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Industry Alpha Receives Prestigious Award for Innovation in Automation

Industry Alpha Corporation, headquartered in Itabashi, Tokyo, has been honored with a commendation at the 37th Small and Medium Enterprises Excellent New Technology and Product Award, organized by the Resona Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Foundation and Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. This recognition recognizes their remarkable achievement in the software category, specifically for their autonomous transport robot fleet management system, Alpha-FMS.

Overview of the Award

The Resona Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Foundation aims to enhance the technology of SMEs and contribute to the development of Japan's industrial sector. The annual award ceremony acknowledges exceptional new technologies and products. There are two categories within this award: the General category and the Software category, with awards such as the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Commissioner’s Award and the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Member Award. Since its inception in 1988, the award has seen 12,089 submissions and honored 1,201 outstanding works.

For detailed information about the award, you can refer to the official award page and the list of award winners here.

About the Award-winning Product: Alpha-FMS

The Alpha-FMS is a groundbreaking fleet management system designed to achieve overall optimization, rather than partial optimization, in the automation of factories and warehouses. By tackling the various challenges presented during the automation process, Alpha-FMS exemplifies innovation in logistics technology.

Key Features:

• - Multiple Robot Control: Facilitates efficient autonomous transport based on comprehensive planning.
• - Integration with Existing Equipment: High connectivity with diverse peripheral equipment.
• - Manufacturer-agnostic Compatibility: Allows connections with various Automated Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs).

Comments from the CEO

Watanabe Takumi, CEO of Industry Alpha, expressed immense satisfaction in receiving the commendation for Alpha-FMS. He noted that many companies struggle with achieving complete automation when relying on standalone machines, which results in partial optimization. Alpha-FMS was developed to combat this issue. Moving forward, the company remains dedicated to technical innovation and aims to pave the future of smart factories and warehouses.

Future Outlook

Industry Alpha is set on actively expanding the market for Alpha-FMS and aspires to be a partner in realizing smart factories and warehouses, contributing significantly to Japan's manufacturing and logistics sectors. The company also aims to strengthen its integration with products like the low-floor AMR, Kaghelo, striving to provide a comprehensive automation solution.

Company Overview

Industry Alpha Corporation is a startup focused on developing and implementing various solutions for the smart transformation of factories and warehouses. They specialize in AMRs that do not require guide tapes and FMS solutions that comprehensively manage the indoor environment. With high evaluations from major manufacturers and logistics companies, Kaghelo, a low-floor AMR model, can carry loads of 500 kg and 1000 kg while maintaining a slim design and high-precision autonomous movement.

Alpha-FMS enables connectivity to a variety of AMRs and AGVs, equipped with efficient group control functionalities and a high-connectivity interface for seamless integration with multiple peripheral devices. This collaboration allows for cooperative control features, enabling flexible and advanced automation solutions.

Through the practical application of cutting-edge technology, Industry Alpha is committed to realizing smart factories and warehouses, contributing to Japan's manufacturing and logistics industries.

Company Details

• - Headquarters: 2-30-2 Ozawasaw, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
• - Development Office: 4-201 Sakurasaka, Moriyama, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
• - CEO: Watanabe Takumi
• - Key Products: Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR), FMS, Peripheral Software, and Other Automation Solutions
• - Website: industryalpha.net