Join Us
Advantages of Joining: For Manufacturers
We can work together to overcome challenges in manufacturing.
- Share the latest expertise with the world's leading companies.
Our members including world's leading companies, gather to cross the boundaries of industrial fields such as FA, IT, and communications. We can share cutting-edge IoT expertise with member companies.
- Meet partners for manufacturing innovation.
You can raise your issues in each working group to work together and create solutions. In addition, you can network to meet solution partners that match the ideal innovation for your company.
- Find the solution you are looking for.
Through new use cases and the latest technological knowledge provided by member companies, you can discover products that best match your company's goals and the solutions realized by an optimal combination of products.
Advantages of Joining: For Vendors and System Integrators
You can drive forward the open innovation of IoT.
- Share the latest expertise with the world's leading companies.
Our membership includes the world's leading companies, crossing the boundaries of industrial fields such as FA, IT, and communications. We can share cutting-edge IoT expertise with member companies.
- Promote the formation of ecosystems
In our working groups, you can drive forward the innovation of IoT by making proposals about Edgecross specifications. Furthermore, you can meet partners who aim to achieve common goals.
- Accelerate the development of high value-added products.
Edgecross specifications provided by the consortium, as well as the latest information including technological developments and new case examples from member companies, can accelerate the development of high value-added products.
- Development support (for regular members or higher).
Various development kits are provided to support efficient development of Edgecross compatible software, such as Edge Applications.
- Business support, including product sales (for regular members or higher).
You can sell Edgecross Compatible Products at Marketplace (only within Japan) . Priority participation to various events, for contribute to your business opportunities.
Membership Application
Please follow the application steps: "(1) Select a membership category" → "(2) Confirm the Terms of Membership" → "(3) Send the Membership Application".
1) Select a membership category
Please choose a membership category: Regular, Registered, or Advisor.
Item | Regular | Registered | Advisor*4 |
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Initial membership fee | JPY 100,000 | — | — |
Annual membership fee (starting from the following year) | JPY 200,000 | — | — |
Obtaining specifications | ○ | ○ | ○ |
Obtaining development kits (SDK, DDK, GDK) | ○*3 | ○*3 | |
Development, manufacturing, and sales of Edgecross compatible products | ○ | — | — |
Technical Working Group Member eligibility*1 | — | — | ○ |
Marketing Working Group Member eligibility | ○ | — | — |
Certification tests | ○*3 | — | ○*3 |
Laboratory use*2 | ○ | — | ○ |
Displaying the Edgecross logo | ○ | — | — |
Registration of products on Marketplace*5 | ○ | — | — |
Listing of advertisements on website*2 | ○*3 | ○*3 | ○*3 |
Displays at exhibitions*2 | ○*3 | ○*3 | ○*3 |
Information on all public events | ○ | ○ | ○ |
Participation in events for members*2 | ○ | ○ | ○ |
Listing of company name on the Consortium's website | ○ | ○ | ○ |
- *1.To participate in the Technical Working Group, Executive membership or Advisor membership is required. (Approval from the Board of Governors is required for Executive membership. Please send a separate inquiry to the Edgecross Consortium Secretarial office)
- *2.The order of priority for use or participation is as follows: Executive, Regular, Registered, Advisor.
- *3.The fees specified by the Consortium must be paid separately.
- *4.Limited to academic institutions, research institutions, and other related nonprofit organizations.
- *5.Marketplace is only available in Japan.
2) Confirm the Terms of Membership
Please read through the Terms of Membership and accept before proceeding to the next step.
3) Send the Membership Application
After completing the application form, please send it to info@edgecross.org by e-mail.