四恩システム List of Products and Services

"CREW" is a low-floor AGV designed to lift and transport goods. It can carry loads of up to 300 kg and is suitable for transporting cage trolleys, which are commonly used in factories and logistics warehouses. The guidance methods supported include magnetic tape, magnetic spots, LSLAM, and FSLAM. Our company has a comprehensive operational system that covers everything from the AGV itself to the navigation system, implementation, and support, allowing us to provide solutions tailored to your usage environment. We also accommodate customization, so please feel free to contact us with any requests.

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"RHINO" is a load-carrying type of AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) designed to transport items. It can carry up to 500 kg and is more maneuverable than towing since it lifts and transports the cargo. This model is ideal for transporting pallets, which are commonly used in factories and logistics warehouses. It supports guidance methods such as magnetic tape, magnetic spots, LSLAM, and FSLAM. Our company has a comprehensive operational system that covers everything from the AGV itself to the navigation system, implementation, and support, allowing us to provide solutions tailored to the usage environment. We also accommodate customization requests, so please feel free to contact us if you have any specific needs.

• Transport and handling robots

"TRAY" is a load-carrying AGV that transports items placed on its top tray. It can also be integrated with other equipment, such as conveyors and robots. It can carry loads of up to 150 kg. The guidance methods supported include magnetic tape, magnetic spots, LSLAM, and FSLAM. Our company has a comprehensive system in place, from the manufacturing of the AGV itself to navigation systems, implementation, and support, allowing us to provide solutions tailored to your usage environment. We also accommodate customizations, so please feel free to contact us with any requests.

• Transport and handling robots

The "RETAINER" is an AGV that transports items by pulling them from behind. It can carry loads of up to 1000 kg and offers options for automatic towing and automatic detachment, reducing the effort required during transportation. It supports guidance methods such as magnetic tape, magnetic spots, LSLAM, and FSLAM. Our company has a comprehensive system in place, from the AGV itself to the navigation system, implementation, and support, allowing us to provide solutions tailored to the usage environment. We also accommodate customization, so please feel free to contact us with any requests.

• Transport and handling robots

"TOUGH" is a load-carrying AGV that transports items placed on top of its body. It can carry loads of up to 1000 kg and is suitable for transporting long and heavy items. If you have specific requirements for the loading method, we can discuss customization options. It supports guidance methods such as magnetic tape, magnetic spots, LSLAM, and FSLAM. Our company has a comprehensive system in place, from the AGV itself to the navigation system, implementation, and support, allowing us to provide solutions tailored to your usage environment. We also accommodate customization requests, so please feel free to contact us if you have any inquiries.

• Transport and handling robots

"MINI" is a load-carrying type of AGV that transports items placed on top of it. It can carry loads of up to 80 kg and is compact and maneuverable, allowing it to operate in narrow spaces. Customizations such as lift-up and conveyor loading are also possible. It supports guidance methods including magnetic tape, magnetic spots, LSLAM, and FSLAM. Our company has a comprehensive system in place, from the AGV itself to navigation systems, implementation, and support, allowing us to provide solutions tailored to your usage environment. We also accommodate customizations, so please feel free to contact us with any requests.

• Transport and handling robots

The common guidance methods used for AGVs are magnetic tape and QR codes; however, since it is necessary to install guides on the floor, the labor and costs associated with construction during route setting and changes have been challenges. Recently, SLAM methods that read the surrounding environment using lasers, eliminating the need for guide installation, have become widely known. However, these SLAM methods can be easily influenced by the surrounding environment, which may result in lower accuracy compared to guidance methods with guides. The AGVs we handle support a high-precision guidance method called "FSLAM," in addition to the aforementioned guidance methods that do not require guides. *"FSLAM" is the first practical application successfully achieved in Japan by our company. FSLAM stands for "Floor-SLAM," and as the name suggests, it guides the AGV by recognizing the patterns on the floor. *For more details, please contact our company.

• Transport and handling robots

An "AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle)" is a robot that automatically performs transportation tasks in factories and warehouses, replacing human labor. It reduces the burden and mistakes of workers and lowers transportation costs such as labor expenses. The AGV lineup we offer is as follows: ■ Low-profile Under-vehicle AGV: 'CREW' It slides under carts and lifts them for transport. ■ Lift-up AGV: 'RHINO' It slides under the items to be transported, lifts them, and carries them. ■ Load-carrying AGV: 'TRAY', 'RHINO', 'MINI' It carries items placed on top. ■ Towing AGV: 'RETAINER' It tows items from behind. *For more details, please refer to each product page. Depending on your requirements, you can choose various specifications such as guidance methods, charging methods, and transportation instructions. If standard products do not meet your needs, we also offer customization. Since we develop not only the AGVs but also the operation management system in-house, we can provide a comprehensive transportation system. Please feel free to consult us when considering implementation.

• Transport and handling robots

Using our independently developed AGV operation management application, we will simulate the transportation results. <What can be understood from the simulation> - The number of units suitable for the user's site - The time required for the number of transports - Charging efficiency and more By identifying issues from the verification results, we can use this information to improve the layout of the equipment and the transportation routes.

• Other conveying machines

The "STAR system" is a system designed to accurately assess a factory's production capacity (such as equipment utilization rate and product lead time) without relying on intuition. You can choose the information you want to see from two types: equipment management and production management. In the equipment management package, by installing dedicated terminals on the equipment used in the factory, the operational status of each piece of equipment is automatically aggregated. You can view the equipment status on monitors or management terminals set up in the factory. In the production management package, necessary information for the production process is entered into Excel, and workers register the start and completion of tasks using devices like iPods, allowing for the recording of product lead times. You can grasp the time taken for each process and the progress status. [Key Points] - Real-time equipment and progress status can be understood remotely. - From the aggregated data, you can identify the causes of delays and bottlenecks. - Customization is also supported! You can see the information you want. *For more details, please refer to the PDF materials or feel free to contact us.*

• Other services
• Process Control System

In the "picking" process, where parts and products are retrieved according to instructions in factories and logistics warehouses, issues arise from the time taken to search for a single part and the abundance of similar parts, leading to differences in performance between experienced workers and beginners, as well as frequent retrieval errors. To address these issues, our company offers the following two types of picking systems. 【Digital Picking System】 Displays installed on shelves indicate the location of the items to be retrieved using light and sound. 【Projection Picking System】 A projector directly illuminates the shelf to indicate the location of the items to be retrieved. <Features> ■ One server can support multiple lines. ■ Both types of picking systems can coexist. ■ You can also use shelves owned by the customer. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

• Other services

Shion System Co., Ltd. was established as Shion System LLC in January 2011 in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and underwent an organizational change to become Shion System Co., Ltd. in July 2016. The three key pieces of information that are important in production activities are "production volume," "operating rate" of people and equipment, and "lead time" for quick production. We conduct simulations for future projections and current situation analysis, and report on fixed-point observations and KPI analysis. Our solutions enable intuitive understanding of situations, comprehensive and in-depth analysis, and statistical analysis. 【Products Offered】 ■STAR system ■Picking system ■AGV *For more details, please refer to the PDF materials or feel free to contact us.

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