Our company established the Monozukuri Center as a base for research and development of production technology. Our "three-in-one" system crosses the boundaries of development, manufacturing engineering, and production. In this system, manufacturing techniques, equipment, production systems, and quality are elaborated and the research and development of innovative technologies are performed.
The Monozukuri Center pursues innovative manufacturing, which includes an "unpowered" device that does not require energy, minimization of facilities, fast-processing technologies, and concentration of operations.
By incorporating the idea of spring mechanism, innovative technologies are consistently produced in a "three-in-one" system consisting of development, manufacturing engineering, and production.
Inspired by the spring mechanism utilized in a "tea-serving doll", AISIN AW avoided the need for a separate power source such as electricity and instead adopted the mechanism that uses the product's weight as the driving force to carry a product to the next process and then returns to its original position using the power stored in the spring.
2005 1st Monozukuri Nippon Grand Awards (Special Prize)
As a heat treatment technology, the combination of low-pressure carburizing with induction hardening significantly reduces treatment times and line lengths in addition to successfully reducing CO2 emissions. This is an innovative heat treatment technology.
2007 2nd Monozukuri Nippon Grand Awards (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize)
Applying the principle of a manipulator allows one motor to perform all five movements, including caulking and mounting/dismounting. Doing so ultimately reduces costs and saves space.
2007 2nd Monozukuri Nippon Grand Awards (Excellence Award)
By focusing on equipment downsizing, fast processing, and the concentration of processes while departing from traditional production lines, the number of processes and line spaces are significantly reduced and small lines are achieved. This contributed to saving energy and costs.
2007 Recipient of Client Technology Development Award
By moving a metal mold through multiple staging, which limits material flow and sets up a section into which the materials flow, the metal mold is sufficiently filled and practical use of helical gear manufacturing with cold forging is accomplished.
2009 The Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity (JSTP) (JSTP Medal for innovative Technology)
Core processes of AT assembly lines are performed without power, which reduces the workload. This makes it possible for female workers to participate in assembling processes.
2009 3rd Monozukuri Nippon Grand Awards (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize)
