Home :. Table of Contents :. Index :. Nikkei Monozukuri August, 2004

Nikkei Monozukuri

August 2004 Issue

P. 6 Mastering Manufacturing

Isuzu 117Coupe: Italy has taught Isuzu more than just the beauty of design

P. 15 This Month’s High Spiritedness

Can a famous CEO’s enthusiasm be understood by small and medium-size companies?

P. 17 World News

Army tents equipped with solar batteries, etc.

P. 46 Cover Story

Gold Medals That Japan Can Boast about to the Whole World

- The world’s lightest gears: Juken Kogyo
- The world’s largest-capacity AA nickel hydride batteries: Sanyo Electric
- The world’s largest liquid-crystal exposure devices: Canon
- Mass flow-meters with the world’s widest scope of measurement: Yamatake Corporation
- Die bonders with the world’s shortest time cycle: Shinkawa
- The world’s thinnest radio-controlled three-hand clocks: Citizen Watch
- Video camcorders with the world’s fastest recording capability: NAC Image Technology
- The world’s smallest turbochargers: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Plasma displays with the world’s largest number of colors: Matsushita Electric Industrial
- Marine engines with the world’s largest output: Diesel United

P. 67 Kaizen in China

Part 5: The ability of Chinese companies is improving day by day

P. 72 Reports

P. 72 Three major vendors formulate their PLM strategy

P. 76 Fuji Photo Film’s “FinePix F450/440” makes it possible to store the lens in two stages

P. 78 Sony re-establishes its part-list database

P. 80 Japan Aviation Electronics Industry develops an original high-speed fine-processing technology by devising better ways to use tools and design

P. 82 The rear suspensions of the new type “A-Class” are improved

P. 83 Honda’s new “3x2” “Edix” minivan features six independent seats

P. 84 While e-commerce between companies grows rapidly, automobile e-business is increasing by more than 1 billion yen annually

P. 85 Yokohama Rubber introduces a new method for designing radial tires

P. 86 In terms of “reasonable price,” emphasis is placed on the procedures, and no one can offer a standard for rationality

P. 87 Asahi Kasei establishes a new database to increase the rate of patent approvals

P. 89 Features

P. 89 Toyota Motor’s new motor control technology can strike a balance between ecology and power

P. 97 How can Daikin Industries achieve the largest market share in Japan solely through domestic production?

P. 109 In the effort to utilize human resources at manufacturing sites, employing temporary workers becomes one of the important options

P. 120 Search for Manufacturing

This month’s research theme: Measures that enable middle-standing and medium-size companies to survive

P. 153 An Accident Talks

When a baby carriage became stuck between the elevator doors, an error in design caused the elevator to go up anyway

P. 156 Practical PLM Academy

Part 5: Management of Changes in Design and Specifications

P. 160 The Method

The Toyota Method and Work Restructuring (Part 2)
Toyota’s method of innovation

P. 164 The Master

Part 3: Technologies fall from the starry heavens (1)

P. 205 Documentary

IXY DIGITAL (Part 5): And the dream comes true

P. 214 Studying Hot Products

Electric hybrid bicycles: Environmentally friendly handy vehicles suitable for urban life

P. 216 Interview

Haruhiko Yamamoto: Group President, Corporate Product Technology Group, Fujitsu Limitedc

P. 124 Interesting News

P. 133 New Products

P. 167 Plaza

P. 170 Calendar