[Cognitech.DEV Blog] Abnormalities are visible. Is the information necessary for judgment in place? | Three Challenges of Equipment Maintenance

Use past incidents to make decisions on preventing recurrence. Investigate past measures and recurrences, verify the evidence, and consider the next steps.

"HOZEN" is a product that allows for the investigation of past cases, examination of causes, and comparison of countermeasures using existing defect reports, countermeasure records, and equipment documentation. In particular, it is characterized by the ability to trace the records and evidence used for decision-making. It clarifies which records and assumptions were utilized, allowing the next person in charge or the reviewer to verify them. It is aimed at personnel in the maintenance, quality assurance, and DX departments who are considering the introduction or development of "failure analysis AI" or "trouble analysis agents" in the manufacturing industry, as well as those who already have a sense of urgency regarding conducting failure analysis with AI and are contemplating whether to build from scratch internally or to quickly validate using existing systems. 【Features】 ■ Collect past histories ■ Compare before and after countermeasures ■ Separate hypotheses and verification points ■ Compare conditions of countermeasures ■ Review and report analysis ■ Apply to other equipment *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

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Just by entering on-site data, the cause of the failure and the verification procedure become visible.

The "AI-FTA Agent" is a field decision support tool that automatically organizes the causal relationships of failure causes, priorities to check, and supporting documents based on past failure reports, inspection records, and equipment materials. When you are unsure in the field, you can check: "Which cause should be verified first?" "What documents support that judgment?" This allows you to accumulate individual failure responses as a company asset for decision-making. 【Features】 ■ Utilize existing materials as they are Simply upload failure reports, inspection records, and equipment manuals. ■ Visualize causal relationships with a logic tree Organize the overall structure of failure causes and the flow of what to verify. ■ Support field decisions with evidence By asking questions in a chat, possible causes, inspection methods, and reference materials are provided. ■ Can start from one piece of equipment or one theme Test on a small scale and expand to multiple pieces of equipment or themes. *For more details, please refer to the PDF materials. Feel free to contact us for demo requests or trials with your own materials.

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When wood is used at civil engineering sites, people often express surprise, asking, "Is this made of wood?" While many people associate "sheets" with steel plates, the sight of large wooden sheets lined up creates a strong impact at the site. Hyper CLT sheets are wooden lightweight sheets made from CLT (Cross Laminated Timber) that is laminated in a perpendicular direction. A 5×10 sheet weighs about 230 kg, making it relatively lightweight and suitable for use in temporary roads, access routes, heavy machinery work yards, and material storage areas. The natural color and texture of wood blend well with the landscapes of forests, rivers, parks, and residential areas, clearly conveying that the construction is environmentally friendly. The presence of wood can also serve as a catalyst for information dissemination in site tours and promotional photographs. Hyper CLT sheets are registered under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's NETIS technology "TH-250021-A." Wooden sheets, NETIS, civil engineering, CLT, wooden lightweight sheets. The unexpected use of wood in civil engineering expands the impression of the site and the potential of new materials.

Metal cracks are one of the concerns in equipment maintenance operations. Conventional welding methods for repairs 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 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 made 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.

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.

The HDZ-0201 is a hydrogen leak detector designed for installation in equipment. It is used to measure the overall leakage from the entire inspected item (workpiece). - The atmospheric pressure chamber method involves covering the workpiece with a chamber, filling the inside of the workpiece with tracer gas, allowing the leaked gas to accumulate in the chamber, stirring the leaked gas, and forcing circulation to measure the gas concentration with a hydrogen detector. - The vacuum chamber method allows for high-sensitivity measurements by evacuating the chamber and then introducing atmospheric air into the chamber, directing the gas to the hydrogen detector. There are two methods available. It features a compact and lightweight design that is easy to integrate into equipment. Additionally, its concentration resolution capability is ultra-high sensitivity up to 0.1 ppm (depending on set conditions and environmental conditions). Detection principle: Semiconductor type Detection sensitivity: Equivalent to 1×10⁻⁶ Pa·m³/s (depending on inspection conditions and measurement environment) Usage: Equipment-integrated type (dedicated for installation in equipment) Resolution: 0.1 ppm Power supply voltage: DC 24 V External dimensions: W 93 × D 91 × H 97 mm

Metal cracks are one of the concerns in equipment maintenance operations. Conventional welding repair methods can alter the base material around the crack due to heat, leading to residual stress and deformation, which always carries the risk of "crack recurrence" and "secondary damage." Hinode Water Supply Equipment Co., Ltd.'s "Mechanical Stitching Method" is a new technique that allows for metal crack repair without applying heat. By using special bolts and reinforcement plates, the crack is physically removed without affecting the base material with heat. Repairs can be made 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.