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Zeon Debuts IoT Platform for Smarter Factory Operations

Zeon Corporation announced a new IoT platform. This platform aims to improve data use at its manufacturing sites. This initiative is a key part of Zeon’s smart factory strategy. This strategy started in 2020. It aims to boost production efficiency and maintain product quality through digital innovation. Traditionally, Zeon kept its production systems separate. This provided strong security and blocked unauthorized access from outside. However, this isolation limited the ability to leverage operational data company-wide. The newly launched IoT platform resolves this challenge by enabling secure and centralized data use without compromising system integrity. Built with support from Soracom Inc., the platform connects measurement instruments and factory systems through a closed cellular communication network, ensuring high security and flexibility. The system’s configuration eliminates the need for wired LAN installation, allowing…