Features

Overview of end-to-end solution made possible by i-BELT

OMRON provides hardware, consulting and engineering support for data collection,
and a variety of software solutions that promote data utilization.

Note 1:Software can be deployed on i-BELT Hub as containerized applications according to customer requirements.

Five key i-BELT features

i-BELT Hub: A next-generation data platform that integrates IT and OT

Seamlessly connect IT and OT to enable flexible system construction and phased application expansion.

What is i-BELT Hub?

i-BELT Hub is a next-generation data platform that integrates IT and OT.
Applications can be added incrementally according to the scale and priority of issues, allowing flexible responses to changes and challenges in the field without interrupting production.

Benefits of introduction

Centralized data management
Transforming on-site data into business assets
Reliability and security
Edge-based responsiveness and security
Stable operation
Automatic recovery to minimize downtime
Investment efficiency
Ability to start small and validate ROI with confidence

i-BELT Hub: A next-generation data platform that integrates IT and OT

Flexibility for deployment in existing factories

Achieve highly flexible and scalable system construction by collaborating with device partners, application partners,
and IoT platform partners across various industries and utilizing data from existing facilities and third-party equipment.

Device partners
Utilize valuable field data
Collect optimal data from a diverse range of devices
Application partners
Support an array of visualization and analysis needs
Integrate with applications optimized for the field
IoT platform partners
Utilize data across sites and globally
Connect through open technologies, communications, and cloud services

Data utilization expertise and technologies developed in the field

OMRON has extensive experience and expertise gained through many years of implementing operational improvements as a manufacturer.
Leveraging this expertise, i-BELT Hub organizes integrated data along the appropriate time axis to connect executive management and the field.
In addition, based on insights rooted in the Three Reality Philosophy, OMRON takes a broad view of production equipment conditions and quantitatively calculates room for improvement through a logical and scientific approach.
OMRON delivers optimal proposals that take expected concrete effects into account.

IT-OT integrated data plus on-site expertise and logic lead to improvement opportunities

An OMRON representative reviewing data on a monitor while talking with people on the shop floor

Extensive product line

Visualize data from a wide range of equipment in the field and collect high-quality data synchronized across devices.

OMRON’s extensive
IoT device line

Solving issues through co-creation with customers

OMRON creates an evolution scenario in pursuit of goals set together with customers and supports them through a step-by-step approach.

Rather than simply introducing systems, we analyze data and drive innovation through various improvement methodologies and system evolution to deliver measurable results.

Evolution scenario

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Current-state awareness

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Customer goals

Management KPIs and field KPIs

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