The Very Long Conveyor Belt In Japan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2024
- Seen a conveyor belt before? you probably haven't seen one like this. Japan wants to bolt a 300 mile long freight moving conveyor belt to replace trucks on the road.
In a bold move to revolutionize logistics and reduce congestion, Japan is
planning to build a massive, 300-mile long conveyor belt system to
transport goods across the country. Dubbed the "Automated Transport
System" (ATS), this innovative solution aims to replace traditional trucks
and trains, significantly reducing traffic on the roads and decreasing
emissions.
Imagine a continuous ribbon of steel, stretching from Tokyo to Osaka,
where containers are loaded onto vehicles that can move at speeds of up to
20 km/h. With no need for drivers or tracks, this cutting-edge technology
promises to streamline supply chains, increase efficiency, and enhance
safety.
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#JapanInnovation
#TransportationInfrastructure
#FutureTech
The eating noises at the start of the video turned me right off 😥
Note taken.
Agreed. Like just... why?!
The first thing I see when clicking on the video is someone shoving food in their mouth and having to listen to it. That's one way to turn away your audience. I sure as fuck won't be back.
Yah, the way this video starts, its grows man.
This sounds like one of those ideas that you'd need to put into practice to really tell if it's a good idea. I can see the advantages of having two mega hubs or multiple large hubs in both cities the conveyors go through, but you'd have to do a lot of math to actually know with certainty if it's a better idea then just building a cargo rail line connecting two yards and hubs at each end.
Gadgetbahn for freight
Me with my continent-spanning conveyor belt in Factorio ... hmm, could work.
I still fail to see how it could be a better option than just using trains.
I'm not sure they have the space for all that train infrastructure. Japan is a little different than the US. its super dense and everything is compact. The idea sounds pretty crazy, but the Japanese are known for coming up with some unusual solutions to different problems. I wouldn't put it past them to try and build something like this.
@@mendodsoregonbackroads6632 yea not like japan doesnt have some of the best train infrastructure in the world already....
I’m sure that a conveyor belt system would have a lot of spurs - more than what would be practical in train operation.
@@mendodsoregonbackroads6632 Oh yeah im sure japan is not like the U.S... they actually have fucking BRAINS and they can put rail into their country, wow... shocker I know
Doesn't have the same limitations as rail. Doesn't need to be attached to the ground or a bridge on a fairly gentle grade. Runs continuously. Quieter.
That said, mx will probably be absolute hell
It doesn't sound completely stupid, but I wonder what happens if it stalls. If a road gets blocked you can take a detour, if the conveyor stops it ALL stops. And there are a lot of failure points across 300 miles running 24/7 with a heavy load.
Considering Japan's geography, it does make a certain sort of sense. If a road is blocked, there's probably no other road that can take the load you are carrying anyway, therefore, maximize the corridors you have
Couldn’t do that in America. If you get to close to certain neighborhoods, that would be where everything would exit the conveyor belt
Two conveyers needed, one each way, how long a travel time from end to end? when so start to think about it carefully........ it does not work out.
I agree, not sure why they dont go a for a simple double track train line, with very high frequency (think metro type every 10min) and could even be running narrow gauge if they just want it to be 1 pallet wide....Driverless train systems already exists and are fairly easy to implement. Not to mention a train line is way easier to maintain than that monster conveyor
I guess they’ll have to make that decision themselves.
U mean free transportation ?? Like I just have to step on the conveyor belt
Not at all interested in watching you eat. CYA
If something breaks, the whole thing stops (or rather, all the sections from start to the failure point). Which is a shame, since they can't load new cargo onto it then (unlike trucks - if one breaks, or there is a traffic jam mid-way, you can still load the next trucks).
What about unloading operations? They'll need to be fast an precisely timed (i presume the belt will end somewhere on the city edge and they'll still need small trucks to deliver the cargo to the individual shops - this has to be coordinated perfectly so that a) the trucks don't pile up waiting, and b) the thucks are there when the cargo arrives. Otherwise, they'll need a huge operations yard, like in ports.. and in that case maybe it's better to get back to trains.
@@panda4247 Not really sure what the exact plan is. It will be interesting to find out. I wish there was more detail about it.