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Monozukuri May, 2006
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May 2006 Issue
P. 6 Interview
Makoto Kawamura: President, Kyocera Corporation
P. 17 Kaleidoscope
Masters at fighting fakes do not allow themselves to be counterfeited
P. 21 Detailed Reports
P. 21 A new balance mechanism for parallel
two-cylinder motorcycle engines
P. 25 Genesis
has developed SR motors with greater torque by incorporating rare earth magnets
into them
P. 29 Can GridASP, developed by the National Institute
of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, be commercialized?
P. 31 UGS’s
solution for manufacturing process optimization allows users to verify movements
at a fast pace by using “JT”
P. 32 Hamamatsu
Photonics has developed a high-powered fiber laser
P. 34 Heat-exchange
equipment with one-tenth of the cubic volume of existing equipment can be used
for water-cooled computers
P. 35 Hydraulic
pressure is applied to artificial legs to prevent their users’ knees from
unintentional flexing
P. 36 NRI predicts that the automobile market
in China will become bigger than its Japanese counterpart in 2006 in terms of
sales and in 2010 in terms of production
P. 38 THK
has revised its standards for precision of linear motion guides and aims at winning
new clients by offering low-end products
P.
44 Feature: Taking on the challenge of user-friendliness
P.46 Part1:Standards
for user-friendliness – Raising the bar by seeing user-friendliness as
a necessity; the need for mechanisms to prevent loss of flexibility
P.52 Part 2:How to achieve it — A realistic approach requires clarifying
the levels
P.58 Part 3:The challenge of exploring the unknown — Research with human
subjects can reveal the causes of difficulties in use and ways to correct them
P.64 Part 4:User-friendliness
in the workplace — The flexibility of cell production can meet the various
range of needs of workers at factories
P.
70 How to Select and Buy Low-Priced Parts in China
Part 5: The key to successful procurement of assembled products is
understanding the assembly process
P.
75 New Ideas
Folding umbrellas whose ribs are concentrated into two positions
using thin rectangular parts, etc.
P.
80 Search
for Manufacturing
Speedy development: its effects on business performance and
the burden it places on workers are both evident
P. 101
Special
Report
Risk assessment is becoming virtually obligatory
P.
109 Special
Report
In a 3D modeling environment, there are jobs that designers
should do and jobs they shouldn’t
P. 116
The Method
Seven tools for product planning (Part 2)
Methods for inspections
P.
122 Toyota Production System and Its New Development (Part 5)
Automatization and standard operations
P.
129 Documentary
(How an SME became a listed company [Part 3]): One chance in
a million
P.
134 Introductory Course on Analysis for Designers
Part 5: Coupled analysis of heat and structure
P.
138 Material Dynamics Mandala
Part 17: Precautions should be taken to minimize the effects of multiple
stresses
P.
144 Outstanding SMEs
Kumakura Corporation/Hikarikikai Seisakusho
P.
228 The Master
Part 24: If there is no stone bridge, jump
P.
231 Accident Investigation
An RDF storage silo exploded twice, and the government and its manufacturer
blame each other for the accidents
P.
234 Frank Opinion
We should find new frontiers in mature technologies
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