Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Head Office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Shinji Shimomura) will launch Compact Drive as a new addition to Drive Solutions for Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)/Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) smartris on March 1, 2024.

It is a compact and lightweight drive achieving 80% reduction in size compared to the conventional one (Normal Drive).

Compact Drive is a highly compact and lightweight product with 120mm in width and 0.3kg in weight. It maintains high performance comparable to Normal Drive while being compact, contributing to space-saving and low floor design in AGV/AMRs.

Compact

The in-wheel structure realizes space-saving in AGV/AMRs. It contributes to lower the height of AGV/AMRs and more effective use of internal space.

Capable of supporting a wide range of payloads

Multiple sizes and reduction ratios are available, allowing you to design AGVs and AMRs that support a wide range of payloads.

High performance servo control

High speed, high precision, and high responsiveness are achieved by high-resolution servo control (the drive's internal control resolution is 16384 inc/rev).

The system can operate at an industry-leading max speed of 2.0m/s and max acceleration of 1.0m/s-2.

(4)	Superior safety

The CYCLO gear reducer principle with excellent impact resistance is used for the gear part.

With a focus on compliance with 'ISO 3691-4: 2020 Industrial Trucks - Safety Requirements and Verification' and 'JIS D 6802: 2022 Automated Guided Vehicles and Automated Guided Vehicle Systems - Safety Requirements and Verification', an optional version with STO (Safe Torque Off) capabilities is also available.

Regarding the STO function of the Compact Drive, it will be supported soon.

About Drive Solutions for AGV/AMR smartris 'smartris' is a packaged product that consists of gear, servo motor, and servo drive as the drive components for AGV/AMRs. The packaged components simplify the design and production work of AGV/AMRs.

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