Demands in Small Aircrafts Soar: Two Giants Receive Landslide Orders
After the Farnborough Airshow, two giant aircraft companies received huge orders, especially for the small-sized passenger aircrafts.
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Yanmar Announces Distribution of Autonomous Tractors in Japan
Yanmar has announced to distribute the autonomous tractor of “SMARTPILOT” series on October 1, namely Auto Tractor and Robot Tractor.
NOK Boosts Its FCP Production Capacity for Automotives
NOK is enhancing the electronic components business with the decision to increase its production capacity of flexible printed circuits (FPC) to cater the automotive sector that is …
Canon’s “Super Cycle”
The semiconductor industry is evolving. Recently, Canon has adopted AI to work with semiconductor equipment (still under testing) in order to forecast any failure.
Sanden AC Reinforces World-class Production Structure and Purchasing System
Sanden AC co-invested with the new automotive air-conditioning compressor manufacturer in China in April this year, expecting to produce 15 million units annually.
LINE’s Revolutions
LINE has drawn a plan for company growth, pushing the launch of new services underscoring to become a cashless society and making LINE a part of one’s daily life other than just an…
Nissan and Honda Aim to Differentiate Themselves by Designs
Nissan tried out Italian design, which is awe-inducing design with lower roof, on GT-R as a model for the 50th anniversary celebration while Honda advanced its complete car design …
New Technology: Thermoplastic CFRP Rapid Heater
Chubu Electric Power has developed the thermoplastic CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer) rapid heater “CF-1,” which can reduce the heating time to 12 seconds or 20% of ordinary …
Toyota Enhances FVC to Prepare for the Widespread Consumption in 2020
Toyota prepares to increase its FCV and main parts production while Honda, Hyundai and Audi also consistently make developments of its own FCV. However, the most important factor f…
Toyota Heads Toward Connected Cars with “Crown” and “Corolla Sport”
Toyota has launched “Crown” and “Corolla Sport” models, both of which are the first generation of the company’s connected cars and viewed as the goal for the future.
NIKKO KINZOKU and Factory Automation for Small Batch Production
NIKKO KINZOKU, the manufacturer of heat-resistant cast steel for automotive industry in Japan, has made some adjustments to the manufacturing process by adopting the use of robots …
FA and Robot System Integrators (SI) in Japan Jointly Set Up a New Industry Association
Over 140 SI companies jointly set up a new industry association in July to tackle the SI shortage amid the soaring demands in robots.
NTK Develops All Solid State Battery
Amid the attempts to develop the battery that helps shorten the charging time of electric vehicles, NTK has successfully developed the all solid state battery with this particular …
Office Equipment Manufacturers Launch New Business to Surf the Digital Wave
As time passes by, office equipment manufacturers have to make appropriate adjustments consistently. Moving from the analog era to the digital era, printer manufacturers have turne…
Yaskawa Collaborates with Chinese Robot Manufacturers to Supply Drive Control Units
Yaskawa has sent its management team and robotic engineers to work with manufacturers in China to supply drive control units, following the agreements on business collaboration and…
Isuzu Aims to Develop Factories in Japan to Be Smart Factories with IoT
Isuzu set off the development of Factory no. 3 in Tochigi prefecture to be a smart factory by using IoT to increase the efficiency of workers and manufacturing process.
Denso’s Factory Automation Design: Solution to Labour Shortage
Denso Japan prepares to distribute factory automation system by the end of the year. As a solution to labor shortage, the FA system was designed to be compatible with picking robot…
Panasonic Promotes GCC New Business
Panasonic launched its new market of small household electrical appliances, expecting external quality control and fast-paced decision-making so that the new project called “Game C…
Mazda Improves Safety under “Human-Centric Design” Philosophy
Mazda improves its safety technology under “human-centric design” philosophy--or “Jinba Ittai” in Japanese--by installing an automatic brake system, which can detect the people wal…
Statistics of Machinery Orders: Leading Indicator of Investments in Private Sector
On June 11, Japan’s Cabinet Office revealed the statistics of the increasing figure of machinery orders, which is the leading indicator of more investments in the private sector.