IHI Logistics & Machinery Corporation
        CFRTP mold forming system
        
            - Technical Classification:
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                    [ Molding ]
            
- Products:
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                    [ Equipment / Facilities ]
                                                                    [ Service ]
            
- Keyword:
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                    [ Automation of manufacture of thermoplastic CFRP parts ]
            
Point of the Proposed Technology
        
                    Automated CFRTP mold forming system with UD CFRTP prepreg sheets
        
        
        Effect(s)
        
                    Achievement of integrated production
        
        Mass production 
        
        Stabilization of quality
        
        
            Conventional Technology
            
                        ・Manual  work  
        
                  ( Cutting and Laminating prepregs Setting preforms into the mold )
        
        
        
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        ・Cell production system using stand-alone equipment 
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
            New Technology
            
        Technology Deployment and Cooperation
        
                
                    | Development Stage | Commercialization Completed (already delivered: no) 
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                    | Intellectual Property Right | Yes | 
            
                | Joint Researchers (their role) | None 
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            | Example of Application | Mass production of CFRTP (thermoplastic )  parts 
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            | Technical Problems | <Constraints> Poor availability (not distributed) of CFRTP(  thermoplastic ) prepreg as material <Business plan> Providing a manufacturing line through tie-up with a material manufacturer
 
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            | Collaborator needed to Improve | End users/individual equipment manufacturers considering mass production 
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            | Technical WEB page | https://www.ihi.co.jp/ilm/products/car_fa/index.html#fa02 | 
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        Inquiries
        
            | Personnel / Department | Project Management Group,   Automotive FA Department Project Division / Takahiro ONIWA | 
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            | Address | Toyosu IHI Building, 1-1, Toyosu 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0061, Japan | 
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                | Contact | TEL: +81-3-6204-8173 
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        Outline of Company and Organization
        
            | Location | 465-0025 Toyosu IHI Building, 1-1, Toyosu 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0061, Japan | 
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                    | Contact | TEL: +81-3-6204-8181
                                                    FAX: +81-3-6204-8855 | 
            | Capital / No. of Employees | 1,000,000,000 yen・642 employees | 
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            | Product Line | logistic system, FA system, industry machinery, service maintenance,etc. | 
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            | Major Customers | logistic, display, automobile, rubber, plastics-related manufacturers, etc. | 
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            | Overseas Base(s) | Europe, Asia, etc. | 
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            | Certification |  | 
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            | Company/Organization WEB page | http://www.ihi.co.jp/ilm/ | 
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