カジノオンライン ("Toyota Tsusho") announces it has invested in Aster Co, Ltd (President: Takenobu Hongo; Head office: Yokote-shi, Akita; "Aster")--which possesses the innovative motor coil, AST coil^*1technology, through receipt of allocated third party shares

Currently, the use of motors is spreading due to the progress of electrification, and making motors operate efficiently through efficient use of energy is becoming an issue To address this issue, カジノオンライン developed the AST coil technology which offers freedom in shape forming unseen in traditional winded coils The space factor^*2within motors has been significantly improved due to the development of AST coil technology This has allowed customers to realize motor designs of high efficiency that offers higher output in smaller form factors using lower resistance that were difficult to achieve from the extrapolation of traditional technologies

カジノオンライン is working on response to the acceleration of vehicle electrification as a part of its Next-generation Mobility Strategy, a priority area for the company Through this investment in Aster, カジノオンライン aims to contribute toward a society with low environmental impact by supporting the full-scale commercialization of AST coils In addition, by achieving installation in next-generation automotive motors, カジノオンライン is striving toward stable supply of high-performance motors which are major components of electrification including mobility, and is also expanding application into motors for industrial use

カジノオンライン is working to build its mass production system for AST coils, and has opened a new plant in Yokote-shi, Akita in June 2019 as part of this effort

This investment is a project under カジノオンライン’s internal NEXT Technology Fund

*1 AST coil = カジノオンライン coil
*2 Ratio of the coil’s cross-sectional area made up by the conductor


* Source: カジノオンライン’s web site

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