Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, and Intel Propose IoT Manufacturing Testbed

Partnerships are currently the biggest mover in the IoT industry. Keeping the flavor going, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, and Intel Japan have announced a Factory Automation Platform as a Service (FA PaaS) testbed in the field of next-generation factories at the Industrial Internet Consortium(IIC).

The goal as stated of the testbed is to test open IoT platforms that integrate Factory Automation in manufacturing and IT. The findings will be incorporated into Hitachi’s Lumada IoT Platform in order to help users create new solutions.

IoT platforms are built to include IoT data processing platforms that use Big Data, IoT head end systems, and IoT gateways to securely connect service platforms with factory environments. The advantage of IoT platforms tested in this testbed will be that the process will accelerate application development for next-generation factories.

Hitachi is in charge of IT related products, software which connects each device in this testbed, and system integration of the testbed. Mitsubishi Electric is in charge of factory automation environment, and Intel is in charge of IoT gateways and supportive coordination with IIC. Under collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric and Intel, Hitachi will complete tests of secure connections between environments and service platform layers, and test the effectiveness of testbed functions and the flow of operational data from the perspective of the front lines of manufacturing, by June 2017. After that, it will conduct use case tests with IIC member companies and customers.

Let the testbedding begin, and the partnerships continue, all for the betterment of the IoT. And to make your own partnerships, make sure you register now to attend the IoT Evolution Expo, July 11 to 14 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.