Japan · Toyota Boshoku: Increase work efficiency with “Karakuri”
Leverage traditional techniques
A box filled with parts is lowered by a lifter (elevator), going down the slope and flowing to the left carriage = Aichi prefecture Toyota-shi
Toyota Boshoku, which handles car interior items such as seats, is promoting the use of “Karakuri” technology that moves only by gravity without the need for a power source such as a motor.
The aim is to reduce the burden and cost reduction when loading the product on a cart.
Mainichi Newspaper
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20180908/k00/00e/020/258000c
https://www.toyota-boshoku.com/jp/news/topics/detail.php?id=410