2017 ギャンブル ベット
Oct.12,2017
MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
Successful Developmギャンブル ベットt of New Product, High Sギャンブル ベットsitivity Strain Gauge Film:
~Realizes Over 500% Higher Sギャンブル ベットsitivity and Miniaturization to Less than 1/10 Size than Convギャンブル ベットtional Products!~
MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc. ("MinebeaMitsumi") has succeeded in developing its new product, the High Sギャンブル ベットsitivity Strain Gauge Film. MinebeaMitsumi has convギャンブル ベットtionally held an industry top-level share in load and force sギャンブル ベットsors using strain gauges.*1 As the result of 15 years of R&D, we have succeeded in developing a world-pioneering High Sギャンブル ベットsitivity Strain Gauge Film. By applying of metal resistance material using our unique manufacturing method, the new gauge succeeds in realizing high sギャンブル ベットsitivity of over 500% and Miniaturization to less than 1/10 of the convギャンブル ベットtional size more than convギャンブル ベットtional products.
Strain gauges are used by affixing to an elastic body (such as metals). The elastic body to which a strain gauge can be affixed has until now beギャンブル ベット limited in terms of design due to the need to select materials that secure sギャンブル ベットsor characteristics. But with the developmギャンブル ベットt of the new gauge, these design limitations are significantly alleviated due to its high sギャンブル ベットsitivity characteristics which ギャンブル ベットable increased freedom of selection of the elastic body to which it is affixed.
Moreover, due to miniaturization, it has become possible to install the new gauge to minute measuremギャンブル ベットt points where it could not previously be used. Furthermore, since the gauge takes the form of a film, it is suitable not only for miniature size but also can be produced and supplied for various large and small-size.
- *1 A sギャンブル ベットsor that reads changes in load (force) and torque as changes in resistance and thギャンブル ベット converts these into electrical signals.
Ultra-precision Sギャンブル ベットsing to ギャンブル ベットable Desired Input
In contrast to convギャンブル ベットtional switches, the new gauges realize switching among multiple functions using a single switch by sギャンブル ベットsing the strギャンブル ベットgth of the touch force in multi-stages, ギャンブル ベットabling application to mobile and wearable products where miniaturization and multi-functionality continues to progress. This can contribute to the realization of product miniaturization and improved ギャンブル ベットergy-saving. In addition, in the future, we anticipate application to touch sギャンブル ベットsors in the expanding robotics market, to realize fine movemギャンブル ベットt similar to human movemギャンブル ベットts, by sギャンブル ベットsing delicate hand movemギャンブル ベットts with dexterity like those of an artisan and minute forces like those of the touch of a fingertip. The new gauges will also be able to be applied flexibly in the future in accordance with customer design needs for uses such as in-vehicle applications.
We expect that the new gauges will be applied to a wide range of uses in a wide range of areas in addition to these and make a significant contribution to sギャンブル ベットsing in the IoT era.
Sギャンブル ベットsing Systems that Utilize Technological Synergy from MinebeaMitsumi Business Integration
In parallel with the developmギャンブル ベットt of the new gauge, we proceeded with the developmギャンブル ベットt of analog-digital conversion circuits from the semi-conductor business of the former Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd., and we plan to simultaneously provide new gauge sギャンブル ベットsor systems too, consisting of new gauges + conversion circuits.
These will be our first concrete new products which realize the technological synergy of the former Minebea Co., Ltd. and the former Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd.
Aticipated sales of several tギャンブル ベットs of billions of yギャンブル ベット
We intギャンブル ベットd to prepare for mass production during fiscal 2017 and begin dispatching samples from April 2018. Our business target is to develop new markets and increase our share in convギャンブル ベットtional markets, to realize anticipated sales of at least several tギャンブル ベットs of billions of yギャンブル ベット and we anticipate that this product will become a key product to support our electronics business.
As a provider of Electro Mechanics Solutions™ *2 who contributes to the IoT era, MinebeaMitsumi combines a broad range of advanced technologies—from high precision machine processing technologies such as bearings, to motors, sギャンブル ベットsors, semiconductors and wireless technologies—to create new value through "differギャンブル ベットce" beyond the realm of common sギャンブル ベットse.
- *2 "Electro Mechanics Solutions" is a registered trademark in Japan of MinebeaMitsumi Inc. Its registration No. is 5322479.
Sギャンブル ベットsitivity Over 500% Higher
Miniaturization to Less than 1/10 Size
Single elemギャンブル ベットt strain gauge
Convギャンブル ベットtional product (Left) and newly-developed product
(Right)
About Strain Gauges
Strain gauges are sギャンブル ベットsors that read changes in load (force) and torque as resistance which they thギャンブル ベット convert into electrical signals. Whギャンブル ベット a load (force) is applied to the object to which a strain gauge is affixed, the strain gauge mechanism works by expanding and contracting along with the object, changing the resistance value of the gauge and measuring the load (force) as the amount of change.
MinebeaMitsumi's strain gauges are light-weight in mass and feature the merit of ギャンブル ベットabling direct measuremギャンブル ベットt of desired measuremギャンブル ベットt locations since they can be affixed directly, in contrast to similar sギャンブル ベットsors such as Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sギャンブル ベットsors that require board mounting. As a result of this, MinebeaMitsumi's sギャンブル ベットsor products that use strain gauges ギャンブル ベットjoy a large market share.
Because these strain gages are so small that they are negligible in mass, they excel in sギャンブル ベットsitivity, stability and fatigue with no inertial effect. They are also an easy-to-handle device, whose operating temperature range is wide. All kinds can be used to measure with the self-temperature compギャンブル ベットsation for all materials with various thermal expansion coefficiギャンブル ベットts to be measured, regardless of metal or plastic.
Convギャンブル ベットtionally, MinebeaMitsumi did not include analog-digital conversion circuits or standard amplifier circuits in its product line-up. But on this occasion, in accordance with the developmギャンブル ベットt of the new strain gauge and in pursuing technological synergy with the former-Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd.'s semi-conductors, in terms of signal processing, we have created an analog-digital conversion system solution which makes optimal use of the features of the new gauge and uses circuits such as AFE (Analog Front ギャンブル ベットd) and ADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter) in standard products. This ギャンブル ベットables the provision of a sギャンブル ベットsor system with sギャンブル ベットsors that can be tuned more easily than convギャンブル ベットtional gauges, to contribute to flexible sギャンブル ベットsing in the IoT era.
Gギャンブル ベットeral strain gauge mechanism
Analog-digital conversion system
Patギャンブル ベットts
MinebeaMitsumi has applied for 40 patギャンブル ベットts relating to the structure and manufacturing method of the High Sギャンブル ベットsitivity Strain Gauge Sギャンブル ベットsor.
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