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Monozukuri February, 2006
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February 2006 Issue
P. 6 Interview
Koichi Fukaya: President & CEO, Denso Corporation
P. 17 Kaleidoscope
Is it a car or motorbike? A new type of vehicle has been invented
P. 21 Detailed Reports
P. 21 Riken
and JST have discovered a new negative expansion material that makes
it possible to realize “zero expansion” for a single substance
P.
25 Nissan
Motor has decided to adopt UGS’ NX software for its next-generation
CAD system
P. 27 Sankyo
Alloy Mfg. starts operating actual operation lines of a decompression
freezing molding method, which does not require a hardening agent
P.
30 More
and more CADs are equipped with 64-bit processors
P. 31 The
amount of time required for warping analysis of an injection molding
process is significantly reduced
P. 32 A regulatory framework called “REACH
(Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals)” is
scheduled to be law in the EU in 2007, whose objective is to protect
the health of people and the environment from toxic substances
P. 34 Glovia
International offers an ERP package to clients who limit the number
of its users to 10 at a discount of half-price
P. 35 3D
data is distributed in an intermediate form
P. 36 The
3rd Student Invention Contest (The University of Tokyo) is a training
for claiming the intellectual property rights to inventions
P.
48 Feature: Use of Plastics is Increasing
P.50 Part 1: Market/Growing Social Needs
- Limited production of diversified products/Safety/Style; The attractiveness
of plastics has increased thanks to “V+3S”
P.54 Part 2: Improvement in Usage Environment
- Forecast techniques and production methods/The advancement of raw materials
has led to an expansion of their application range, resulting in their greater
advantages
P.64 Part 3: Case Studies
Case 1: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Case 2: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Case 3: Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd./Hirotec Corporation
Case 4: Oshima Electric Works Co., Ltd.
Case 5: Meiki Co., Ltd.
Case 6: Sharp Corporation/Fujitsu Ltd.
Case 7: Ube Machinery Corporation, Ltd./Dai Nippon Toryo Co., Ltd.
Case 8: Japan Composite Co., Ltd.
Case 9: Toray Industries, Inc.
Case 10: Hitachi Joei Tech Co., Ltd.
Case 11: Dow Chemical Company (USA)
Case 12: Taiseiplas Co. Ltd.
P.
86 How to Select and Buy Low-Priced Parts in China
Part 2: There are different ways to negotiate better prices for parts,
and too much discount can get you in a lot of trouble
P.
91 New Ideas
Hung type conveyance equipment, which allows automatic return
to its original position
P.
98 Search
for Manufacturing
Universal Design
P.
103 Accident Investigation
The express train on East Japan Railway's Uetsu Line was derailed
and overturned by strong wind
P.
109 Special
Report
Mechanists and engineers overcome the problem of being “strange
bedfellows” in the design stage
P.
115 Special
Report
The use of hydroforming is widely spreading
P.
122 The Method
Taguchi Method (Part 3)
Application to development and production
P.
128 Toyota Production System and Its New Development (Part 2)
Just-in-time and automation
P.
133 Documentary
(Comeback of mechanical watches: Final Part) Brands that can
compete with Swiss watches
P.
140 Material Dynamics Mandala
Part 14: How to estimate the critical speed that will be encountered
in practical application
P.
145 Introductory Course on Analysis for Designers
Part 2: The accuracy has been increased by making innovative efforts
to determine the optimum size and density of mesh
P.
149 Outstanding SMEs
Shoyoseiki Co., Ltd./Dainichi Co., Ltd.
P.
206 The Master
Part 21: Men who have been infatuated with lacquer
P.
210 Frank Opinion
The key is education, so don’t lose the manufacturing gene
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