Solution

Challenges

Aging of workers and labor shortages. At the same time, ensuring safety in harsh working environments involving high-temperature asphalt mixture and dust is required.
These combined issues represent a structural critical point that cannot be solved by conventional means.
Teleoperation and automation technology solve these challenges beyond human limits, realizing optimal collaboration between humans and machines and a production system for the next generation through ARAV's solutions.

ARAV Solutions

Through teleoperation and automation solutions for construction machinery, we promote site DX for asphalt plants. Rather than just the DX of a single machine, we aim to provide a "Field Automation Platform" that optimizes the operation of the customer's entire site.
For example, we envision providing solutions linked with plant equipment, such as wheel loader automation based on hopper remaining levels.

Target Processes for Teleoperation and Automation

Promoting Site DX Through Phased Implementation

Example Scenarios

Phase 1

Small Start - Demonstrate value starting with a single unit

Initially, we start with the teleoperation or automation of a single wheel loader or hydraulic excavator.
We select tasks where challenges are expected based on consultation and site requirements.
We approach challenges at each site, such as resolving high workloads and burdens from single-operator tasks, early morning/late night shifts, labor shortages, and operational efficiency.
Based on the results from a single machine, we propose further DX promotion through future scalability and safety improvements.

Phase 2

Horizontal Expansion - Scaling to multiple units and proposing automation

After verifying practicality with a single machine, we propose the teleoperation or automation of subsequent units for specific work areas or sites.
eleoperating or automating multiple units involved in aggregate feeding, transportation, and loading leads to ensuring safety at asphalt plants, improving the operator's environment, and enabling night and early morning operations.

Phase 3

Final Phase

Our final vision is to further increase the number of teleoperated and automated machines to create unmanned operations and an environment free from constraints of time and location.
This contributes to resolving labor shortages, pursuing maximum safety, and increasing productivity at asphalt plants.
We aim for a site-wide DX that cannot be achieved by the automation of single machines alone.