilization System for Grids with Expanding Renewable Generation
- Radiation-hardened Devices for More Sophisticated and Reliable Plant Operation
- Hydrogen Mixed-fuel Generator to Expedite Transition to Carbon Neutrality
- Maintenance Workload Reduction Technology for Rolling Stock Using Remotely Acquired Real-time Data
- Reduction of Electromagnetic Interference in Protection Devices to Underpin Shinkansen Safety and Punctuality
Innovation for Advancing with Customers: Connective Industries
- Flexible and Energy-saving Production Planning Solution in Industrial Equipment O&M
- Development of Design for X-ray Therapy Machine Easy on Both Technicians and Patients
- Highly Efficient Cooling System for Slim Refrigerators with Wide Profile
- Development of Software Verification Automation for Improving Reliability of Clinical Analyzers
- In-line Measurement of Electrical Properties for Reliable Production of Advanced Semiconductor Devices
- Scalable Remote Equipment Monitoring Solution that Facilitates On-site System Configuration
- AI and Digital Technologies that Help Improve Patient QoL by Personalizing Heavy-ion Therapy
- Highly Reliable Insulation for Harsh High-altitude Environments
- Development of Composable Production Management Optimization Service
- Robotics Automation for Construction Workplaces
- Application of System Control with Model Predictive Control to Goods Conveyance
- On-site Degradation Assessment and Life Estimation for Polymers
- Prediction of Product’s Environmental Footprint from 3D CAD Data
Future Social Challenges & Disruptive Innovations
- Silicon Qubit Control Method Suited to Large-scale Integration
- Hitachi Kobe Laboratory: Establishment of Ecosystem for Cell-based Drug Development and Manufacturing
- Surface Reaction Machine Learning System for Converting CO2 into Useful Resources
- Chemical Reaction Field Measurement for Environmental Applications
- Hitachi Kyoto University Laboratory: Consensus-Building Support for Resolving Conflicting Opinions
- Hitachi Hokkaido University Laboratory: Development of Agricultural Machinery Sharing Technique Using Locally Sourced Energy
- Using Behavioural Science to Support Sustainable Mobility Choices
- Institute for Digital Observatory: A Digital Observatory for Realizing Resilient Societies
- Technique for Rapid Understanding of Individual Characteristics by Estimating Personality Using Behavioral Measurement and Analysis
- Patient Stratification AI for Identifying Predictive Factors of Treatment Success
- Design and Adoption of Enablers for Social Implementation of Cyber-systems
- Enhanced Bio-DAC Business Development Using Blue Carbon Ecosystems
- Development of Transportation Methods for a Hydrogen Economy
- Commencement of Phase 3 at Hitachi-UTokyo Laboratory
- Hitachi–AIST Laboratory: Formulation of Grand Design for Achieving Future Circular Economy
- Hitachi-Imperial Centre for Decarbonisation and Natural Climate Solutions: Joint Workshop with Hitachi-UTokyo Laboratory
