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 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, 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 …
Over 140 SI companies jointly set up a new industry association in July to tackle the SI shortage amid the soaring demands in robots.
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 …
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 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 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 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 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 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…
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.
Yaskawa announced that it would provide local manufacturers with robot control technology and drive control units for servo motor of robot, with its increasing sales target along w…
Honda and General Motors (GM) have been jointly developing EV batteries, which would be high performance lithium ion secondary batteries requiring less charging time, to increase t…
Digital cameras are entering a turning point due to the advance technology in smartphones, making less distribution in the market. However, according to CIPA report, there is still…
Fujitsu announced to develop its production control system by using Blockchain technology. The system would be able to inspect each product by scanning the QR code printed on it.
GLM has developed sport EV through the use of Kyocera’s technology with the pioneer installation in sport EV, “Tommykaira ZZ”
Several auto part manufacturers have changed their paths to use hot stamping technique (hot-forming) in order to serve the popular use of ultra high tensile steel in automotive ind…
Disclosure of the sales forecast of 21 machine tools companies for the fiscal year 2018 indicates the part shortage may affect the revenue growth while the market uncertainty canno…
Cooperation between car manufacturers and IT companies is growing as the automotive industry has shifted from being “a manufacturer” to “a business partner” aiming toward a more ra…
