[Case Study: New Listing] Nissan Chemical Improves the Speed and Accuracy of Steam Reforming Equipment Models with Aspen Hybrid Model

Achieving engineering streamlining through improved simulations! Software for the chemical industry.

AspenTech's simulation software "Aspen Plus" enables the chemical, polymer, and life sciences industries to respond to global economic issues, volatile market conditions, and competitive pressures through performance improvement, quality enhancement, and reduced time to market. 【Reliability】 A leading process simulator built on over 35 years of experience, feedback from top companies, and an award-winning extensive physical property database. 【Intuitive】 Integrates cost estimation, equipment design, energy management, and safety analysis for new process and product designs, enabling "reduced time to market," "elimination of operational bottlenecks," and "cost reduction." 【Flexibility】 Equipped with features for rigorous modeling of a wide range of chemical processes such as polymers, electrolytes, and solids through batch and continuous operations. 【Powerful】 Utilizes rigorous models or hybrid models incorporating AI, achieving faster troubleshooting, online performance monitoring, and real-time optimization through lifecycle modeling from design to operation.

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Popularizing AI and achieving modeling of difficult and complex processes and reactions.

The groundbreaking innovation, Aspen Hybrid Models, helps chemical companies rapidly develop comprehensive and accurate models to address complex operational challenges. With the release of aspenONE V12, Aspen Hybrid Models enables engineers to leverage AI technologies without needing data science or machine learning experts, democratizing industrial AI applications.

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We will introduce how the hybrid model synchronizes models from different functional areas to enhance the safety, reliability, and profitability of assets.

AspenTech has devised a method to integrate first-principles-based process simulation models and expertise with AI and analytics algorithms. The resulting application software is a hybrid modeling system that can achieve more than either first-principles modeling or AI alone. With AspenHybridModels, the following becomes possible: - Modeling processes and equipment that are difficult to model using first principles alone. - Providing comprehensive and highly accurate models more quickly with less reliance on expertise. - Optimizing and evaluating optionality across multiple assets to select the best strategy for achieving goals. - Creating accurate and purpose-built models that enable the optimization of closed-loop production. Download this white paper to learn how to operate assets more safely, reliably, and profitably with hybrid models.

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Hotron Inc. has launched its new product, the "Vehicle Count Sensor CCS3"! This product is a ceiling-mounted sensor that combines infrared and radar technology. It reliably detects vehicles in both directions with a single unit, accommodating traffic during congestion and vehicle passing, thus achieving efficient occupancy management in large parking lots. Additionally, it can be utilized for exit warning purposes in addition to vehicle counting, contributing to the safe and smooth operation of parking facilities. 'Features' - Improved detection performance against changes in road surface during rainy weather by using both infrared and radar. - Equipped with IP67 waterproof and dustproof performance, making it effective even in salt damage areas. - Various settings can be configured from a dedicated app (for Android devices), with current settings easily understandable at a glance. - The base dimensions are the same as the previous model "CCS2," allowing for smooth replacement of existing equipment. *For more details, please refer to the product information, catalog download, or contact us.*

On September 15, 2026, we issued a press release regarding the wooden lightweight sheet "Hyper CLT Sheet." The Hyper CLT Sheet is a civil engineering sheet that utilizes CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber) stacked in an orthogonal direction. It can be used in various locations such as temporary roads, access routes, heavy machinery work yards, and material storage areas. The 5×10 version weighs approximately 230 kg, making it relatively lightweight and easy to install, remove, and relocate. Additionally, it offers environmental benefits such as reducing glare and metallic sounds typical of wood, as well as CO2 fixation. Furthermore, it can be proposed for the use of new technologies in public works as a **registered technology with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism "TH-250021-A."** Through this press release, we aim to expand the new wooden lightweight sheet that combines wood, NETIS, civil engineering, and CLT to more construction sites.

● The production time for cast prototypes can be shortened! Since model making is not required, the production time for prototypes, which previously took about a month, can be significantly reduced. ● Model costs can be reduced! By directly producing sand molds from 3D data, there is no need for model production costs. If changes to the model are necessary, they can be addressed by modifying the 3D data. ● Similar products with different shapes and dimensions can be prototyped simultaneously! Different products, such as similar shapes or varying dimensions, can be molded at the same time in one molding process. This allows for the verification of multiple types in a short period.

The "HA-T Series" is an energy-saving automatic door sensor that opens only for those who wish to enter, whether on a busy street or in a narrow passageway. The automatic door opens simply by bringing your hand close, addressing hygiene concerns even in facilities used by a large number of people. You can choose between "Non-vision Mount Type/HA-T401" and "Non-vision Built-in Type/HA-T520" depending on the application and installation location. 【Recommended for such places!】 ☑ Entrance facing a busy corridor ☑ Presence of counters or signs near the door ☑ Buildings facing narrow passages ☑ Buildings that prioritize aesthetics ☑ Hospitals and facilities that consider hygiene ☑ Large facilities with many doors 【Features】 ● Adaptable to various door types with four detection spot settings ● Reduces unnecessary opening and closing, contributing to energy-saving by minimizing wasteful power consumption ● Equipped with a light touch function, allowing the door to open and close just by waving your hand, ensuring hygiene ● Can also be used as a wide detection range non-vision infrared sensor ◎ For more details, please download the materials or contact us.

Metal cracks are one of the concerns in equipment maintenance operations. Repairs using conventional welding methods often change the base material around the crack due to heat, leading to residual stress and deformation, which constantly carries the risk of "crack recurrence" and "secondary damage." Hinode Waterworks Equipment Co., Ltd.'s "Mechanical Stitching Method" is a new technique that allows for the repair of metal cracks without applying heat. By using special bolts and reinforcement plates, the crack is physically removed without affecting the base material at all. Repairs can be carried out even in environments where open flames cannot be used. Since no heat is applied, the disassembly of equipment is minimized. For more details, please contact us or download the catalog.