Ricoh, whose printers can be found in homes and offices across the world, is using
Ricoh is testing
The move is predicted to save the global electronics company more than
'We import bulk toner produced in Japanese factories, which we use to fill anywhere from 400,000 to 900,000 toner bottles per month in the
'We are now planning to roll it out to the rest of our toner filling lines. Then we will look at other areas where we can deploy this technology and data-first approach. Predictive maintenance is a big area that we want to start getting into.'
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A typical filling cycle takes around 45 seconds to complete. Within that cycle there is a seven-second window to predict when they should stop to ensure every bottle has the right amount of toner. As the toner's consistency can be affected by a range of factors, such as the temperature of the room and humidity, the amount of toner needed for each bottle can change over the course of a day.
Now, workers are using
Ricoh, which employs more than 650 people at its
Aston added: 'It's about understanding what technology we need for the future, the best way to manage the machine learning algorithms, how to effectively train the data and deploy the models. Moving forward, we can look at the different ways we can deploy machine learning and the supporting technology for each application.
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