Shimizu Corporation adopts drive units for AGV/AMR in the "Stage-Scaffold Movable Cart"
- Business
- Precision Reduction Gears
“RVW series” of drive units for AGV/AMR* sold by the Precision Equipment Company of Nabtesco Corporation (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president: Kazumasa Kimura) was recently decided to be adopted by Shimizu Corporation as a newly developed “Stage-Scaffold Movable Cart”.
Conventionally, scaffolds used at construction sites are assembled and disassembled each time the work site is changed, which is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive process. The “Stage-Scaffold Movable Cart,” which supports a maximum load of three tons, can move freely within the work floor without needing disassembly, contributing greatly to labor savings and work time efficiency at construction sites where labor shortage and safety issues have been pointed out.
The “RVW Series” of AGV/AMR drive units that we provide for "Stage-Scaffold Movable Cart" are products with in-wheel structure in which high-precision, high-rigidity Precision Reduction Gears RV™ is placed inside the Mechanum Wheel**. The compact unit structure allows for effective use of internal space of AGV or AMR main unit, and easy installation by customers. In addition, the Mechanum system’s ability to move in all directions enables accurate positioning in the shortest possible time.
With this adoption, Nabtesco will expand its offerings of solutions utilizing its unique motion control technology and contribute to labor saving and efficiency improvement in the construction industry.
Stage-Scaffold
Stage-Scaffold Movable Cart
*AGV: Automatic Guided Vehicle/AMR: Autonomous Mobile Robot
**Mechanum Wheel: An omni-directional wheel consisting of a series of barrel-shaped rollers inclined at 45 degrees the axle on other periphery of the wheel. Attached to the four corners of the vehicle body and driven by independent motors, they allow the vehicle to move forward, backward, left, right, and diagonally, as well as turn, while keeping the vehicle body's orientation fixed.
■About Nabtesco https://www.nabtesco.com/en/
Nabtesco was established through the integration of Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd. and NABCO Ltd. in 2003. Based on its unique motion control technology, Nabtesco manufactures components for machines to support the automation of production facilities and to provide safety, comfort and a sense of security for land, sea and air transportation. In the precision reduction gear business, since the development of Precision Reduction Gears RV™ featuring high precision, high rigidity, and high reliability in the 1980s. The Company has approximately 60% of the global market share for joint applications for medium-and large-sized industrial robots.
Due to the growing demand for automation and labor saving, adoption is also progressing in general industrial fields such as machine tools and semiconductor manufacturing.
Production bases are Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China.
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