Making manufacturing sites safer and work environments more comfortable

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1 Making manufacturing sites safer and work environments more comfortable Control products that interface between people and machines are used in a variety of locations, from various factory sites to everyday situations. Through the use of such products, the IDEC Group is improving the future of manufacturing and daily life with our propriety control technology. Petroleum and chemical plants Metal processing lines Molding lines Assembly lines Inspection lines Shipment and conveyor lines Our lineup of explosion-proof products employ technical measures to prevent the generation of ignition sources and are in use at sites containing multiple hazards where explosive gases exist. Safety devices, such as interlock switches and emergency stop switches, and stylish operating switches are used in printing machines and machine tools. Operating switches and light towers that signal an error in operation, and other IDEC products, are an essential part of plastic molding machines. IDEC teaching pendants equipped with enabling switches and other safety devices are well-suited for automated systems and industrial robots. Our sensors for detecting the presence or absence of, as well as, the volume of the contents on the inspection line. This is in addition to LED illumination units that support visual inspection, effectively used in various inspection processes. A variety of IDEC products related to traceability are in daily operation, such as laser markers for marking products and barcode readers for sorting and managing shipments. Display enclosures w/ touchscreen EX4R Assist in system construction in explosive environments. Flameproof and increased safety large-size control boxes EC2C Certified under major overseas standards, including ATEX the European directive for explosion protection. Sliding actuator HS9Z Easier-to-use safety switches mean a safer work environment. Miniature switches and pilot lights LB Series Add style to operation panels. 3rd Generation Emergency-stop switches X Series Stop machines and vehicles in case of emergency. LED SignaLight Towers LD6A Warn of abnormalities in various locations, using both light and sound. LED illumination units LF1D / LF2D Rugged construction and high degree of environmental protection make these units ideal for machine lighting. Small teaching pendant HG1U Provide a safe teaching environment for various machines. Flat LED illumination units LF1F Supports visual inspection via uniform illumination. Miniature laser photoelectric switches SA1E-L Reliably detects small and fast-moving objects. LED high bay illumination units LG1H Create optimal lighting for any workspace with wide voltage and light distribution ranges. Ultra-compact, two-dimension code readers Matrix Series Assist in management and traceability of various items through high-speed processing. IDEC Report 05 06

2 Making our lives better every day Public transportation facilities Restaurants and stores Hospitals Automated vegetable farming Soil remediation Our programmable controllers and sensors are used in the control of movable barriers for preventing commuters from falling off train station platforms, as well as in systems for detecting the position of the train. We support ordering systems in restaurants with touch panel displays for inputting orders and with RFID solutions for managing food freshness etc. Barcode systems play an active part in controlling medical devices, as well as in preventing mistakes in medical supplies and patient data. The key to increasing the efficiency of electricity generation in solar power generation systems, IDEC power conditioners and monitoring systems are proving useful in the expansion of renewable energy. With our control technology, ultrafine bubble generation technology and LED technology, IDEC is contributing to plant-cultivation factories that are highly anticipated to serve as the industry s trump card in improving food self-sufficiency. By applying our ultrafine bubble generation technology and control technology, we can provide soil purification solutions that offer advantages in both installation times and cost. SmartAXIS controllers FT1A These controllers play an active part in the control of the movable barriers that prevent falls from station platforms. Programmable operator interfaces HG3G Extensively utilized as ordering terminals in restaurants etc. Hand-held scanners Gryphon HC series Features an antibacterial housing that is ideal for use in medical environments. Power conditioners PJ1A The compact design enables installation in narrow indoor spaces. LED technology IDEC has accumulated the optimal LED lighting technology that enhances photosynthesis and suppresses disease. An IDEC-proprietary process, GALF technology has shown results for 20 years in generating ultrafine bubbles for water quality purification and other applications. Super-bright pilot lights AP22 Superior visibility makes these units perfect as warning indicators. LED for freezer / refrigerated display cases LF1E IDEC supports the food business with a lineup of lighting to fit any showcase. Grip switches for medical equipment New white-type grip switches for medical equipment that are highly popular for their outstanding operability. Monitoring units Monitor the power and operating status of a power conditioner in real time. Control technology This technology offers high-precision control of light and water, as well as temperature and humidity. 8-channel multi-unit Useful for pouring bubble water and collecting contaminants as a slave unit in soil remediation systems that employ GALF technology. IDEC Report 07 08

3 Industrial, Safety Business The environment in which people interface with machines demands safety, reliability and ease of use We develop products for both domestic and international markets. We propose optimal safety solutions that will improve safety at our clients production sites. Akihiro Takahashi Center Yoshihumi Okamoto Right Western Sales Department Control Components Sales Group Kenji Inoue Right Masatoshi Okada Left Industrial & Safety Production Department Yusuke Doki Center Shota Tominaga Left Safety Solution Strategy Team We offer products integrated with HMI technology, which IDEC has refined for decades. They are ergonomically designed, easy to use, and reflect our relentless quest for the highest level of safety. Safety is our utmost priority in developing products and proposing systems. In continuous pursuit of products of ever higher quality, increased durability and greater safety, we incorporate new ideas and market needs into the core technology IDEC accumulated over many decades. Our desire to develop products that both satisfy existing customers and allow us to expand into new fields motivates us to create products rich in variation and stylish in design. Miniature switches and pilot lights Flush silhouette switches LB / LBW series With the industry s shortest body, these switches & pilot lights are ideal for use in compact, space-saving machinery or equipment. These units present an elegant solution through the stylish design of the 2mm panel face height and their availability in abundant variations. In order to realize both productivity and safety for our customers, we combine safety education and consulting services. We also provide appropriate safety products and systems according to the specific risk. Yasunori Kawanaka Left Product Marketing Department Safety products From interlock switches, enabling switches, and emergency stop switches to the safety controllers that compose safety circuits, as well as light curtains and scanners, IDEC offers an abundance of devices to provide the best possible system solutions for safety circuits. Yasuharu Kawanaka Takao Fukui Right Emergency stop switches XW Series This lineup of indicator type switches enable the ON/OFF state of contact points to be checked simply and surely even from great distances. By designing the form with consideration to hygiene and operability, and utilizing our original safety structure, these switches offer outstanding safety. Panel mounted annunciators SLC series A desired SLC30/40 series combination display lights with SLC30 combination display with control units can be specified and ordered directly from our website. Just drag & drop to intuitively create a layout that fits your specific situation and application. Super-bright LED pilot lights AP22 series Superior visibility makes these units perfect as pilot lights. This super-bright type is not easily affected by ambient light, thus enabling lighting checks from distances and preventing incorrect visual confirmation. Relays IDEC s extensive lineup of relays offers a diversity of choices suitable for all applications, including slim, 6mm-wide, space-saving interface relays and 2-pole force guided relays that support the goal of reducing the cost of implementing safety measures. Circuit protectors NC1V Perfect for control circuit protection, these circuit protectors adopt our original SS Saving & Safety Terminals as their main circuit terminals, greatly reducing wiring time. Plus, they offer an electric shock-proof safety design. Interlock switches HS5L These are miniature Interlock switches with solenoid. They are perfect for using in compact industrial machinery and doors with minimal mounting space, and in ensuring the safety of the workers on site. IDEC Report 09 10

4 Electronics, Automation Business Comfortable and easy-to-operate control systems for familiar environments Explosion-proof and Systems Business Cutting-edge, explosion-proof products and system solutions deliver safety and reliability to production sites We are concentrating IDEC s experience and knowledge on creating products that can be utilized around the globe. Along with evolving technological and manufacturing processes, we provide value that s only available from IDEC based on our customers needs. Takahiro Oi Left Explosion-proof & Systems Production Department Explosion-proof & Systems Business Unit Takamasa Shioji Right Tomomi Kuroda Left Product Marketing & Development Electronics & Automation Business Unit Takashi Iwami Right Product Marketing & Development Explosion-proof & Systems Business Unit The scope of our business is expanding beyond the traditional factory automation field into people s daily lives. We continue to offer new explosion-proof products and systems to meet customers changing needs and to ensure safety at increasingly diversified production sites. We take great pride in making products that have great value and are price competitive in global markets. To achieve this goal, we make the best use of our manufacturing know-how, engage in originality in design, globalize our procurement and manufacturing, automate production processes, and develop software in-house. Tomonori Nishiki Electronics & Automation Business Unit SmartAXIS controllers FT1A With a control function added to the industry s first miniature display with 3.8-inch TFT color LCD, the Touch model FT1A controller offers added value to existing equipment and machinery and improves the human-machine experience. These new controllers also include the Pro and Lite models that are built into the control board and enable control that suits a variety of applications. We are strengthening our product lineup to raise productivity at industrial sites while ensuring safety in explosion-proof environments. While making sure our products conform to ATEX the European directive for explosion protection, IECEx explosion-proof product certification, and UL standards, we are also tackling the development and expansion of hydrogen explosion-proof products in preparation for the coming increased use of fuel cells. We will continue to improve our infrastructure in answer to the needs of our customers. Hideyuki Kajiwara Explosion-proof & Systems Business Unit Remote monitoring systems Our systems can monitor the operational status of electric power production or various equipment in real time over the Internet from remote locations and notify the customer by if an abnormality occurs. Solar power generation Wind power generation Power conditioner Electricity meter for the sale of power to utilities Pulse sensor Isolation monitoring unit Ethernet RS-232C RS-485 Digital signals Analog signal Pulse signal Routers Programmable controller Programmable operator interface built-in Internet Control panel Operator interfaces HG Series These operator interfaces improve both display and communication performance via built-in high-resolution liquid crystals and a super-bright LED backlight. This produces an operating environment that conveys information and can be connected to various devices in a broad range of scenarios. Switching power supplies DIN rail mount In addition to pursuing ease of use and functionality, this power supply reduces the space inside the control board through a slimmer design, contributing to both miniaturization and lower costs. Miniature photoelectric switches SA1E These sensors employ our original optical design and production technology to ensure stable detection capabilities, and feature a protective structure that is resistant to water and dust. A broad lineup is available, including a model for transparent body detection. Explosion-proof display enclosures with touchscreen EX4R These touchscreens can also be used in environments with highly inflammable and explosive hydrogen gas. Operational status confirmation-- as well as actual operation and settings-- of the factory equipment that handle explosive gas is performed on a touch panel and also can be confirmed and executed from a remote location using Ethernet communication. Explosion-proof LED illumination units This equipment results in energy savings and low maintenance at business locations and warehouses that handle explosive gas. With explosion-proof construction in a small, lightweight size, abundant varieties are available, from high bay lighting to low bay lighting and lighting for tanks. Barriers Due to explosion-proof construction that does not ignite in explosive gases, these switches, display lights, buzzers, proximity sensors, and photoelectric sensors can be used in hazardous areas. Various overseas explosion-proof certifications have been acquired in order to conform to global needs. IDEC Report 11 12

5 LED Business From devices to fixtures, we deliver optimum lighting for any scenario Auto-ID Business A wide range of automatic ID devices enable solutions to meet the expanding market and customer needs Our business concentrates the know-how cultivated through the manufacture of products for industrial sites to offer the optimal illumination for production. We continue to develop products that are one step ahead by concentrating high-end technology that unites optics, precision machinery, electronics, software, and original ideas with the product manufacturing know-how we have cultivated over the years at IDEC. Hiromi Kitaura Center Product Marketing Department LED Business Unit Kenichi Yasukawa Right Tamotsu Komori Center Osaka Development Team Auto-ID Business Unit Shojun Ikeda Right Koichi Furu Left LED Business Unit Yuki Nishikawa Left FA & Logistic Business Unit IDEC AUTO-ID SOLUTIONS CORPORATION Not just energy savings and environmental advantages. We provide optimal lighting customized for applications and settings, everything from devices, machines, and factories, to stores. Our advanced automation recognition technology can quickly develop Auto-ID systems that respond to rapidly changing global requirements. Since the 1980s, IDEC has met the needs of our customers through LED technology such as white LED devices, internal lighting for large equipment, custom LED lighting such as dimmer control systems, and high bay lighting and low temperature applications. Maximizing technology that we have cultivated over the years, IDEC continually offers new concepts in lighting that illuminate a variety of settings. Tomoyuki Nakano LED Business Unit LED high bay illumination units LG1H This LED lighting reduces glare through our original optical design making it an ideal choice for manufacturing sites. Automatic recognition systems like barcodes continue to evolve, and we continue to propose the optimal system to meet each customer s needs in each market field. We also grasp market needs quickly, incorporate new technologies into development, and create new solutions along with our customers. Hiroshi Hayakawa Auto-ID Business Unit Retail We propose the optimal POS system solutions -- from automatic mass processing systems with built-in image recognition functions and customer payment systems to small-scale store systems. This is in response to the needs of a diversity of outlets, such as department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, kiosks, and specialty stores. We also offer mobile devices that are appropriate for shop and supply chain management. Custom made LED devices Healthcare Distribution and Logistics Factory Automation LED illumination units LF1D/LF2D These dust-, water- and oil- resistant IP67f super-bright LED illumination units are indispensable as interior lighting for machines such as machine tools and food processing equipment. White LED devices SS-COB These innovative, high-quality, high-reliability white LED devices excel in their chromatic stability and heat-shock tolerance due to our adoption of the world s first gelled plastic sealing method. IDEC is able to satisfy all our customers needs through semi-custom manufacturing, like matching product specs to the required power supply, size, form and color. We offer the optimum automatic recognition solutions for the medical field that are used for high-level control in hospital management, medical malpractice prevention, pharmaceutical management, medical device management, automatic analysis systems, and traceability. We provide the latest solutions that utilize high-speed vision systems, high-speed laser scanners, and automatic dimension measuring systems. Typical applications include airport automatic baggage sorting systems and the door-to-door-delivery distribution systems that are becoming more and more complex due to the increase in online sales. We deliver automatic recognition solutions that can be utilized in production automation, quality control, traceability, receiving, shipping and inventory control across a wide range of manufacturing industries, such as electronic and electrical equipment, automotive, machinery, medical supplies, apparel, and cosmetics. IDEC Report 13 14

6 Solar Smart Business Offering residential solar solutions by building on our existing industrial power conversion strengths Environmental Business Our environmental technology is designed to protect individuals, communities and the world we live in The maximization of power conversion efficiency is our never-ending theme and we work tirelessly to further integrate development, production, and sales to that end. The IDEC Group is acting as one to grow and promote renewable energy, and improve the food self-sufficiency rate. Yuhei Sugai Left Solar Smart Business Unit Hisanori Tawa Right Director IDEC SYSTEMS & CONTROLS CORPORATION Satoshi Kanokozawa Right Solar Smart Sales Department IDEC SYSTEMS & CONTROLS CORPORATION Suguru Terouchi Left Environment & Energy Business Technology Department IDEC SYSTEMS & CONTROLS CORPORATION The industry s smallest power conditioner combined with our ground service makes it possible to have highly efficient and effective power management. Creating solutions that improve and safeguard our environment, IDEC develops environmental technology that helps us improve the quality of our lives. At IDEC, in addition to the pursuit of maximized conversion efficiency for power conditioners, we are also involved in technical development that focuses on the maximization of power generation and conversion efficiency for solar panel systems. By utilizing the technology and know-how that we have accumulated in the industrial sector over the years, we will continue to contribute to the spread and promotion of renewable energy. Solar power management systems In addition to high-efficiency power conditioners, we offer total support for solar power systems from such peripheral equipment as connection boxes, booster units and operation monitoring systems, all the way to Cloud services. IDEC SYSTEMS & CONTROLS CORPORATION Taking advantage of the control and environmental technologies that the IDEC Group has developed, IDEC SYSTEMS & CONTROLS CORPORATION has been reborn as an environmental solution company and is offering comprehensive proposals from construction to management of solar power facilities and plant-cultivation factories, as well as providing soil remediation solutions and more. Mega-solar business IDEC has launched Mega-Solar, our industrial solar power generation business. From system design, the selection and supply of the optimal hardware and software, installation, and the submission of various applications to upkeep and maintenance, this new business serves as a one-stop total solution. Takehiko Tajika Solar Smart Business Unit Power conditioners PJ1A Monitoring units Supportive monitoring service Sunlight-induced plant factory Aiming at accumulating further knowledge in climate control for plant cultivation, IDEC s plant factory is carrying out proof tests on the effect of ultrafine bubble generators on cultivation and photosynthesis promotion, and experiments on preventing disease through the use of LED lighting. Fine bubble generation device for vegetable cultivation agrigalf This is an energy-saving, fine bubble generation device that is optimal for vegetable cultivation and can generate stable, fine bubbles while suppressing a rise in water temperature. Soil remediation These tough power conditioners are the industry s most compact units. They excel in high temperature environments, offer large actual electric power generation capabilities, and deliver high efficiency. The 4.2kW and 5.9kW model lineup offers an optimal unit for any residential use. Status of operations such as power generation and power consumption can be checked on a TV connected directly to the monitoring unit or over the Internet using a personal computer, tablet, or mobile phone. Connect our monitoring system to the Internet and we can monitor your operational status 24 hours a day; you can leave your system to us in total confidence. By applying the ultrafine bubble generation technology and control technology that we have accumulated for decades now, IDEC provides soil remediation solutions that offer advantages in both installation times and cost. IDEC Report 15 16