'Table Combi,' which cuts weighing time for people with disabilities by two-thirds, launches crowdfunding on June 15 to expand adoption in welfare facilities

Okay Planning Co., Ltd. (Kumamoto Prefecture, Representative Director: Mitsuru Hatae) will launch a crowdfunding project on June 15, 2026, on the social contribution-focused site 'For Good,' titled 'From Kumamoto: Realizing self-reliance through work, not charity, via agricultural-welfare cooperation.'

Background: Monthly income for people with disabilities is only 22,000 yen
The national average wage for people with disabilities working in Type B employment support offices is approximately 22,000 yen per month (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare survey), which equates to roughly 200–300 yen per hour. While participation in packing and weighing produce is expanding in agricultural-welfare settings, the 'weighing' process remains a major hurdle, preventing wage increases.

Solution: Game-like weighing machine 'Table Combi'
'Table Combi' is a combination weighing machine that indicates the combination closest to the target weight via LED lights when vegetables are placed on multiple trays. Operators simply 'take vegetables from the illuminated tray.' No numerical judgment is required, allowing people with disabilities to weigh items with the speed and accuracy of a veteran. It has a track record of over 500 units delivered to agricultural corporations and food factories nationwide.

Empirical data: Weighing time reduced by up to one-third
In May 2026, empirical tests were conducted at the NPO Kumamoto Welfare Association. When Type B office users touched the Table Combi for the first time, onion weighing time was reduced from 5 minutes 30 seconds to 1 minute 50 seconds (about one-third), and cherry tomato weighing was reduced from 22 minutes 23 seconds to 11 minutes 00 seconds (about half).

Additionally, at Fushichan Co., Ltd., an agricultural corporation in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Type B office users achieved an hourly wage of over 900 yen and a monthly income of 30,000 to 70,000 yen (two to four times the national average) using Table Combi for komatsuna packing tasks.

Project Overview
Project name: From Kumamoto: Realizing self-reliance through work, not charity, via agricultural-welfare cooperation
URL: https://for-good.net/project/1003595
Period: June 15, 2026 – August 2, 2026
Target amount: 500,000 yen (All-in method)
Rewards: Seasonal vegetable sets from cooperating farmers, 'imperfect' vegetable sets, gyoza, etc. (5,000 – 50,000 yen)

Partners
Mr. Yasuo Okuno, Board Chairman of NPO Kumamoto Welfare Association (Chairman of Kumamoto Prefecture Agricultural-Welfare Cooperation Council, recipient of the 2024 Nofuku Award Grand Prix Runner-up).