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Monozukuri January, 2006
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January 2006 Issue
P. 6 Monozukuri Interview
Masayuki Morozumi: Chief Production Officer and Senior Managing Director,
Seiko Epson Corporation
- We should never cut costs by sacrificing quality
P. 17 Kaleidoscope
“Hybrid” steam engines developed
P. 21 Detailed Reports
P. 21 Toto
improves the absorption power of its electrostatic zippers by 20 times
P.
25 Yaskawa
Electric Corporation develops industrial robots that mimic the motion
of human arms
P. 27 Sankyo
Seisakusho offers orthogonal axis reducers that do not allow a rolling
contact to cause backlashes
P. 29 PTC
of the U.S. launches a new version of Wildfire, 3D CAD software designed
to reduce operator time
P. 31 A new system enables users
to simulate a factory’s
building and its production lines at the same time
P. 32 Niigata
Machine Techno simplifies the assembly process by improving the precision
of parts
P. 33 Free-machining
characteristics of lead-free brass materials are improved
P. 34 Thanks
to PLA and hybrids, physical properties of polymer materials have improved
and technological advancements have been made
P.
48 Feature: How to turn the “Year 2007 Issue” to
your advantage
P.50 Part 1: Overview—Opportunity
or Crisis?
P.54 Part 2: An opportunity to advance
the IT revolution—Unified
awareness at workplaces enhances their underlying strength beyond expectations
P.61 Part 3: The path to becoming a contemporary
master craftsman—Opportunities
are expanding for young engineers to play an active role, and they should
train themselves flexibly
Case 1: Hiromi
Kataoka (Alpha): Cold forging
Case 2: Shigeo
Ozawa (Mitsuya): Metal plating processing
Case 3: Toshio
Watabe (Matsushita Electric Industrial): Custom-made hearing aids
Case
4: Shunichi
Tanouke (Denso): Skill Olympics
P.
76 How to Select and Buy Low-Priced Parts in China
Part 1: Parts unavailable in Japan can be bought in small lots in
China
P.
81 New Ideas
Conveyors that prevent collisions at work
P.
88 Search
for Manufacturing
Dealing with environment issues in product development
P.
93 Accident Investigation
An emergency order was issued to Matsushita Electric Industrial due
to carbon monoxide poisoning accidents caused by its defective kerosene
heaters
P.
105 Special
Report
The third generation of continuously variable transmission
(CVT)
P.
111 Special
Report
Five-axis processing spotlighted in the metal molding industry
P.
119 Special
Report
European manufacturers accelerate introduction of Japanese
ways of making things
P.
132 The Method
Taguchi Method (Part 2)
Parameter design for dynamic characteristics
P.
138 The Essence of the Toyota Production System and
Its New Developments
(Part 1)
Reasons for reducing inventory
P.
143 Documentary
(Comeback of mechanical watches: Part 5) Young and energetic
talent; experts’ wisdom
P.
148 Material Dynamics Mandala
Part 13: How to prevent sympathetic vibrations
P.
154 Introductory Course on Analysis for Designers
Part 1: Three hurdles that beginners often encounter
P.
158 Outstanding SMEs
Nihon Dento Kougyo Co., Ltd./Chuo Kakohki Co., Ltd.
P.
222 The Master
Part 20: Making screws by screwing a plate
P.
226 Frank Opinion
The U.S. machine-tool industry has fallen prey to M&A activities
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