Large-scale equipment developed by Rinashimetari

Large-scale equipment developed by Rinashimetari

Rinashimetari (Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City) has developed a large-scale device that uses metal processing heat treatment technology. It can handle bars up to 70 mm in diameter, and heats and shears the metal to increase its strength. The company aims to use the equipment for processing parts for aircraft and railroads, as well as frames for small electric vehicles (EVs). The technology used in the equipment is called "RMA-CREO," which heats metal bars at high frequency, rapidly cools both ends, and then applies torsion and shearing to refine the crystal grains. The equipment will be installed by Mimatsu (Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture) at its Yosu Plant (Chikuzen Town, Fukuoka Prefecture), and Mimatsu will undertake the production. (Mimatsu's Yasu Plant in Chikuzen-cho, Fukuoka Prefecture, November 11, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Mimatsu's Collaborative Robot for Punch Laser Multifunction Machines

Mimatsu's Collaborative Robot for Punch Laser Multifunction Machines

Mimatsu (Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture) will start full-scale introduction of collaborative robots attached to machine tools. There is no need to use a camera for identification. It can handle workpieces ranging in size from 30 mm to 120 mm square and weighing up to 2 kg. In the punch laser combined machine, a camera identifies the shape of the object transported on the conveyor after processing. The company will sell the system outside the company in cooperation with machine tool manufacturers. Mimatsu is a metal processing company that also assembles equipment. The company has been working to shorten the time between processes by developing a system that uses beacons (small transmitters) to grasp the location of semi-finished products. Mimatsu's headquarters in Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture, on October 29, 2019.