In general, a manufacturing company markets its products or services by adding up the total value added in the following processes: 1) research, 2) development (design), 3) purchasing, 4) production/manufacturing, 5) distribution (sales), and 6) marketing. When management scholars analyze "which process has the highest value-added ratio," in most cases, "2) 'development (design)'" has the highest value-added ratio. The processes after that are merely transcribing the design value. However, from a front-line perspective, the high quality and strength of the manufacturing industry that Japan has built up to date can be found in the "production technology" at the manufacturing site, i.e., in 4). In fact, in Japan's manufacturing industry, the factory manager often has authority that is no less than that of the manager, and the comments of a person who is familiar with the shop floor are far more persuasive than those of a manager who repeats empty theories from a desk.

Therefore, the "XGMF-ODAIBA IX Core: Fusion of Cutting-edge Industrial Technology and Cutting-edge Telecommunication Technology (IX) Workshop (Vol. 6)" was held at Oki Electric Industry's flagship factory, Honjo New Plant (Saitama Prefecture), to observe from a slightly more insider's perspective than the "range open to the media. The workshop was an ambitious program that included a visit to Oki Electric's flagship factory, Honjo Plant (Saitama Prefecture), to observe the plant from a slightly more insider's perspective than is "open to the media," and to listen to reports from the Oki Electric site and engage in discussion. We would like to hear about the combination of the external abnormality detection system, which has been in operation at the plant since 2020, and local 5G, as well as the cutting-edge status of the EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) business, and at the same time, discuss how the plant can be updated with millimeter waves (mmWave). At the same time, we would like to develop a discussion on how the plant can be updated with millimeter wave (mmWave).

The "OKI Honjo Plant H1 Building" is a production base completed in April 2022 with maximum consideration for the environment and the local community.Received the Nikkenren Commendation 2024/65th BCS Award.At the same time, it is the first large-scale production facility in Japan to be certified as a ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building). In that sense, this may be a place that engineers would want to visit at least once. However, this workshop is limited to XGMF/FFPA members only (no external distribution). (If you would like to become an XGMF member on this occasion, please contact the Secretariat.)

Overview of the event and timetable (titles omitted)

Event Name

XGMF ODAIBA IX (Industrial Transformation) Core
Workshop on the Integration of Advanced Industrial Technology and Advanced Telecommunications Technology (IX) (Vol. 6)
DXing of production sites, EMS and local 5G
TeleGraphic WorkShop/Industrial & Communication Engineers Talk

Date, time and place

Monday, March 17, 2025, 13:20-17:00
OKI Honjo Plant (4-1-1 Kojimaminami, Honjo, Saitama, Japan)
(XGMF/FFPA members only)

timetable

12:30- Reception desk open

13:20- Overview of Honjo New Plant
Takashi Matsubara(General Manager, Honjo Plant, Production and Procurement Management Division)

13:35- OKI's EMS Business
Hiroshi Nishimura(General Manager/Senior Executive Officer, EMS Division)

14:00- Tour of Honjo Plant H1 Building/ITS Test Course + Discussion

15:30- OKI's R&D/radio-related business
Maeno Kurojin(General Manager, Technology Headquarters, Executive Officer, CTO)

16:00- Factory smartization and network-related issues
Keisuke Yamada(Advanced Production Technology Development Department, Production and Procurement Management Division, TM)

16:15- Q&A and discussion

17:00 Closing

organizing

XGMF ODAIBA IX (Industrial Transformation) Core

Contact Us

XG Mobile Promotion Forum (XGMF)/TeleGraphic Contact Editor
E-mail: (Japanese only) event@telegraphic.jp