FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
| 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 |
| URL: | http://www.nidec-shimpo.co.jp/en/ |
| Press contact: | Hitoshi Fukushima (Member of the Board of Directors and Senior Vice President) |
| Tel.: | 075-958-3606 |
| E-mail: | shimpo-marketing@nidec.com |
Released on December 3rd, 2018, in Kyoto, Japan
Honda and Nidec-Shimpo Collaborate to Mass-Produce Omni-directional Driving Wheel System
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.