Noile vagoane pentru sistemul AGT din Hiroshima câștigă „GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021”

TOKYO, Oct 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – The new 7000-Series carriages in service on the “Astram Line,” an Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) system designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), have received a “GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021(1)” from Japan Institute of Design Promotion. The Astram Line is operated by Hiroshima Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. as part of the city of Hiroshima’s public transit system. The award was presented in recognition of renewal for new era both the carriages’ outstanding functional upgrades and carrying on the line’s identity as a symbol of peace befitting Hiroshima.

The Astram Line’s new 7000-Series carriages (photo courtesy of Hiroshima Rapid Transit Co., Ltd.)

The award-winning carriages retain the chrome yellow hue of the original carriages, a color selected as a symbol of “peace” “goodwill” “ideal”, and adopt a recurring pattern of 16 dots also interpreted as a message of peace(2). Together, these design elements conjure an expression of “continuation and evolution”, a concept praised by the award sponsor as ideally in harmony with the present and future of Hiroshima. The award also recognized the Astram Line carriages’ substantial functional upgrades: seats, bogies, air-conditioning and other system improvements resulting in enhanced safety and comfort; environmental compatibility; and attention to passenger needs, especially use of baby strollers and a barrier-free design.

In addition, the new 7000-Series carriages were also selected to receive the top award in the product category of the “17th Hiroshima Good Design Award 2021,” a program operated by the Hiroshima -shi Industrial promotion center(3). The carriages are manufactured locally at MHIENG’s Mihara Machinery Works in Hiroshima Prefecture, and their double award-winning achievement demonstrates their contribution to their home area. Local production combined with local utilization deepens local understanding toward MHIENG, and the newly received awards further reinforce MHIENG’s firm determination and commitment to contribute to the sustained development of its local community.

The Astram Line connects Hondori Station in Hiroshima’s city center with Koiki-koen-mae Station in its northwestern outskirts, a total distance of 18.4 kilometers (11.4 miles) – making the Astram Line the longest AGT operating in Japan. The new 7000-Series carriages are being manufactured to replace the existing cars, with plans calling for a total of 24 trains (144 carriages) to be delivered in stages through FY2024. Six trains have already been handed over.

MHIENG are o lungă perioadă de realizare a inițiativelor ESG prin furnizarea de sisteme AGT, sisteme de mobilitate curată, care nu emit CO2, deoarece vagoanele sale sunt conduse de un motor electric. În continuare, gestionând toate aspectele proiectelor de transport, prin planificare, proiectare, producție, construcție, testare, operare și întreținere, MHIENG va continua să răspundă la reducerea impactului asupra mediului atât în ​​Japonia, cât și în întreaga lume.

(1) GOOD DESIGN AWARD are presented in recognition of design that fulfills a purpose or offers an ideal. The design can be of something tangible or intangible: for example, industrial goods, architecture, software, services, etc. The “G MARK” symbolizing award winners is widely known in Japan.
(2) Cele 16 puncte, dispuse în 4 rânduri a câte 4 puncte, exprimă siguranță și confort. Forma lor rotundă este asociată cu viața, pacea și pământul, iar modelul lor ordonat simbolizează adunări de oameni și inimi.
(3) Acest program își propune să aprofundeze înțelegerea față de design prin onorarea modelelor excelente de mărfuri produse la nivel local, atât pentru a promova vânzările acestora, cât și pentru a sprijini industriile cu legături către design.

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Grupul Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) este unul dintre cele mai importante grupuri industriale din lume, cuprinzând energie, logistică și infrastructură, mașini industriale, aerospațială și de apărare. Grupul MHI combină tehnologia de vârf cu experiența profundă pentru a oferi soluții inovatoare și integrate care ajută la realizarea unei lumi neutre din punct de vedere al emisiilor de carbon, îmbunătățirea calității vieții și asigurarea unei lumi mai sigure. Pentru mai multe informații, vă rugăm să vizitați www.mhi.com sau să urmați ideile și poveștile noastre de pe www.spectra.mhi.com.

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