Kitakyushu National College of Technology | Dassault Systèmes

In modern manufacturing, which is becoming increasingly diversified, made-to-order, multi-location and overseas, MOM, a 'manufacturing management technology' that manages the 'arrangement and flow of goods, information and people', is used to train personnel to drive scientific communication between 'management' and 'manufacturing sites'. 

The company is also developing human resources to drive scientific communication between 'management' and 'manufacturing sites'. 

Digital manufacturing human resource development for sustainable innovation.

We have built a training system using VR and AR, which was adopted by the FY2022 Technology Cooperation and Emerging Market Development Project.

This is an effort to realize an environment and system that allows many people, both in Japan and overseas, to "get interested," "learn," and "grow" in machinery.

The need for unmanned guided vehicles (Automated Guided Vehicles) has been increasing in various manufacturing sites and logistics warehouses in recent years.

In collaboration with Heads Corporation (https://headscorp.co.jp/), we have developed the basic technology for a new way of being in a factory, which does not limit the robot's area of activity or line changes.

Patent No. 6779484.

The laboratory has developed its own unmanned transport robot, Follobo.

• Electric assist function: reduces the force required to push the trolley during transport.

• Duck running function: Follobo can identify the target to be tracked and follow it at regular intervals.

• Collision avoidance function: detects obstacles and automatically stops the vehicle.

Various research projects based on this technology are also being undertaken.