ier of important safety parts such as automotive brake lines, but the company is also engaged in the battery pack business as a new business. The company exhibited ultra-thin and compact battery packs for industrial equipment.   The 24V 48Ah battery pack is the industry's thinnest battery pack for AGV/AMR/robotic products with a height of 90mm. It incorporates a proprietary BMU (Battery Management Unit).   The battery pack uses ternary cylindri...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/08

ition 2023. This is a part of product development for self-driving cars that is expected to be widely used in the future. In June 2021, the company was interviewed about the technology by the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun newspaper. In the first area of the company's Fuji Plant, automatic guided vehicles (AGV) have been introduced to transfer parts between production lines, and the quality control process is being automated using image processing techno...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/12

representative, the company’s strategy “to find our niche areas and continue as a motor manufacturer” was explained. The company does not handle motors larger than that for Subaru, nor motors and e-Axles for China, but is focusing on demand for small industrial vehicles and in-plant vehicles (AGV, automated guided vehicles). Product characteristics: The motor for Subaru is for a 118V system and the drive power is limited, but the e-Boxer ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/22

tion 2023. This is a part of product development for self-driving cars that are expected to be widely used in the future. In June 2021, the company was interviewed about the technology by the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun newspaper. In the first area of the company's Fuji Plant, automatic guided vehicles (AGV) have been introduced to transfer parts between production lines, and the quality control process is being automated using image processing techno...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/09/21

view with a TOP representative, the company’s strategy “to find our niche areas and continue as a motor manufacturer” was explained. The company does not handle motors larger than for Subaru, nor e-axles for China, but is focusing on demand for small industrial vehicles and in-plant vehicles (AGV, automated guided vehicles). Product characteristics: The one for Subaru is for a 118V system and the drive power is limited, but the e-Boxer hybr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/08/02

It is an automated transportation subscription type service that can be used in factories and warehouses.   The FG-01 stand-alone industrial automatic guided vehicle is a BEV with replaceable batteries (lithium-ion batteries) and a maximum speed of 10km/h.   Ministry of the Environment of Japan: AGV (All GaN vehicle) Ministry of the Environment's All GaN Vehicle (AGV) exhibitDisplay panel for All GaN Vehicle   The Japanese Ministry o...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/03/08

-speed processing with parallel processing and low-power architecture are expected to dramatically improve performance. ECU and AD/ADAS sensors (Okaya & Co., Ltd.)   Automated valet parking (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI))   MHI is developing an automated valet parking business using AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) = vehicle transport robots developed by Stanley Robotics SAS of France. It is already deployed in parking lots in Lyo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/03/03

n from the U.S. to Mexico, which has lower costs. Going forward, in addition to improving its production system, the company will also review its product specifications. Technology development and product deployment status: In the first area of the company's Fuji Plant, automatic guided vehicles (AGV) have been introduced to transfer parts between production lines, and the quality control process is being automated using image processing techno...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/10/20

view with a TOP representative, the company’s strategy “to find our niche areas and continue as a motor manufacturer” was explained. The company does not handle motors larger than for Subaru, nor e-axles for China, but is focusing on demand for small industrial vehicles and in-plant vehicles (AGV, automated guided vehicles). Product characteristics: The one for Subaru is for a 118V system and the drive power is limited, but the e-Boxer hybr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/09/02

ll necessary components to be mounted on the roadside. ZTE RSU Y2001(GSMA MWC™ Barcelona, organized by © GSM Association, pictures: © MarkLines Europe GmbH)   At the MWC 2022, Deutsche Telekom showed how 5G network capabilities will change mobility: teleoperated driving, car sharing, AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) control and driving cars from production line end to parking.   By means of a video stream, the company showed how it ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/05/17

with a TOP representative, the company’s strategy was said to be “to find our niche areas and survive as a motor manufacturer”. The company does not handle motors larger than that for Subaru, nor e-axles for China, but is focusing on demand for small industrial vehicles and in-plant vehicles (AGV, automated guided vehicles). Product Features: Although the propulsion power for the e-BOXER for Subaru is limited by the 118V system, the e-BOXER...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/09/02

plants to be closed is more than 10% of the company’s total U.S. production capacity. The company will consolidate production to two plants in North Carolina to increase capacity utilization and hasten profit improvement. Nidec Corporation Acquired U.S. manufacturer of automated guided vehicle (AGV) components In December 2019, Nidec Corporation announced that it had acquired a 90% stake in Roboteq, Inc. (Arizona), a U.S. company engaged in t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/04/16

the capacitor and battery complement each other, resulting in an energy storage system with high capacity, high output, high temperature capability, and long life.   The development of the Li hybrid battery in the form of cells and modules was exhibited. SDV with lithium-ion capacitor (Trackless AGV) SDV with lithium-ion capacitor (Trackless AGV)   This is a newly developed SDV equipped with a lithium-ion capacitor that can carry hea...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/03/24

view with a TOP representative, the company’s strategy “to find our niche areas and continue as a motor manufacturer” was explained. The company does not handle motors larger than for Subaru, nor e-axles for China, but is focusing on demand for small industrial vehicles and in-plant vehicles (AGV, automated guided vehicles).   Toshiba Corp.   Capital stock JPY 200 billion, Consolidated sales JPY 3.6935 trillion (including Railways and Ind...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/04/20

covered from a scrapped Nissan Leaf, measured for performance, and refurbished to be re-sold as a highly reliable battery at an affordable price. The first generation Nissan Leaf houses four laminated cells in a single metal can module. 48V power unit Reuse battery All GaN Vehicle (AGV) of the Ministry of the Environment GaN Project  On display at the booth of the Ministry of the Environment in the Aomi area of the exhibition...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/11/20

Industry is working on automating the visual inspection process for this spatter. Development of SDV (Self-Driving Logistics Vehicles): For the physical distribution of parts inside and outside the factory, Musashi Seimitsu Industry studied the utilization of an existing automated guided vehicle (AGV) but the experiment did not go well, so the company is currently developing a fully-autonomous self-driving plant logistics vehicle (SDV) that gui...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/05/08

gside the existing assembly line. Mitsubishi has integrated the additional process into the main line by using the extra space created by the new "floor mat conveyor system." "Set supply parts (SPS) system"  A complete set of parts per line worker is supplied on an automatically guided vehicle (AGV). This saves the worker from checking parts and keeps from assembling wrong parts. This system was originally developed for Nissan's Oppama plant....

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2014/08/20

FEC has developed a high-energy cell, FSC40RA, with energy density (Wh/liter) increased by 70 percent from standard products. The new  lithium-ion capacitor extend operating time and driving range. It can be used as back-up or main power supply for micro vehicles and automatically guided vehicles (AGV). High-powercell  The company also has developed high-power cells, FSC10XA, having a higher output density (kW/liter). The new  lithium-ion ca...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2014/03/25

Honda for mass-production models New engines: Mazda exhibits a new-generation technology, SKYACTIVE Gasoline Engine Fuji Heavy Industries: exhibits a technology model of compact FR sports car, "Boxer Sports Car Architecture" CV manufacturers: Hino exhibits new hybrid system while UD Trucks displays AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) for an engine production line  The following is a summary of reports on the exhibition by OEMs at the "2011 Automotive...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2011/06/30