FUJIFILM Healthcare Manufacturing Corporation manufactures endoscopy systems at its Sano Site in Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture for diagnosis and treatment of lesions, including in the stomach and large intestine. Solar panels have been installed on the rooftop of the manufacturing facilities to enable conversion to renewable energy and reduced CO2 emissions step by step.
In FY2022, the building where endoscopy systems are assembled achieved carbon neutrality*2 through the installation of solar panels, energy-saving practices, the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle), and the use of Renewable Energy Certificates (certificates for the environmental value of purchased electricity from renewable energy sources). Certificates account for about 70% of renewable energy at N-1 building in FY2022, but the contribution of the certificates will be reduced over time.
- *2 Zero CO2 emissions from manufacturing (Scope 1 and 2).
The N-1 building of the Sano Site started operating in 2019
Endoscopy systems being assembled
The site is also introducing a “smart factory” system that boosts production efficiency through the use of AI and IoT technologies. Some processes that once required manual labor have been automated, helping to reduce operating time, which also reduces power consumption.
Smart factory conversion efforts include production process automation
- * Marketing and distribution of endoscopy systems is limited to countries where applicable regulatory clearance or approval has been obtained.
