
ZETA is an innovative Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) network protocol developed by ZiFiSense (http://www.zifisense.co.uk/index.html) that features Ultra Narrow Band (UNB), distributed access with intelligent mesh topology and bi-directional communication. The collaboration between Toppan Thailand and REPCO aims to use ZETA technology to develop AI IoT solutions that enable unmanned anomaly detection and failure prediction for industrial machinery and plant facilities. The two companies anticipate that these technologies will make it possible to prevent loss associated with factory equipment problems.
The evolution of AI and the IoT has prompted efforts to predict failure and detect anomalies on large-scale industrial machinery. Monitoring of machinery operations requires sensors for temperature, current, sound, and vibration as well as related communication functions. However, this means higher costs for transmission of increased volumes of data and replacement of sensing equipment when performance levels drop. Other issues include installation costs associated with wired networks and the number of man-hours required for data acquisition. ZETA industrial AI IoT solutions can be applied to smart buildings and smart factories to improve efficiency and enhance product quality with lower operational costs.
In trials by the Chemicals Business of SCG, ZETA industrial AI IoT solutions were shown to provide low power consumption, advantages in terms of intelligence, and high data transmission success rates. SCG Chemicals and Toppan Thailand aim to employ these solutions to support digital transformation in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries and drive their use in buildings and factories.
A signing ceremony attended by representatives of Toppan Thailand, SCG Chemicals, REPCO, and ZiFiSense was held in Bangkok on December 11, 2019.

“Toppan has a long-standing relationship with SCG and we are delighted to be able to extend it further with this collaboration in a new field with an outstanding company,” said Hiroto Sasaki, Managing Director of Toppan Thailand. “ZETA technology has the potential for wide-ranging applications and we are confident that working with REPCO will enable solutions that contribute to SCG’s business and a wide range of industries throughout Southeast Asia.”
About REPCO
Rayong Engineering and Plant Service Company (REPCO), a subsidiary of SCG Chemicals, is committed to developing robots to serve the needs of the petrochemical industry as well as other industries. REPCO conducts engineering and plant servicing for SCG Chemicals, especially in regards to certain types of work that pose risks to employees.
About SCG Chemicals
SCG Chemicals Co., Ltd. is one of three core businesses of SCG. It is one of the largest integrated petrochemical companies in Thailand and a key industry leader in Asia. SCG Chemicals offers a full range of petrochemical products ranging from upstream production of olefins to downstream production of three main plastics resins—polyethylene, polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride.
To better serve customers’ requirements, SCG assigns prime importance to the development of new technology and innovation for the creation of high value-added products (HVA) and service solutions.
For more information, visit https://www.scgchemicals.com/en.
About Toppan Thailand
Toppan Thailand is a Thailand-based subsidiary of Toppan Printing engaged in space communication business, including digital signage-based sales promotion and smart office/smart factory solutions making use of the IoT and ID authentication/authorization technologies. In addition to offering marketing solutions to the entire ASEAN region, Toppan Thailand aims to cater to national and local government agencies by supporting tourism business with cultural asset digital archiving and virtual reality technologies and to provide business process outsourcing and security solutions.
About Toppan
Toppan is a leading global provider of integrated solutions in the fields of printing, communications, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics. Serving customers in every sector of business and industry, Toppan’s global team of more than 50,000 employees offers optimal solutions enabled by industry-leading expertise and technologies to address the diverse challenges that businesses and society face in today’s rapidly changing market.
For more information, visit https://www.toppan.com/en/ or follow Toppan on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/toppan-printing/.