June 2007

P.6 Interview

 

Shiro Kondo: President & CEO, Ricoh Company Ltd.

 

P.19 The Exquisite “X”

 

An unusually shaped ball end mill

 

P.23 Breaking News

 

The Lexus LS Hybrid which made full-time 4-wheel drive a reality

 

P.25 Breaking News

 

Home-use fuel cell technology development is at the best stage. Can it overcome durability and cost barriers?

 

P.29 Breaking News

 

“Acrobat 3D” can convert even 3D drawing information to PDF and has improved compression ratio

 

P.31 Breaking News

 

Toray develops plant-fiber strengthened polylactate

 

P.33 Breaking News

 

Fiscal year 2006 results show a succession of best ever

 

P.36 Detailed Reports

 

Looking for the truth behind roller coaster accidents

 

P.40 Detailed Reports

 

A succession of competitively adaptable tools on show at INTERMOLD 2007

 

P.50 Cover Story Series

 

Japan’s On-Site Strength - Part 3: Deepening cooperation between set makers and suppliers in order to maintain strength

 

P.52 Section 1: The strained good relationship between set makers and suppliers

P.56 Section 2: Sodick, TGK, Fukui Byora, Nakagawa Precision Parts, Nissei Electric, ADVANEX, Chimera

 

P.85 Special Report

 

IT that will improve business quality -- Drawing out the know-how and ideas

 

P.116 Sites in Figures

 

The effects of the Consumer Products Safety Law

 

P.133 Mechatronics Course - The Plan to Develop a Tea-Serving Automaton

 

Part 3 - Development specifications and realization methods

 

P.140 The Art of Visualization

 

Part 3 - Visualizing things at the production site (2)

 

P.147 Basic Geometric Tolerance

 

Part 3 - The tolerance zone and maximum/least material requirement

 

P.155 Global Plant Safety

 

Part 3 - Main points of the revision of the Occupational Safety and Health Law

 

P.159 The Method

 

The Nakazawa Method - Part 3

 

Simple calculation methods

 

P.166 Talking About Manufacturing in English

 

Part 3 - Design

 

P.168 SME Relay

 

KOKUNE/ICHIKAWA GRINDER MFG

 

P.273 How to Select and Buy Low-Priced Parts in China

 

Plentiful know-how for simple springs - costs will increase in invisible processes

 

P.277 The Master

 

Weaving a rainbow

 

P.281 Accident Investigation

 

Are lithium ion secondary batteries truly safe?

 

P.285 Documentary

 

Development of Lexus LS (Part 8) Just one day of rest

 

P.290 Frank Opinion

 

Technical advancement actually comes from being showered with criticism