NIKKEI Monozukuri April 2008

Cover Story
Why Not Use Carbon Fiber?

  • Part1: General Introduction
  • Part2: Trends in Automobile Usage
  • Part3: Trends in Aircraft Usage
  • Part4: Trends in General Industry Usage
  • Part5: Trends in Recycling

Interview

Ryoji Chubachi, President and Electronics CEO, Sony Corporation

The Exquisite "X"

What Big Role Do Little Components Play?

Breaking News

  • The Nissan GT-R Assembly Plant Where Masterly Skills Are Alive
  • Mitsubishi Electric’s Film Coating Technology Using Discharge Makes It Possible to Coat Films Onto Nickel or Stainless Steel
  • Hrein Energy and Others Succeed in Motion Testing of Organic Hydride Vehicle
  • Japanese Government Proposes Development Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases by Half - The Main Focus Will Be
  • New Energies and Energy Saving

Detailed Reports

  • Four Factors That Are Supporting SMEs Introducing 3D CAD Software

Pickup Story

  • The Three Toyota “Engines” That Are Improving On-Site Performance

Sites in Figures

  • Crisis Management Systems for Factories

The Plan to Develop a Tea-Serving Automaton - Detailed Design Edition

(Part 1) Development Course (1)

Toyota-Style Human Resources Development

Workplace “Kaizen” Not Taking Hold? Haven’t You Undermined Japan’s Strengths?

Points of Factory Safety

(Part 1) Using Guards Correctly

The Substance of Geometric Tolerance

(Part 1)Controlling Orientation and Position Simultaneously

Talking about Manufacturing in English

(Part 13)Built to Order (BTO)

SME Relay

DAI-PLA - Developing Precision Components with Insertion Molding as Well as Highly Heat-Resistant Engineering Plastics

TI&I - Using Mass Production Product Design Power for Development of Single and Small Lot Products

The Master

Putting in Place Mechanisms for Safety and Security

Accident Investigation

The Electrical Reclining Bed That Killed a Child

Frank Opinion

What Can Be Learned from the Kaihara Corporation of “Full-Time Employees,” “All-Domestic Manufacturing” and “Strong Exports”

EDITORS' BLOG

Pixel Qi and the Impending Apple "MediaBook?"

Following the latest Apple rumors is something of a Silicon Valley sport, so I'm going to put my own spin on one. Note this one has no basis on anything other then my own fevered imaginings, so treat accordingly. (May 22) read more

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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.

Convenience Stores Lead in Energy Conservation

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