Japan 5G: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Local 5G Demonstration: Smart Factory
-Skilled work substitute robot, 5G use for remote control in factory-
Smart factory:
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Benic Solution Optage:
A local 5G demonstration test will be conducted at the Kawasaki Heavy Industries Harima Plant.
We obtained a preliminary license.
It announced on September 3 of the same year that it will start a demonstration test towards the realization of a smart factory from October 2020.
Introducing local 5G to the factory:
We will actively introduce local 5G into the factory.
Now we can perform various tasks by wireless remote control.
This demonstration test:
Use 5G for robots that reproduce the movements of skilled workers.
The three companies
At the Harima Factory of Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Remotely control the equipment in operation,
Reproduces the movements of skilled workers.
The robot system “Successor-G” performs grinding, deburring and surface finishing.
Robot system “Successor-G”
Operability verification is performed using high-definition images and wireless transmission.
The wireless station is an “experimental test station” and complies with local 5G technical requirements.
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