Akagi Nyugyo Co., Ltd.: Honjo Senbon-zakura 5S Plant

Goals

• Establish traceability
• 24-hour operations
• Lighten workload in refrigerated environments

Benefits

• Established cutting-edge safety and reliability in both hard and soft business aspects
• Ability to flexibly handle both mass production and manufacturing of a wide variety of products in small quantities

Customer feedback

• The plant has achieved safety and reliability on par with pharmaceuticals in both hard and soft aspects of business.
• This company develops between 150 and 200 new products annually and offers them nationwide—and thus demands flexible handling in terms of both production and Logistics systems.
• The introduction of IHI Logistics systems has established traceability through mechanized operations and lightened employee workload. The introduction of automated systems has succeeded in boosting production and shipping speed.
• In addition to the obvious safety and reliability aspects, this complete plant is able to welcome a large number of visitors* thanks to its observation routes and presentation room facilities.
  *The plant was opened to the general public in the summer of 2011。
• The plant features a relaxation room and powder room in order to make it a more comfortable facility for workers. The addition of a day-care center is also under consideration as a way to make the plant even more attractive to female employees.

System overview

Freezing AS/RS（Automated Storage/Retrieval System）:

Storage volume: 2,310 shelves

Packing style:

M x 1,200 × My 1,200 × Mz 1,500 (mm)

Rackpack cranes:

5

Palletizing robots, stretch packager, table lifter