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CUSTOMER SOLUTION PROFILE
METAWATER Co., Ltd. is a leading engineering company in the water and environment domain that holds a top share in mechani-
cal and electrical machinery for drinking water and wastewater treatment infrastructure for local governments throughout Japan.
The company’s business domain also focuses on the design, manufacturer, installation, and operation and maintenance of facili-
ties and equipment such as water purification and sewerage treatment plants.
METAWATER adopted the FUJITSU Software Interstage AR Processing Server since it has turned its attention toward using tablets
and augmented reality (AR) to find solutions for combating the enormous cost and lack of experienced engineers that are
expected to become obstacles when upgrading aging water and sewerage facilities across the country. Fujitsu’s exclusively devel-
oped technologies have resulted in “AR markers” with high degrees of recognition, resilience against camera shake, and increased
recognition speeds, all of which will raise frontline efficiency, the deciding factor in employing the system.
The newly introduced tablets and AR markers installed in workplaces enable engineers to identify areas and equipment requir-
ing maintenance. Engineers can simply direct the tablet’s camera toward an AR marker to view work methods, procedures, and
notes relevant to an area or device overlaid on the tablet screen. Workplace observations or work information based on a techni-
cian’s judgment can also be recorded using the tablets.
This system enables the work methods of seasoned engineers, backed by experience and feel for the job, to be collected, stored
and linked to work areas as workplace images, footage and voice recordings through AR markers. Conventionally, seasoned engi-
neers passed on their experience and expertise through such means as on-the-job training or paper manuals, but this system
enables engineers to use the tablets at their workplace, which allows for an accurate technical transfer. The system also signifi-
cantly reduces the time needed for training, and contributes to leveling skill
standards. Using tablets to record highly detailed worker observations and work
information based on technicians’ judgments also promotes information sharing
and increases the efficiency of work practices.
Looking toward the future, Fujitsu and METAWATER are working together and
have launched verification tests to develop preventative maintenance methods
employing failure symptom detectors by utilizing the analysis of operation data
and big data from various types of sensors within water and sewerage facilities.
Utilizing big data and wearable devices, such as head-mounted displays, can
lead to upgraded and more efficient work performance.
METAWATER Co., Ltd.
Making Frontline Operations at Water Treatment Infrastructure More Efficient and Leveling Skills
Image: METAWATER Co., Ltd.
services. These are all part of the unparalleled comprehensive
strengths that will drive Fujitsu’s business.
In system products, specifically servers, Fujitsu will target
sales growth by launching new mainframe computers and
enhanced models of SPARC M10 UNIX servers. In x86 servers, by
properly grasping which markets are growing and customer
needs, Fujitsu will push ahead with capturing market share and
promoting replacement of aged ICT assets. Fujitsu will also
enhance efforts to expand sales in growth fields such as big
data, cloud computing, and datacenters, viewing these as infra-
structure supporting vertical integration models.
In network products, along with expansion in LTE coverage
areas and the further deployment of base stations in line with
increased throughput, the rollout of LTE-Advanced and 100Gbps
packet-integrated optical systems is on the horizon. Fujitsu will
push ahead firmly with business that can flexibly respond to
increased network traffic as smartphones and other devices
become mainstream. Fujitsu is also accelerating the development
of SDN and NFV for greater network sophistication, with the goal
of entering new business domains that utilize networks.
In services, Fujitsu is seeking to streamline existing applica-
tion assets and accelerate the deployment of “modernization”
services for switching over to extended-use frameworks. Further-
more, by offering a coordinating interface with flexible combina-
tions of more than roughly 2,400 cloud services, Fujitsu has
raised the bar on its cloud integration capabilities. Depending on
a customer’s unique circumstances, Fujitsu cloud integrators,
possessing high-level expertise and skill, can optimize cloud
services as needed to find solutions for customers.
By leveraging our outstanding ability to provide a vertically
integrated structure—from highly dependable, high-performance
platforms such as networks, servers, and datacenters to upper-
layer applications—we will lead the domestic ICT market by pro-
posing new ICT possibilities to customers and doing our utmost
to respond to customer expectations.
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