Industry Alpha begins offering smart factory and warehouse solutions in Vietnam

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In recent years, Vietnam has experienced rapid growth in its GDP, averaging 8% per year. The young generation is the largest, and Vietnam’s current population pyramid is similar to that of Japan during its period of high economic growth.

In fact, labor costs in Vietnam have risen nearly three times compared to ten years ago.

Labor costs in Vietnam will continue to rise, and productivity cannot be maintained with the current methods.

In addition, with the improvement in the educational level of young people in Vietnam, there is a growing tendency for them to find employment in high-profit industries such as the service industry and the IT industry, and there are concerns about labor shortages in the manufacturing and logistics industries.

Recognizing the need to accelerate the introduction of smart factories and warehouses in order to respond to global competition that will likely accelerate in the future, we have decided to provide solutions for smart factories and warehouses in Vietnam.

Business Contents

We are a startup that promotes smart manufacturing and logistics industries. By utilizing algorithms, robotics, and AI technology, we aim to automate and reduce labor, helping our customers improve productivity and ensure quality.

Examples of projects we have worked on with partners

1. Automate packaging work by introducing an automatic packaging line system
2. Improve quality of inspection process with AI cameras
3. Automate picking and transportation simultaneously

This is an example of how combining a conveyor belt with an arm robot has reduced the number of workers on a manufacturing line.
Previously, workers would have had to manually pick packages, assemble boxes, and pack them, but now this process has been automated using arm robots and sensors.

This has made it possible to process a large number of packages and has significantly reduced labor costs.
 

In addition, in the inspection process, quality is improved by introducing AI cameras to automated production lines.

Furthermore, in an effort to smarten up picking and transportation work in traditional warehouses,
AGVs move to the picking location in an order automatically optimized by an algorithm.
The only work done by humans is to go to the location of the AGV and perform picking and inspection work.

Our solution makes it possible to realize a smart warehouse that significantly reduces the amount of work done by humans in the entire process from receiving to shipping.

Future outlook

We have decided to conduct joint development with Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology in Vietnam.

As a university-based venture, we have been solving various problems in warehouses and factories.

In the future, we will collaborate with excellent local students from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology to contribute to labor-saving and labor-saving by smartifying various issues in Vietnam’s manufacturing and logistics industry.

We will also expand our smartification business not only to Vietnam but also to the whole of Southeast Asia.

According to a report by the United Nations Population Fund, by 2040, some European countries and Asian countries are predicted to have more than 30% of their population aged 65 or older, and the 21st century is also called the century of aging.

In the future, we intend to utilize the deep knowledge and cutting-edge technology we have cultivated in Japan to provide multifaceted solutions with an eye on the next 10 years as we expand our business throughout Asia.