Making Conveyance Automation Easier: Launching a New Service for Monthly Adoption of AMR + Wireless Charging

B&PLUS K.K. (Headquarters: Hiki-gun, Saitama), a provider of wireless power transfer technology, has launched a lease service that allows users to utilize AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots) used in factories and logistics sites, bundled with a wireless charging system, on a monthly basis.

With this service, we provide a mechanism to adopt AMRs while keeping initial costs down, which has traditionally been a challenge due to the high initial investment required.

### Background: Advancing Automation in Conveyance and Challenges in AMR Adoption In the manufacturing and logistics industries, the automation of conveyance processes is rapidly advancing against the backdrop of labor shortages and the need for improved productivity. Among these, 'AMRs' (Autonomous Mobile Robots), which can flexibly adapt to layout changes, are attracting increasing attention.

On the other hand, we often hear the following challenges from companies considering AMR adoption: - Initial investment tends to be high - Difficult to make an adoption decision - Hard to forecast the return on investment

To lower these adoption hurdles, B&PLUS has started a monthly lease service.

### Service Overview This service is a lease model that bundles the AMR unit and a wireless charging system. A leasing company purchases the equipment, and the user can utilize it for a monthly fee.

**[Lease Targets]** - AMR unit - Wireless charger - Other optional items designed by B&PLUS, if any

Normally, adopting an AMR can cost several million yen, but by utilizing a lease, it becomes possible to adopt the equipment while suppressing the initial investment.

### Advantages of this Service **1. Adoption with Low Initial Cost** Because it is a lease contract rather than an equipment purchase, you can start adopting AMRs by significantly suppressing initial costs.

**2. Easy Cost Management with Fixed Monthly Fee** Since expenses are fixed as a monthly lease fee, it becomes easier to plan annual budgets and manage costs.

**3. Reduced Operational Burden with Wireless Charging** Details will follow in subsequent sections, but wireless charging enables automated operations.