NIKKEI Monozukuri August 2006

Cover Story
Feature: Newly built factories in Japan -- C reation of new values, immediacy, and productivity can be maximized because they are located within the country

Part 1 : Why are new factories constructed in Japan?
Part 2 : Case studies

Ichikoh Industries Ltd.
Sony Manufacturing Systems Corp.
Nidec Copal Corp.
Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc.
Bandai Co. Ltd.
Kasai Tec Co.Ltd.
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp.
Roland DG Corp.
Tsugami Corp.
Yaskawa Electric Corp.

Interview

Junai Saito: President, Nihon Spindle Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Kaleidoscope

The world's first attempt faced difficulties while still on the ground

Detailed Reports

Honda's new Stream features a lower overall height, and the body structure and floor design have been improved
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport sets up a technology verification division to prevent product recall cover-ups, which have been occurring frequently
Sony has mobilized the full potential of the company to develop BRAVIA LCD televisions and feels it has scored a hit. It has also set prices for PS3, taking its potential into consideration
Ordinary coal can be transformed into bituminous coal using"tempura"process
A new method for thin-film coating which can prolong the life of metal molds
A PLC program is used to operate 3D virtual facilities

How to Select and Buy Low-Priced Parts in China

(Part 8)Aiming to reduce printed material costs by 90% "how can"nikurokosoro'be prevented?

New Ideas

Cleaning of filters

Search for Manufacturing

Creation of documents for patent applications : Embodiments are not experiment results

Accident Investigation

The truth about the defect in kerosene fan heaters manufactured by Matsushita Electric Industrial

Special Report

3D harness design by Kanto Auto mobile
Direct drive power trains incur less loss

The Method

D-QMS based on the PQE matrix (Part 1): Visualization of development design processes

Toyota Production System and Its New Developments

(Part 8)Application to single-piece made-to-order production

Documentary

A story about an SME whose shares were listed on a stock exchange (Part 6) A violent tremor has shaken the company

Material Dynamics Mandala

(Part 20)Tension, torsion, and external pressure

Introductory Course on Analysis for Designers

(Part 8)Resin flow analysis (First half) -- How to determine shapes and meshes

Outstanding SMEs

Kohara Gear Industry Co., Ltd.
Maruemu Works Co., Ltd.

The Master

(Part 27) Material that glows when it is pushed

Frank Opinion

We cannot generate users'needs anymore, so we must break the stalemate by creating "meaningful values"

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Solid-state drives (SSD) using NAND Flash memory are beginning to show up in a variety of equipment as storage devices. Prices are dropping as semiconductor technology continues to evolve, accelerating adoption of the drives, but manufacturers must also deal with eroding quality.

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With analog television broadcasting slated for the axe in about two years in Japan, TV broadcast tuners are evolving rapidly, replacing old radio frequency (RF) analog circuits with new integrated circuits (IC) called silicon tuners. Signal demodulators are evolving with them, and by tracing the direction of their evolution it is possible to delineate the shape of tomorrow's TV.

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Convenience store franchises are moving to slash energy consumption following the revision of the Japanese Act on the Rational Use of Energy, and are rapidly becoming showcases for cutting-edge energy-conservation technology. The technologies honed here will spread to other firms in the distribution industry, office buildings and more, eventually worldwide.