Cover Story
30 companies describe their corporate manufacturing strategy
- Auto:Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor, Honda, Mitsubishi Motors
- Electrical:Matsushita Electric Industrial, Hitachi, Sony, Sharp, Toshiba, Daikin Industries
- Precision:Canon, Ricoh, Olympus, Konica Minolta Holdings
- Machinery/FA:Yamazaki Mazak, Okuma, Mori Seiki, Mitsubishi Electric, Komatsu
- Materials:Kobe Steel, Mitsubishi Chemical, Asahi Kasei, Asahi Glass, Fuji Film
- Components:Yokogawa Electric, NSK, Murata Manufacturing, Bridgestone, Koito Manufacturing, Mabuchi Motors
Interview
Motoo Matsuura: Chief Executive Officer, Juken Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Kaleidoscope
Good Design crosses the oceans, etc.
Detailed Reports
- Mitsubishi Motors develops an electric car, the"i MiEV"
- A piezoelectric actuator that operates at high-speed -- the stroke amplification using leverage structure
- 99.999% of dust totally shut out -- Hitachi's vacuum cleaner uses plasma for electrification
- Reducing model modification time by half by combining manual work with the use of 3D data
- A five-axis machining center that can even grind -- everything from rough grinding to finishing and cutting in one machine
- Nanao markets a monitor that instantaneously changes the way colors are viewed
- Honda develops a low-cost parking assistance system
- Nissan uses IT to maximize conveyance efficiency of components to production lines
How to Select and Buy Low-Priced Parts in China
(Part 11)Motor cost can be halved if you watch out for variations in specs and measurements
Special Report
- The focal spot in PLM lies in coordinating design and production
The Method
D-QMS based in the PQE matrix (last installment): introduction and establishmentconcept
Toyota Production System and Its New Developments
(Part 11)Applications to development and design divisions
Documentary
Development of Lexus LS (Part 2): No easy way
Material Dynamics Mandala
(Part 23)Is your contact stress calculation correct?
Outstanding SMEs
K.T.S.
The Master
(Part 29) Is it true that rain is followed by fair weather?
Accident Investigation
Lack of risk awareness underlies children's paper shredder accidents
Frank Opinion
Skill, technology and management -- the essential three
