NIKKEI Monozukuri December 2007 -- Tech-On!

NIKKEI Monozukuri Decenmber 2007

Cover Story
The Challenge Facing Japan’s Manufacturing Plants

Part1: A Flexible Response to Rapidly Changing Markets and Production Environments
Part2 : Case Studies - Honda, Komatsu, NTN, Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display, Obihiro Matsushita Electric Works,Mitsubishi Electric, Yasukawa Electric

Interview

Masahiko Mori: President, Mori Seiki Co., Ltd

The Exquisite "X"

The Strange Connection Between Sensors and Rugby

Sites in Figures

Reducing Tooling Change Time

Breaking News

Why PTC of the US Acquired CoCreate of Germany
New Amendment of Consumer Products Safety Law Would Make Inspection Compulsory After a Set Period of Time
Yokogawa Electric and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Substantiated Adjusting
Digital Manometers From a Distance
Delmia Focuses on Automation with a Debug Using a Virtual Model as a First Step
Renewed Emphasis on Value Engineering as a Development Method Against a Background of Demand for Developing “Alternative Technologies.”
Tokai University Gets into ITO Replacement Materials Development with Cheap Magnesium Hydroxide
Be Prepared for the Effects of the Cooling of the US Market and the Stronger Yen on Thind Quarter 2007 Results

Detailed Reports

Did the Brakes Slip in Just 2 Days When Recreating the Minato Ward Elevator Accident?

Special Report

Report on the 40th Tokyo Motor Show - Moving Towards Lighter Vehicles and Moving Away from Fossil Resources: A Plethora of New Technologies and Concepts

Special Report

How Resistant to Earthquakes is Japan’s Nuclear Power?

Mechatronics Course - The Plan to Develop a Tea- Serving Automaton

(Part 9)Concept Design for Features and Functions (4)

The Art of Visualization

(Part 9)Visualizing the Daily Business and Administration of Administrative Divisions (1)

Basic Geometric Tolerance

(Part 9)Final Part - Line and Surface Tolerance

Global Plant Safety

(Part 9)Evaluation and Selection of Safety Circuits

Talking about Manufacturing in English

(Part 9)Production Planning

SME Relay

Nippon Fusso/Kato Mfg.

How to Select and Buy Low-Priced Parts in China

Chinese Tools are Less than One-Fifth Those in Japan - Check the Actual Products Thoroughly Before Ordering

The Master

Time to Go to “Manufacturing School”

Frank Opinion

Promoting a Way of Life with Things as Teachers - Computerized Robots Have Changed Children’s Perceptions

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Magazine Subscription Information

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The NE ASIA News Update e-newsletter

Nikkei Electronics Asia (monthly)

We are offering a magazine monthly to qualified engineers and managers free of charge.

In-depth Articles from Nikkei Electronics Asia

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.

Convenience Stores Lead in Energy Conservation

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.