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	JTEKT Thermo Systems Pioneers Sustainability for Industrial Manufacturing

JTEKT Thermo Systems Pioneers Sustainability for Industrial Manufacturing

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Process Control & Optimization
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	JTEKT Thermo Systems, a leading manufacturer of industrial heating systems, is facing the challenge of making its products more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. This is in response to the growing demand for greener industrial processes and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, the company needs to continue reducing its engineering and manufacturing costs while improving the effectiveness of its heating systems. The complexity of modern digital simulation and analysis models that guide research is increasing, requiring highly parallel calculations on the fastest computing architectures possible. JTEKT conducts analysis in four areas: thermo-fluid analysis, structural analysis, heat treatment analysis, and induction heating analysis, all of which require supercomputing capabilities. Read More
About Customer	JTEKT Thermo Systems is a world-leading manufacturer of industrial heating systems, with its headquarters in Nara, Japan. The company was founded in 1967 and has since been a pioneer in its industry, with innovation being a key component of its success. JTEKT Thermo Systems manufactures heating systems, ovens, and furnaces for various markets, including automotive, semiconductor, energy, and communications. The company is currently facing the challenge of making its industrial heating systems cleaner and more energy-efficient to meet environmental needs and consumer demand for more sustainable manufacturing operations. To remain at the forefront of its industry, JTEKT must continually improve its products. Read More
Solution	JTEKT partnered with Rescale in 2018 to provide its research and engineering teams with access to powerful high-performance computing systems and cutting-edge software. The Rescale Platform allows JTEKT's IT team to automate service requests for access to computing resources, track usage, and ensure cost-controls across multiple teams. Rescale's platform intelligence also enables JTEKT to identify the most energy-efficient computing services, aligning with the company's commitment to building a sustainable society. Rescale also supports international security and compliance standards, and its consultants helped JTEKT set up automated security and access policies tailored to their specific needs. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Process Control & Optimization

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

JTEKT Thermo Systems, a leading manufacturer of industrial heating systems, is facing the challenge of making its products more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. This is in response to the growing demand for greener industrial processes and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, the company needs to continue reducing its engineering and manufacturing costs while improving the effectiveness of its heating systems. The complexity of modern digital simulation and analysis models that guide research is increasing, requiring highly parallel calculations on the fastest computing architectures possible. JTEKT conducts analysis in four areas: thermo-fluid analysis, structural analysis, heat treatment analysis, and induction heating analysis, all of which require supercomputing capabilities.

About Customer

JTEKT Thermo Systems is a world-leading manufacturer of industrial heating systems, with its headquarters in Nara, Japan. The company was founded in 1967 and has since been a pioneer in its industry, with innovation being a key component of its success. JTEKT Thermo Systems manufactures heating systems, ovens, and furnaces for various markets, including automotive, semiconductor, energy, and communications. The company is currently facing the challenge of making its industrial heating systems cleaner and more energy-efficient to meet environmental needs and consumer demand for more sustainable manufacturing operations. To remain at the forefront of its industry, JTEKT must continually improve its products.

Solution

JTEKT partnered with Rescale in 2018 to provide its research and engineering teams with access to powerful high-performance computing systems and cutting-edge software. The Rescale Platform allows JTEKT's IT team to automate service requests for access to computing resources, track usage, and ensure cost-controls across multiple teams. Rescale's platform intelligence also enables JTEKT to identify the most energy-efficient computing services, aligning with the company's commitment to building a sustainable society. Rescale also supports international security and compliance standards, and its consultants helped JTEKT set up automated security and access policies tailored to their specific needs.

Impact #1	JTEKT is now able to innovate faster and more cost-effectively, boosting its efforts to build more sustainable manufacturing technologies.
Impact #2	Large-scale calculations that previously took four days to run in the company's on-premises data center now take only a day, reducing downtime waiting on calculations by 75 percent.
Impact #3	The company's researchers only need to conduct half as many prototype experiments to verify new designs, helping engineering teams identify carbon-reducing innovations more quickly.

Impact #1

JTEKT is now able to innovate faster and more cost-effectively, boosting its efforts to build more sustainable manufacturing technologies.

Impact #2

Large-scale calculations that previously took four days to run in the company's on-premises data center now take only a day, reducing downtime waiting on calculations by 75 percent.

Impact #3

The company's researchers only need to conduct half as many prototype experiments to verify new designs, helping engineering teams identify carbon-reducing innovations more quickly.

Benefit #1	Reduced the number of prototype experiments needed to verify design improvements by more than 50 percent
Benefit #2	Reduced simulation time for induction heating analysis by as much as 75 percent

Benefit #1

Reduced the number of prototype experiments needed to verify design improvements by more than 50 percent

Benefit #2

Reduced simulation time for induction heating analysis by as much as 75 percent

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JTEKT Thermo Systems Pioneers Sustainability for Industrial Manufacturing

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