Priority business measures

The concept of safety has evolved over the years. It started with
the idea of achieving better safety through human attention anddiscernment, referred to as Safety0.0. Next came Safety1.0,
which focused on making changes to machinery to protect
workers, such as adding physical separation and stopping
mechanisms. Now society has entered the era of collaborative
safety (Safety2.0), where both safety and productivity are
realized through collaborative relationships between humans
and machines. The products we develop are designed toprovide not only safety, but also ANSHIN. We strive to improve
the well-being of society as a whole so that industrial workers
and everyone else can live healthy, happy, and vigorous lives.

Hazardous
location
Explosion
protection wirelessvibration sensor

Emergency-stopassist system

Explosion
protection
relay

Non-hazardous
location(Offices, etc.)
SensorgatewayPC

Interlock switch“HS1T/HS5L series”
ANSHIN sensor

Emergency-stop switch“XA/XW series”

Business Strategy

HumanRobot

Safety2.0
Collaborative Safety
Emergency-stop assist system
Safety relay module“HR6S series”

Well-being
MachineSafety0.0
Safety by Human
Attention

MachineSafety1.0
Safety by Isolation

Expansion of the safety business in the Chinese market
and the issues faced
Yoben Liu Strategic Sales Department, IDEC (SHANGHAI) CORPORATIONThe Chinese industrial automation market faces issues with safety and the widespread adoption ofexplosion protection products, and customers’ knowledge of these products is still insufficient. That’s
why we are implementing various activities such as stronger marketing campaigns to improve brandrecognition, the provision of technical support and training, and appropriate pricing strategies. By
optimizing our products and services in light of market needs and demand, we provide customers
with more reliable and efficient safety and explosion protection solutions.

Data andCompany Overview

36 IDEC Report 2024

HumanTeam Member’s Message

Foundation for
Value Creation

HumanInitiatives for
Realization of Vision

Since the founding, we have provided diverse products andservices aimed at creating an optimum environment for humansand machines. At the same time, we have developed andsupplied safety-related products that reduce the risks of usingmachinery, and explosion protection products that can besafely used in the presence of flammable gas and liquids. In sodoing, we help customers to achieve both safer operations andgreater productivity. As a developer and supplier of productsthat protect people’s lives, we equip society with a variety ofproducts and services for realizing safety and ANSHIN. Our
goal is to pursue and achieve the world’s highest level of safety,
ANSHIN, and well-being.

The explosion protection areas of petroleum plants, chemicalfactories and other facilities face various issues. In addition
to deteriorating equipment, it may not be possible to perform
adequate maintenance due to personnel shortages or thedecreasing number of skilled engineers. IDEC has a line-up ofvarious products designed to improve on-site work efficiency
with the use of IoT.
The wireless vibration sensor with an intrinsically safe
explosion protected construction is designed to measure forpredictive signs of equipment failure via a wireless network,
thus enabling predictive maintenance. By using the sensor in
combination with the explosion protection relay and sensorgateway, the time and man-hours taken for the maintenanceand upkeep of equipment spread across a vast site can besignificantly reduced and offer remote monitoring functions.

Value Creation Story

A leader in collaborative safety(Safety2.0)

As the global market for safety-related products are expanding,particularly in China, due to the push for automation at
manufacturing sites and increased awareness of occupationalsafety, we are investing in a wide range of new products.
We released a short-body emergency-stop switch inDecember 2023 that employs IDEC’s proprietary safetyconstruction and conforms to the new ISO 13850 safety standard.
We released an emergency-stop assist system in January 2024
which allows an emergency-stop to be triggered wirelessly via
remote control even when the emergency-stop switch installedon an AGV, AMR or other equipment is not directly pressed. TheANSHIN sensor was also added to the line-up to support sites
at which humans and robots work together.

Using IoT for predictive maintenanceof facilities and equipment
in explosion protection areas

Message

Providing solutions
that enhance safety and productivity

Pursuing safety and ANSHIN
in the field

Introduction

Safety & Explosion Protection