NTT Communications & Mitsui Chemicals Succeeded Quality Prediction of Chemical Products in the Production Process Using Artif...
September 15 2016 - 2:00AM
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Use of Deep Learning Model to precisely predict
product quality
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and
international communications business within the NTT (NYSE:NTT)
Group, and Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Mitsui Chemicals) today
announced that they have successfully created a technique that
accurately and speedily predicts the quality of gas products. The
technique is based on the modeling of the relationship between the
different data sets sourced from raw materials feeding into the
reactor and reactor conditions, and X gas concentrations which
represent gas product quality.
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The data is analyzed using Deep Learning algorithms, an
artificial intelligence (AI) methodology that automatically
processes relevant factors in order to model and predict outcomes.
In the gas production process, these factors are represented by 51
types of time-based process data such as temperature, pressure, and
flow. The end result is a highly accurate forecast of the quality
of the resulting gas products.
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How the process works
Using their new modeling process, the two companies have
succeeded in keeping discrepancies between the concentration of X
gases predicted by this model and the actual concentration of X
gases within +/-3 percentage points in full scale.
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Prediction accuracy of X gases concentration rate
Improving the prediction accuracy of X gases concentration by
deploying this model, operators of chemical plants will be able to
detect faulty sensors or measuring instruments and accurately
assess the current and likely future condition of the plant, as
well as any anomalies in the chemical product. This will improve
the accuracy of alerts, leading to safer and more stable operation
and to smarter maintenance of plants.
Mitsui Chemicals is studying feasibility of applying next
generation production technology to smart plant maintenance, make
operations safer and more stable, establish optimum multi-grade
production systems required in high value-added strategy, and share
operational knowledge required in globalization. Mitsui Chemicals
will conduct researches of next generation production technology
including IoT, big data, and AI for enhancement of equipment
reliability and operating efficiency and continue to expand
production technology infrastructures to respond flexibility to
changes in the business environment.
In conjunction with the Virtual Engineering Community, NTT Com
has been conducting verification tests to develop cloud and network
environments that deliver improved plant productivity and more
efficient maintenance procedures since March 2015. Though there are
few cases where IoT data analyses deliver specific benefits in
actual production so far, this achievement can be a key technology
for efficient production.
NTT Com plans to tweak the AI methodologies used in the
development of these latest techniques through the use of data
sourced during production faults and data from other plants,
allowing it to expand the scope of their application and improve
their overall accuracy. In the future, NTT Com will combine various
elements of its IoT and AI research and develop the resulting
solutions under the NTT groups’ AI brand corevoTM.
NTT Com will additionally continue its research into ways of
improving the operational efficiency of chemical plants through the
use of AI models, including prevention of machine failures and the
identification of quality abnormalities. The company also aims to
leverage similar models in the development of its IoT
solutions.
Chemical plants traditionally detect product quality issues by
comparing production data with various benchmarks, and by the
visual judgment of experienced employees. By thorough analysis of
collected data and the accurate prediction of outcomes, this new
joint development by NTT Com and Mitsui Chemicals aims to improve
the accuracy of such fault detection across the chemical
industry.
Note: corevoTM is a trademark of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Corporation.
About NTT Communications Corporation
NTT Communications provides consultancy, architecture, security
and cloud services to optimize the information and communications
technology (ICT) environments of enterprises. These offerings are
backed by the company’s worldwide infrastructure, including the
leading global tier-1 IP network, the Arcstar Universal One™ VPN
network reaching 196 countries/regions, and over 140 secure data
centers worldwide. NTT Communications’ solutions leverage the
global resources of NTT Group companies including Dimension Data,
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About Mitsui Chemicals (Tokyo: 4183, ISIN:
JP3888300005)
Mitsui Chemicals’ roots can be traced back to 1912 when it began
producing raw material for chemical fertilizers from coal gas
byproducts, the first company in Japan to do so. This undertaking
significantly contributed to increasing agricultural productivity,
a major social issue at the time. Later, the company evolved its
technology from coal chemicals to gas chemicals, and in 1958 it
built Japan’s first petrochemical complex and so provided impetus
to Japan’s industrial sector. Today, the company boasts many
world-class products with over 135 companies in 27 countries. Its
business portfolio includes environment-friendly materials for
next-generation mobility, healthcare services to realize health and
happiness in an ageing society, packaging that ensures the
reliability and safety of food products, agrochemicals that
contribute to increased production of food, electronic materials,
and environment-friendly materials for the energy sector.Mitsui
Chemicals will continue to contribute to solving social challenges
with its state-of-the-art technology and by "Creating New Customer
Value through Innovation".More information can be found at
http://www.mitsuichem.com/index.htm
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Media ContactsNTT Communications CorporationMr. Koji Ito
/ Mr. Tomonori Izumitani, +81 3 6700 4010Technology
Departmentai-deep-td@ntt.comorMitsui ChemicalsMr. Yuri Matsunaga,
+81 3 6253 2100Corporate Communications
Div.yuuri.matsunaga@mitsuichemicals.com
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