As the flow of decarbonization accelerates, a large-scale factory that consumes virtually no energy in buildings was completed in Honjo City, Saitama Prefecture, for the first time in Japan.
Oki Electric Industry has spent about 6 billion yen to build a factory in Honjo City, Saitama Prefecture that produces telephones and disaster prevention radios, and opened it to the press on the 6th.
With a total floor area of more than 18,000 square meters, this factory is the first large-scale production facility in Japan to be certified as a ZEB = Net Zero Energy Building, which consumes virtually no energy in the building. it was done.
Solar panels are installed on the roof to reduce power consumption by automatically controlling lighting and air conditioning according to production conditions, as well as improving energy-saving performance in the factory and reducing energy consumption. It means that it is virtually zero.
Also, on the production line, the projection mapping image is projected on the parts storage area to tell the workers how to assemble it, and the movements of the workers are photographed with a camera to see if the work is done in the correct procedure. AI = Artificial intelligence Digital technology has been introduced to increase productivity, such as making decisions.
Takahiro Mori, President of Oki Electric Industry, said, "Amid major changes in the global economy, domestic productivity has become an important point for Japanese manufacturers. It is necessary to constantly reform and improve in line with the changing times." I was talking.