NIKKEI Monozukuri December 2006

Cover Story
Production engineering that designers do not know

Part 1:Overview
Part 2:Speeding up cooperation
Part 3:Bringing design and production closer

Cover Story
Kyushu's manufacturing power

Interview

Hiroshi Satoh: Executive Vice President, Kobe Steel, Ltd.

Kaleidoscope

The new "J"(for Japanesque Modern) designation is a testimony to Japanese sensibility - improving competitiveness with true Japanese values

Detailed Reports

Frenzy of expanded demand for vehicle installation motor market - Competition is under way that goes beyond the borders of sector specialization
Concrete uses for 3D graphics
Matsushita promotes manufacturing revolution - Changing perspectives to visualize waste
SGI Japan offers new solutions using inherited analysis know-how and streamlining
Iris Oyama markets safer paper shredder
Filter developed that reproduces color definition
Raw material prices go through the roof as the yen remains low. Product's potential and cost reduction effort make difference

How to Select and Buy Low-Priced Parts in China

(Part 12) The dark side of cheap heaters is that they can catch fire - it's important to hang on to your suppliers in Japan

New Ideas

High-grip steering column, etc.

Search for Manufacturing

The relationship between the design and development divisions and the production technology and manufacturin

Special Report

Incidents of lithium ion batteries catching fire - doubts voiced concerning Sony's explanations
Incidence of damaged turbine blade in Hamaoka's No.5 nuclear reactor
"JIMTOF 2006"Japan International Machine Tool Fair reflects boom

The Method

ABCs for reforming/improving business (Part 1) Significance and application image

Toyota Production System and Its New Developments

(Part 12) Evolution towards a purchasing management division

Documentary

Development of Lexus LS (Part 3) A move for pulling out of the fire

Material Dynamics Mandala

(Part 24) Continued - Is your contact stress calculation correct?

Introductory Course on Analysis for Designers

(Part 11) Analysis of thermofluids (1) Flow speed and pressure for flow boundary conditions

Outstanding SMEs

SERIC Ltd.

The Master

(Part 30) Will it still sinter after this?

Frank Opinion

The successor to "Japan-Style Management"and rebuilding a new system

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Cover Story SSDs Challenge HDDs, but Quality a Problem

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.

Analysis Expanded Use of Silicon Tuners Transforms Tvs

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.