Macnica (hereafter Macnica, President: Kiyoshi Nakashima, capital: 11,194 million yen) is a company that imports, sells, and develops semiconductors and network equipment. , has developed a data logging x edge computing terminal "SENSPIDER" suitable for data acquisition and processing when using AI for the industrial IoT (IIoT) market, and announced that it will start accepting orders from November 1st. I will do it.

"SENSPIDER" is an unprecedented product that can acquire high-precision analog sensor data such as wideband vibration sensors and output AI analysis and judgment results on the spot.
Conventionally, condition monitoring of machine tools/industrial machines required a data logging system that combined multiple devices according to the characteristics of the target device and sensors. The five functions of amplifier, data logger, computing terminal (PC, etc.), sensor power supply, and external communication interface are integrated into one unit. In addition, we have prepared three types of interface cards: a high-speed vibration sensor, a general-purpose sensor, and a temperature sensor, making it possible to customize the sensor input interface up to a maximum of 8 channels according to customer needs. In addition, since it is equipped with a processor for edge computing, it is possible to expand data edge processing functions such as AI algorithms.
By incorporating this product, customers can develop additional functions such as anomaly detection and predictive maintenance using AI in a short period of time at low cost.

With the release of this product, Macnica hopes to rapidly accelerate the practical application of AI at manufacturing sites and contribute to the transformation of manufacturing and the expansion of the AI market for industrial equipment. In the future, we will combine SENSPIDER with various IoT/AI related services and solutions to help machine tool/industrial machinery manufacturers and manufacturing customers solve problems.

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https://www.macnica.co.jp/business/ai_iot/products/hardware/senspider/

■ Main features
・Consolidates 5 functions (sensor power supply, sensor amplifier, data logger, computing terminal, external communication interface) necessary for machine condition monitoring
・Extract and log the data necessary for AI utilization
・By combining 3 types of interface cards, you can customize any sensor interface up to 8 channels.
・Capable of inputting high-speed sampling sensors that are ideal for detecting abnormalities in rotating bodies
・Expansion of data edge processing functions such as AI algorithms is possible
・Compact product of W150×D85×H100 that can be incorporated into equipment

■ Use case
1. For machine tool/industrial machine manufacturers to embed in equipment when developing functions such as anomaly detection and predictive maintenance using IoT and AI.
- In addition to data acquisition, it is possible to implement the optimal custom algorithm for each product of each machine tool/industrial machine manufacturer, contributing to shortening the product development period and reducing development costs.
2. Introduction applications such as digitization of equipment, abnormality detection using IoT and AI, predictive maintenance, etc. in the smart factory of the manufacturing industry
- Supports various sensor inputs, realizing sensing data acquisition of important equipment with a single unit. Contribute to smart factories.

■ Plus alpha value created by collaborative solutions with "SENSPIDER"
・Software "Sigma" manufactured by IIU Co., Ltd. ^*1 By linking with , you can check waveform quality in real time and perform simple analysis of time-series data.
・Software “Orizuru” manufactured by Core Concept Technology Co., Ltd. ^*1 By linking with , it is possible to combine data collected from CNCs, PLCs, robots, etc. with external sensor data, realizing the utilization of various factory equipment data and seamless cooperation with the upper network by OPC UA. .

^*1 Software "Sigma" manufactured by IIU Co., Ltd. and software "Orizuru" manufactured by Core Concept Technology Co., Ltd. are among the lineup of AI x IoT services proposed by Macnica.

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