JapanChemicals and materials2025 – ongoingNOF Corporation
Materials informatics in metal coatings R&D with Hitachi High-Tech
NOF's metal coatings group cut experiments and time by more than 50% on specific topics with materials informatics
Problem
NOF's Metal Coatings Group develops materials such as anti-rust coatings through many lab experiments. It had no in-house materials informatics or data analysis experts.
Approach
Hitachi High-Tech supplied its MI Solutions and analyzed NOF's past study data to find experiment candidates likely to have the desired properties. Hitachi High-Tech data scientists supported NOF directly, so NOF could expand its use of the method without its own specialists.
Results
Takeaway
NOF used an outside data science team on its existing experiment records. The saving was reported for specific research topics, not for all of its R&D.
Categories
- Industry
- Chemicals and materials
- Business function
- IT and R&D
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Predictive analytics and ML
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Evidence
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Sources
Source summaries
Hitachi High-Tech's release describes its MI Solutions at NOF's Metal Coatings Group, including analysis of past data and direct data scientist support. It reports a reduction of more than 50% in experiments and time for specific topics. The release does not say when the work began.
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