Hitachi High-Tech Corporation and Hitachi, Ltd. announced a collaborative creation (co-creation) in materials development with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Mainly, the co-creation utilizes the Materials Informatics (MI) solutions provided by the Hitachi Group on the MACSiMUM*.

MACSiMUM is an AI and machine learning platform operated by ITRI, the largest industrial technology research and development organization in Taiwan.

Supports Digital Transformation of Material Science

With support from the Department of Industrial Technology under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan), a ceremony and a networking event were held in Hsinchu County, Taiwan, to celebrate the start of the co-creation. The representatives discussed the significance of the co-creation. Also, they agreed to work together to make effective use of their technical capabilities and resources. Primarily, the partnership aims to pursue new developments and achieve sustainable industrial development in material science.

In this co-creation, Hitachi High-Tech Taiwan Corporation, a Hitachi High-Tech Group company, provides Hitachi’s analytics platform with MI, which supports digital transformation of materials analysis and R&D, to ITRI. Mainly, this will contribute to the provision of a more optimized analytics platform required by customers who use MACSiMUM. Thereby, it will reduce the number of experiments, improve the efficiency of materials R&D, accelerate the development of new materials, and reduce R&D costs.

Through this, Hitachi High-Tech, Hitachi, and ITRI will support the acceleration of digital transformation in Taiwan’s materials development industry. Moreover, it will support the development of new technologies and innovation, while contributing to improvements of industrial standards.

Tzong-Ming Li, General Director of Material and Chemical Research Laboratories at ITRI, said, “With the support of the science and technology project of the Department of Industrial Technology of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, we have established a digital platform dedicated to the field of materials chemistry called MACSiMUM to help small and medium enterprises in Taiwan adopt digital research and development tools.”

“The collaboration with Hitachi High-Tech and Hitachi will act as a key driving force to the digital transformation of Taiwan’s materials industry. By utilizing cutting-edge AI technology, we will help industries accelerate the pace of materials R&D and expand their market competitiveness,” continued Tzong-Ming Li.

Toshiaki Ishitani, Executive Officer and General Manager, Supply Chain Platform Business Group of Hitachi High-Tech, “We are grateful for the opportunity to engage in collaborative creation with ITRI, a leader in the development of science, technology and industry in Taiwan. Primarily, this is the first example of Hitachi High-Tech’s MI-related business being introduced to Taiwan customers. By leveraging our unique strengths as both a trading company and manufacturer, we will continue to support the acceleration of materials R&D in Taiwan and the improvement of market competitiveness.”

Hirotake Ichikawa Social Infrastructure Systems Business Unit, Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Division, Officer, Business Unit, President, Division of Hitachi, “We are grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with ITRI. Hitachi will provide a cloud-based analytics platform, with its cutting-edge AI technology and the expertise cultivated by providing MI-based services. By supporting the analysis and visualization of data related to materials development, we will contribute to the promotion of digital transformation in Taiwan, including the acceleration of new materials development.”

*A machine learning platform that is used as an account by Taiwanese companies in materials, chemicals, etc.

-20 May 2024-