- Company name:
- Nidec-Shimpo Corporation
- Representative:
- Tatsuya Nishimoto (Representative
Member of the Board of Directors
and President)
- Address:
- 1 Kohtari, Terada, Nagaokakyo-city,
Kyoto 617-0833 Japan
- Press contact:
- Hitoshi Fukushima (Member of
the Board of Directors and
Senior Vice President)
- Tel.:
- 075-958-3606
- E-mail:
- shimpo-marketing@nidec.com
Nidec-Shimpo Corporation ("Nidec-Shimpo") is collaborating with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ("Honda") in a joint effort to mass-produce an omni-directional driving wheel system, the "Honda Omni Traction Drive System" (the "system") developed by Honda. The product is expected to be launched in January 2019.
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| Honda Omni Traction Drive System combined with actuators |
NEXT S-CART |
The system is an omni-directional driving wheel system developed independently by Honda and used in the concept model of the company's "UNI-CUB" personal mobility device. Nidec-Shimpo, having recognized the superiority of the system, has adopted it for use in the concept model of the NEXT S-CART—the next generation of the company's S-CART line of AGVs—that has been receiving attention at various trade shows since last year.
By combining the expertise of Honda with Nidec-Shimpo's know-how in manufacturing it has become possible to start mass production of the system earlier than initially planned. Furthermore, in addition to expanding its S-CART lineup, Nidec-Shimpo also plans to sell the system as a stand-alone product.
