Suntory Beer sets up AI-based anomaly detection system - FutureIoT

Suntory Beer is currently implementing an AI-based facility anomaly detection system at the new can filling line at its Natural Water Beer Plan in Kyoto Japan. Traditionally, at production lines at manufacturing sites where mass production is undertaken, field personnel mainly use sensor data from equipment to monitor usage thresholds. However, there is a need for experience and know-how in order to understand the fine changes in individual data, and passing these skills along is a challenge. The beverage maker's own in-house IT team at Suntory System Technology is currently working with NEC Corporation to implement the latter's NEC Advanced Analytics-Invariant Analysis system, which is set to go live in late May. The new AI-based anomaly detection system from NEC Corporation will autonomically discover the relationships between approximately 1,500 sensors at the new can filling line at Suntory's Natural Water Plant, which will start operating in April.