Request for Proposal
Partner for Business Using Elastic Electrical Wire ”ROBODEN™”
Status: RFP is Closed
Request for Proposal
How to Apply
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SOLUTION PROVIDER HELP DESK
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Program Manager: Yoshikuni Sato
Email: phd2@ninesigma.com
RFP Title
NineSigma, representing Asahi Kasei Corp. (homepage: http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/asahi/en/ ), seeks a business partner that makes use of “ ROBODEN™ ”, the world’s first elastic electrical wire successfully developed by Asahi Kasei.
This electrical wire was developed based on the idea that “an elastic electrical wire without slack will be needed in the future, for wiring in movable parts in industrial robots, humanoid robots, and wearable devices etc.” Asahi Kasei has issued this open request, wishing to solve customers’ wiring problems through joint development with the customer using this elastic electrical wire.
Asahi Kasei is willing to explore new potential markets including relatively small ones.
The “ROBODEN™” elastic electrical wire has the following characteristics:
For further details of the elastic electrical wire, please also see the reference below.
https://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/fibers/en/roboden/summary/
Figure 1. Structure of ROBODEN™
Figure 2. Characteristics of ROBODEN™
Figure 3. Signal transmission of pristine (left)
and stretched (rights) ROBODEN™
Proposals from organizations that can establish a complementary, mutually beneficial, and cooperative relationship with Asahi Kasei are anticipated, e.g. potential joint development partners such as:
Table 1: Examples of potential application of the elastic electrical wire
Response Procedure
Step 1:
Responses should include all the necessary items, using the template below, and be submitted from "Respond" button.
Please contact the Solution Provider Help Desk phd2@ninesigma.com for assistance about registration and proposal submission.
Step 2:
Once Asahi Kasei completes the first screening process, NineSigma will contact potential partner organizations for further processes.
Step 3:
Further collaboration details will be discussed directly with Asahi Kasei.
Items to be Submitted
Please describe the following items to the extent no confidential information are included
Note: If possible, please also include product information regarding existing cables.
Notes on Response
Proposal shall have clear points and should not include confidential information. Supplemental files may be submitted in addition to the proposal.
Name | Creation Time | |
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RFP(E)-2018_3863-roboden.pdf | Oct 25, 2018 |