Since our founding, we have provided diverse products andservices aimed at creating an optimal environment for humans
and machines. At the same time, we have developed andsupplied safety-related products that reduce the risks of using
machinery, and explosion protection products that can besafely used in the presence of flammable gas and liquids. Inso doing, we help customers to achieve both safer operations
and greater productivity.
As a developer and supplier of products that protect people’slives, we equip society with a variety of products and services forrealizing safety and ANSHIN. Our goal is to pursue and achieve
the world’s highest level of safety, ANSHIN, and well-being.

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 / Safety 2.0, where both safety and productivity arerealized through collaborative relationships between humans
and machines.
The products we develop are designed to provide not only
safety, but also ANSHIN. We strive to improve the well-beingof society as a whole so that industrial workers and everyone
else can live healthy, happy, and vigorous lives.

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IDEC Report 2023

More automation at manufacturing sites
and increased awareness of worker safety
have led to expansion of the global market
for safety-related products.
We are seeing growth in sales ofaccessories such as interlock switches
that ensure worker safety by sensing whendoors and panels are open or closed, andslide handle actuators that facilitate the useof interlock switches. Also, our lineup ofemergency-stop switches, which boasts ahigh market share, was expanded in 2023
with the launch of a product compliant
with the new ISO 13850 safety standard.
Incorporating our proprietary safety structure,
this product features a shallow panel depth,
and good environmental tolerance andimpact resistance.
Our products for ensuring safety andANSHIN in work environments can help toreduce occupational accidents.

It has become a challenge for some oil refineries and chemical plants
to thoroughly maintain their explosion protection areas due to aging
equipment, understaffing, and a shrinking number of skilled engineers.
Our “ES3M series” of wireless vibration sensors are intrinsicallysafe and enable predictive maintenance with their ability to detect
warning signs of equipment failure via a wireless network. Whenused with the “ES3M-RE series” of explosion protection relays, theysignificantly reduce the time and workload required for maintaining
equipment spread across large sites, and thus achieve greater
operational efficiency.

Wireless vibration sensor“ES3M series”

Explosion protection relay“ES3M-RE series”

Safety2.0
Collaborative Safety

Emergency-stopassist system using
wearable stop switch

HumanMachine

Safety0.0
Safety by Human Attention

Safety relay module“HR6S series”

Well-being

Human

MachineSafety1.0
Safety by Isolation

Manager’s Message
Expanding safety product sales witha high level of service and support

Bavith Suresh
IDEC EMEA Product Manager
APEM Components Ltd. (UK)IDEC EMEA is expanding sales of its safety products.
To achieve this goal, we will implement a numberof initiatives.
First, with targeted advertising campaigns,
promotional activities, and increased presence attrade shows and conferences. Second, we focus
on developing relationships with key distributors
and customers in the market with a program of“Quick Start!” knowledge transfer sessions, providing
application support and product demonstrations.
Finally, IDEC will continue to invest in its resources toensure that customers in the European market receive
the highest level of service and support.

Safety & Explosion Protection

DataInterlock switch“HS5L series”

Realizing predictive maintenance ofexplosion protection area equipment using IoTInterlock switch“HS5L series”

Governance

Emergency-stop switch“XA series”

Globally expanding sales ofsafety-related products

Robot

Foundation For Value
Creation

Slide handle
actuator

2HumanBusiness Strategy

A leader in Collaborative Safety /Safety 2.0

Value Creation Story

Priority business measures

As a company that pursues andrealizes world-class safety, ANSHIN,
and well-being, we provide solutions
that enhance safety and productivity

Introduction

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