In the field of manufacturing, which is a mass of production technology, digitalization (DX), advanced automation using physical AI and robots, and the shift from hardware-driven to software-driven systems have made the systems more complex and diverse, and require flexible responses to specifications and operating conditions that differ from site to site. In other words, the system must be able to respond flexibly to the needs of both facilities and people, and between facilities. In other words, communication (communication) between equipment and people, and between equipment and production sites, is undergoing dramatic change. The realization of 1) precise and flexible management of diverse equipment and business processes, and 2) integration with the skilled know-how cultivated onsite, will enable advanced measurement, control, drive, and operation that cannot be achieved in the U.S. or China, ultimately leading to highly reliable Japanese manufacturing. In other words, we can see the composition of 5G/6G as a partner in creating new operations that did not exist in the past, while enhancing the reliability and robustness of existing operations, and providing full support for this. Now, is this hypothesis correct, or are there other new possibilities? In this workshop, ICT professionals and manufacturing industry professionals will discuss the "dynamic future production sites envisioned by DX and their possibilities.

Overview and Timetable

Event Name

FFPA/5G-ACIA/XGMF (ODAIBA IX Core) Joint Workshop (Vol. 12)
Creating a Dynamic Future Production Site with DX - Creating Possibilities Together
Evolution of wireless utilization against the backdrop of trends such as physical AI and wireless AI
A Dynamic Future for Production envisioned through DX - Creating the Possibilities Together

Date, time and place

Thursday, February 12, 2026, 13:00-17:30
docomo R&D OPEN LAB ODAIBA
Daiba Frontier Building 12F, 2-3-2 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 135-0091, Japan
docomo-openlab.com
Nearest station : 1 min. walk from "Odaiba Kaihin Koen" station on Yurikamome line, 3 min. walk from "Tokyo Teleport" station on Rinkai line
Those who have applied will receive instructions on how to access the conference room.
*If the number of on-site registrations exceeds the capacity of the conference room, participation will be made online thereafter.

How to apply

The event will be held as a hybrid onsite and online event. There is no charge for participation. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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application deadline

Wednesday, February 11

Timetable/Agenda

1. opening (13:00)
Introduction of FFPA/5G-ACIA/XGMF

2. lectures (titles omitted)

Overview of XGMF ODAIBA IX Core Project Activities
Takehiro Nakamura
XGMF ODAIBA IX Core Leader (CSO, NTT Docomo Inc.)
Prior to the workshop, an overview of the activities of the XGMF ODAIBA IX Core project will be presented. This project aims to promote DX in the industrial field and solve social issues by utilizing advanced wireless technologies such as 5G/local 5G and millimeter wave. The presentation will summarize the creation of use cases from the user's point of view, workshop activities assuming demonstration sites, and information dissemination through TeleGraphic, and introduce the direction of wireless utilization in the industrial field and the prospects toward the 6G era.

Trends toward the "Manufacturing Site of the Future" as seen in IIFES 2025 and CES 2026
Ryota Yamada
Vice Chairman, FFPA (Technical Specialist, Technology Production Group, Technology and Intellectual Property Strategy Office, Technology and Intellectual Property Strategy Department, Technology and Intellectual Property Division, OMRON Corporation)
At IIFES 2025, the comprehensive exhibition of advanced automation and measurement technologies held in Tokyo last November, and at CES 2026, the global stage of innovation held in Las Vegas, USA, this January, various Many interesting technologies and innovations were introduced. In this presentation, we will pick up and introduce some of them that could be helpful in discussing "manufacturing sites of the future" as input for group work/discussion.

Challenges for DXing and expectations for data collection environment at sites where legacy equipment is structurally present
Tomohisa Kohiyama
Chief, RISC-V WG, Hardware Committee, Technical Headquarters, Embedded Systems Technology Association, Japan
For DX, it is desirable to collect data from manufacturing and inspection equipment on the factory floor, eliminating manual operations. Such equipment often consists of PCs as controllers, and if software vulnerability countermeasures such as OS and other security patches cannot be taken, connection to the IT network is often denied. On the other hand, the form of corporate networks is shifting from traditional perimeter protection to zero-trust. Against this background, we describe expectations for the communication environment from the user's perspective.

On the Realization of Smart Factories Using Local 5G
Kiyomasa Naito
Manager, New Business Development Promotion Department, Business Marketing Division, Yokogawa Solution Services Corporation
The value of promoting on-site DX by utilizing local 5G to address issues occurring in the energy and material manufacturing industry and specific solutions will be explained. The presentation will also introduce the current status of studies in the energy and material manufacturing industry for the introduction of local 5G and how it can coexist with various wireless communications in the workplace.

Wireless Technology for Production Sites: Wireless Technology for Smart Factories
Mitsuo Harada
Sales Specialist Industrial Wireless and Cyber Security, Digital Industries Sales Acceleration Department, Siemens AG
This presentation will describe industrial wireless LAN, which has a long track record in industrial applications, and local 5G, which is now being put to practical use, as wireless technologies for production sites to realize smart factories. The lecture will introduce wireless control and safety communication, application to mobile vehicles such as AGVs, and seamless communication by ultra high-speed roaming, as well as present the possibilities and implementation points of wireless utilization at production sites through methods to visualize and diagnose the communication status at the site.

FA Digital Solutions for Manufacturing DX
Hirotsugu Ichioka
Chief Expert, SaaS Platform Development Department, DX Innovation Center, Digital Innovation Division, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Against the backdrop of labor shortages and intensifying competition facing the manufacturing industry, the importance of manufacturing DX through the acquisition and utilization of shop-floor data is increasing. This presentation will provide an overview of solutions that utilize digital technology, focusing on mechanisms for "collecting, storing, and utilizing" data from manufacturing sites through factory IoT, and the potential for improving productivity and quality through the use of real-time data.

Expectations and Challenges for 5G Utilization in the Manufacturing Industry
Makiko Naemura
Secretary, Industrial Value Chain Initiative, Japan Chairman, Industrial 5G Research Subcommittee
In Europe, where 5G utilization in the manufacturing industry was the focus of much attention, we look back at the nature and background of the 5G expectations that were being discussed several years ago, and introduce the use cases of 5G utilization that were being discussed among Japanese manufacturing professionals. The paper will also introduce the use cases of 5G utilization that were discussed among the manufacturing industry in Japan, explain the challenges faced by the Japanese manufacturing industry in the 5G boom and the transformation of the manufacturing industry over the past decade, and look at the expectations for 5G/6G from an industrial perspective. and the expectations for 5G/6G from the perspective of industrial sectors.

3. group work or panel discussion (on-site participants only)

4. wrap-up & way forward (on-site participants only)

5. closing (17:30)

organizing

FFPA interpoint (interword separation) 5G-ACIA interpoint (interword separation) XGMF (ODAIBA IX Core)

Contact Us

Naoki Yoshikawa n-yoshikawa@arib.or.jp
Fumiko Ishida f-ishida@arib.or.jp