TOKYO – TOPPAN Holdings Inc. (TYO: 7911) (TOPPAN Holdings) and TOPPAN Group companies TOPPAN Inc. and TOPPAN Digital Inc. will join FPT Techday 2023, which is due to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on October 24 and 25.
FPT Techday 2023 is a technology forum organized by FPT Corporation (FPT), a leader in the Vietnamese ICT industry. Until now it has been an event dedicated to presenting FPT’s solutions, but on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the company’s founding, external companies based outside Vietnam have been invited to take part for the first time. The TOPPAN Group is one of 10 overseas companies to have been selected.
Last year’s FPT Techday attracted more than 10,000 visitors, including representatives of the Vietnamese government and executives from Vietnamese and overseas companies. The event is expected to see an even greater number of attendees this year.
Vietnam has many factory complexes, and multiple new large-scale industrial parks are scheduled to open. Smart factories and digital transformation (DX) of manufacturing are required to address issues related to electrical power and the environment. The TOPPAN Group has thus far rolled out a range of manufacturing DX solutions, predominantly in Japan, and now aims to deliver those solutions to the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian markets.
Main solutions on show
The TOPPAN Group will present its solutions in the Manufacturing corner. Taking the theme of “Empowering Factory Management,” the main features will be the Manufacturing Digital Twin concept, which envisages use of digital twins in factories, and e-Platch™, a smart inspection support service. e-Platch™ makes use of the low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) protocol ZETA and is equipped with a visualization app specialized for remote monitoring and data collection from measurement devices dispersed throughout factories and other facilities.
1) Display of Manufacturing Digital Twin concept
To showcase its efforts targeting the use of digital twins in factories, the TOPPAN Group will present a demonstration featuring a 3D model of a real manufacturing area and screen a video explaining the concept for its use. This involves instantly collecting and analyzing large volumes of data from production equipment, ZETA-compatible sensors, and other IoT devices, and using the TOPPAN Group’s high—definition virtual expression technologies to produce a highly realistic reconstruction of a manufacturing setting in a metaverse space.
The concept that the TOPPAN Group will present targets enhanced productivity through remote real-time monitoring and 3D positioning/line construction simulation. It also aims to raise worker performance through training in virtual spaces and operational assistance on the manufacturing floor, and to create a digital value chain connecting manufacturing locations throughout the world.
2) e-Platch™ smart inspection support service employing LPWAN ZETA
e-Platch™ is a comprehensive monitoring system that drives automated collection of environmental data at factories and enables enhanced risk management. Employing ZETA, an LPWAN protocol, makes it possible to establish wireless communication networks in locations such as factories and warehouses where it has previous been challenging to do so.
Automated data collection is enabled by a solution for automated reading of analog meters using magnetic sensors, by ZETA-compatible sensors (humidity, illuminance, CO2 concentration, water leakage, water level, sound, etc.), or by retrofitting ZETABOX™ to existing measurement devices that have industrial interfaces (4-20mA/RS-485/dry contact). This means that e-Platch™ can be implemented easily, without the need for large-scale construction work or investment.
