Safety shifts from 'Attention' to 'Mechanism' - YKC Amulet implements 'safety not reliant on people' on-site

Yoshikawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, President and CEO: Hiroshi Hanaoka) has launched a brand site for the safety solution brand 'YKC Amulet' as part of its initiative to 'realize safety through mechanisms' on-site.

YKC Amulet is a safety brand developed with the aim of 'supporting safety with technology while staying close to the voices of the workplace,' based on the knowledge cultivated in harsh environments such as steelworks.

Traditional safety measures largely relied on 'reminders' and 'education,' posing a challenge where the level of safety was influenced by human awareness and experience.
To overcome this limitation, YKC Amulet aims to implement 'safety as a mechanism' on-site by utilizing ICT technologies such as RFID, sensing, AI, and the cloud.

Our company has been expanding its product lineup, centered on proximity detection systems utilizing active RFID, including the flagship product 'W Alert' which has been deployed since the brand's inception. In recent years, we have also incorporated AI and IoT technologies, evolving into solutions that address a wider range of safety issues.

The launch of this brand site aims to systematically communicate our product lineup against the backdrop of this evolution, and to broadly convey the concept of 'safety as a mechanism'.

■ Main Product Lineup
These products are deployed as safety solutions that cover diverse risk scenarios on-site.

- W Alert
The flagship product since the brand's launch (over 10,000 units installed). It detects the approach of vehicles and people in real-time to prevent collision accidents.

- Harness Alert
Warns in real-time if a safety belt (harness) is forgotten during work at heights. It reduces the risk of fall accidents due to careless mistakes through a mechanism.

- N Sensing
Detects the approach of AGVs/AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots), supporting the safe coexistence of humans and robots. Addresses new contact risks in increasingly automated sites.

- Sheet Shutter Open/Close Eco System
Suppresses unnecessary opening and closing, achieving both a reduction in accident risks and energy savings. Solves both accidents and energy loss caused by shutter operation through a mechanism.

- Y-MillAI Alert
Utilizes AI cameras to detect dangerous behavior and intrusions into dangerous areas on-site in real-time. Achieves 24-hour safety monitoring by AI, independent of human eyes.

- Y-MillAI Scope
Supports on-site operational efficiency and situation awareness, including safety checks, through AI video analysis. A solution that achieves both safety management and efficient on-site operations simultaneously.