Advanced TechnologyBusiness and Products
Contributing to lifestyles through technological competency, with eyes set on the future
Contributing to lifestyles through technological competency, with eyes set on the future
Kurabo’s life sciences technology business contributes to solving societal issues through technologies and products in areas such as genes and cells, robotics, vision sensing, and factory automation; the support of research and development in drug discovery, diagnostics, and medical treatment; and improvement of quality and productivity in factories and laboratories. The electronics business achieves highly precise quality control by providing inspection, measuring, and color matching systems centered on color sensing technology. While the engineering business has its foundations in environmental plant technologies such as wastewater and waste gas treatment, it is also expanding into biomass power generation. These businesses make up Kurabo’s Advanced Technology Division, which contributes to safety, security, and comfort in people’s lives through activities in fields such as manufacturing, research, transportation infrastructure, and renewable energy.
Business Fields and Main Products
- Robots and vision sensors
- Factory/
lab automation - Genes and cells
- Agitation and defoaming
- Inspection, measuring, and color matching systems
- Environmental plants
- Biomass and energy facilities
Life Science Technology Field
Robots and vision sensors
- High-speed 3D vision sensorKURASENSE
- High-speed 3D vision sensor for cable recognition. By combining this with numerous types of robot, we can achieve a “handling system for linear objects” such as cables, which was previously difficult to automate.See more(Japanese only)
- 7-axis cooperative robot systemKuraVizon
- The flexible movement possible with 7 axes and the force sensor provide high work precision and detection functions. Combining it with “KURASENSE” will take automation systems to the next level.
Factory/
lab automation
- Robot system packagesKurassem
- These can automate a variety of manufacturing processes, including the assembly of electronic devices, connector fastening, wire harness manufacturing, and automatic soldering. See more
Genes and cells
- Multi-sample DNA microarrayGene Square
- A DNA microarray that can simultaneously analyze 24 different types of sample (specimen) on a single slide. It is a tool that can be used not only for processes such as gene function analysis but also genetic testing of the human constitution at a low cost.
- Nucleic-acid extraction equipmentQuickGene
- QuickGene is a system that quickly extracts DNA and RNA from a sample with high purity. The product lineup is extensive and ranges from fully automatic devices to small-scale extraction equipment. See more
- 3D skin modelEPI-200
- A restructured model consisting of normal human epidermal keratinocyte. The 3D structure is similar to human skin, which is multilayered and highly differentiated. This effective replacement for traditional animal testing is used in a range of tests.See more
Agitation and defoaming
- Planetary Centrifugal MixerMAZERUSTAR
- By rotating the container containing the material while revolving it around its axis, agitation and defoaming are performed simultaneously in a short period of time. We offer a lineup of a wide range of equipment to support everything from research and development to production.See more
Advanced Technology Division
Life Science Technology Field site
Electronics Field
Inspection, measuring, and color matching systems
- Infrastructure management systemPG-4 compact pavement inspection system
- Equipped with 3D cameras, a speedometer, and GPS, this inspection unit can detect road damage at a speed of 100 km/h, thus dramatically shortening inspection time. It contributes to efficient diagnosis of infrastructure deterioration.See more
- AFVI system for HDI/flex PCBsBBMaster
- In addition to proprietary image processing technology, BBMaster uses the Kurabo-developed color/monochrome switching camera, allowing the user to spot previously unseen defects. See more
- Liquid component densitometerChemicAlyzer
- This is a liquid component concentration meter that applies the light absorption principle and achieves continuous measurement with an in-line design. It contributes to concentration control in a wide range of industries, including semiconductor cleaning processes. See more
- Infrared measuring deviceFilm thickness meter
- This is a film thickness meter that can measure only the layer or component you want to measure by applying infrared analysis technology. This meets a wide range of online measurement needs at manufacturing sites, such as the thickness of highly functional films and the thickness of coatings on steel sheets. See more
- Color Mixing Support SystemAUCOLOR
- This system measures the reflectance of a target color with a colorimeter (spectrophotometer) and calculates the mixing ratio of color materials (primary colors) that have been registered in a computer in advance in order to reproduce that color. See more
- Automatic weighing systemAUKITCHEN
- By measuring paints, color pastes, powders, etc. with high precision, it contributes to significant labor savings and streamlining of color mixing work. See more
Advanced Technology Division
Electronics Field site
Engineering Field
Environmental plants
- Effluent treatment facilities
- We design and build water treatment facilities that satisfy a wide variety of customer needs, including public facilities such as effluent water treatment equipment for municipal incinerators and effluent treatment systems for industry.See more
- Exhaust gas treatment equipment
- We manufacture a comprehensive lineup of exhaust gas treatment equipment. Products include wet-type equipment for removing SOx and HCL, denitration equipment for breaking down NOx with catalysts and reducing agents, and dust-collecting equipment that uses coulomb force and filter cloth.See more
Biomass and energy facilities
- Fluidized-bed boilers (Biomass power plants)
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We operate biomass power plants incorporating steam turbines that run on biomass fuel such as timber from forest thinning.
By using waste plastic, RPF (refuse paper and plastic fuel), food residue, and sludge in addition to biomass fuel such as wood and tire chips, energy is collected in the form of steam or high-temperature air.
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- Livestock waste treatment system【FUNTO】
- With its powerful sterilization and drying capabilities, this system can repeatedly recycle livestock waste (used litter containing livestock excrement and urine) into dry and clean compost.See more(Japanese only)