Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu and METRON form strategic alliance to support customers’ ESG management by reducing energy costs and improving productivity ……
Fujitsu Limited (Note 1) (hereinafter referred to as Fujitsu) and METRON SAS (Note 2) (hereinafter referred to as METRON) have recently entered into a strategic alliance aimed at achieving carbon neutrality in the manufacturing industry. Based on this partnership, we will combine the strengths of both companies, such as Fujitsu’s
cutting-edge technology and METRON’s energy management expertise, to create an energy management service called “Energy Consumption Optimization” that will make it possible to achieve both environmental improvements and productivity improvements, which have been difficult to achieve in the past. Consumption Optimization)” will be jointly developed and launched in the Japanese market from April 22, 2024. In recent years, society has demanded that companies comply with laws, standards, and information disclosure, such as carbon neutrality and CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) (Note 3) to combat climate change. Under its business model “Fujitsu Uvance”
(https://activate.fujitsu/ja/uvance), which aims to grow companies’ business and solve social issues, Fujitsu supports management decision-making by presenting measures using generative AI. By providing a supporting ESG Management Platform, we are working to realize ESG management for companies, earn the trust of investors and stakeholders, and contribute to long-term growth. Furthermore, prior to this partnership, Fujitsu invested in METRON in March 2023 through a fund managed by its subsidiary Fujitsu Ventures Ltd. (Note 4), deepening the collaboration between the two companies.
METRON is a French clean technology company that specializes in energy management solutions for industrial decarbonization, and uses its energy management tool “Energy Management and Optimization System” and energy expertise to improve various in-factory solutions. We visualize the energy usage of manufacturing equipment and improve operational efficiency.
“Energy Consumption Optimization,” jointly developed by the two companies, combines the know-how and quantum-inspired technology (Note 5) “Digital Annealer” to realize ESG management cultivated by Fujitsu’s ESG Management Platform, and METRON’s “Energy Management and Optimization System” makes it possible to reduce energy costs and improve productivity, which was previously difficult. Specifically, the “Energy Management and Optimization System” visualizes the power information of various facilities, and based on that, Fujitsu’s “Digital Annealer” is used to visualize the power consumption of the facilities, electricity charges, production volume, and production costs. Utilize various data such as time to perform high-speed simulations based on multiple indicators such as power consumption, peak power, and production efficiency, and formulate the optimal environmentally friendly production schedule to make timely management decisions. We support you.
In the future, the two companies will provide “Energy Consumption Optimization” in Germany as well, expanding the area where it is deployed, as well as visualizing energy information and optimizing power consumption not only in manufacturing plants with high GHG emissions, but also in commercial facilities and offices. Expand your use case. Both companies will work together with customers to resolve social issues toward achieving carbon neutrality, and aim to create a more prosperous and comfortable society.
The two companies will be participating in Hannover Messe 2024, one of the world’s largest international exhibitions for manufacturing, to be held in Germany from Monday, April 22, 2024 to Friday, April 26, 2024 (Central European Standard Time) (https: We will exhibit this service at //www.hannovermesse.de/en/).
[Comment from METRON CEO Vincent SCIANDRA]
Partnering with Fujitsu, a world-class leader in the IT industry, allows METRON to accelerate its global business. We are proud to reach a new milestone in Europe by launching our services in Germany, and to further strengthen our presence in the Japanese market, where we are already making significant progress in our decarbonization efforts. [Comment from Minami Takahashi, Executive Vice President and COO, Fujitsu Limited]
By utilizing Fujitsu’s proprietary “Digital Annealer,” it is possible to perform complex simulations that can only be realized with quantum-inspired technology, and it is possible to derive measures that balance environmental impact and power cost reductions with manufacturing productivity. Masu. We are also pleased that through our partnership with METRON, we will be able to provide comprehensive energy management that includes this technology to a variety of customers, including manufacturing companies in Japan and Germany. Fujitsu will work to achieve carbon neutrality by combining the know-how it has cultivated as a manufacturer with cutting-edge technology and utilizing various data.
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Note 1
Fujitsu Limited: Head Office: Nakahara Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Representative Director and President Takahito Tokita (Note: Depending on the publication media and viewing environment specifications, the character “Takashi” may not be displayed correctly. Correctly, “ichi” should be placed above the “raw” in “Takashi.”)
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METRON SAS：75, rue de Loumel, 75015 – PARIS, France
Note 3
CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project): An international NPO that conducts surveys of companies on climate change countermeasures on behalf of institutional investors and publishes the results.
Note 4
Fujitsu Ventures Ltd.: Headquarters Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President Hideaki Yajima
Note 5
Quantum-inspired technology: A computing technology that can process complex calculations at high speed based on ideas derived from quantum computers.
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