Hitachi Construction Machinery, Isuzu Motors and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are well-known industrial titans of Japan that all share one thing common: they all depend on the high-quality and high-performing automotive components developed by Gear. We speak to Toshiaki Okubo about his company’s plans to expand internationally and diversify into to new market segments.
Hitachi Construction Machinery, Isuzu Motors and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are well-known industrial titans of Japan that all share one thing common: they all depend on the high-quality and high-performing automotive components developed by Gear. We speak to Toshiaki Okubo about his company’s plans to expand internationally and diversify into to new market segments.
Toto Folder is a leading manufacturer of folding and sorting machine for the linen supply industry, with a number one marker share in Japan and a large list of overseas clients. In this interview, Yozo Maejima gives an insight into the history and evolution of the company, as well as some of its latest innovations, such as the adoption of state-of-the-art image-processing processing in its sheet machines, which can dry, iron and fold the sheet neatly and process 1,000-1,200 sheets per hour.
Toto Folder is a leading manufacturer of folding and sorting machine for the linen supply industry, with a number one marker share in Japan and a large list of overseas clients. In this interview, Yozo Maejima gives an insight into the history and evolution of the company, as well as some of its latest innovations, such as the adoption of state-of-the-art image-processing processing in its sheet machines, which can dry, iron and fold the sheet neatly and process 1,000-1,200 sheets per hour.
Established in 1911, Nakashimada Engineering Works builds cold forging machines, known as “headers” or “formers”, used to make the nuts and bolts indispensable to a wide range of industries, from aerospace and automotives to construction, electronics and IT. In this interview, Masahiro Nakashimada discusses how his company has carved out a niche for itself in developing machines to produce high-precision micro metal parts and today boasts a 50% share of the global micro-forging market.
Established in 1911, Nakashimada Engineering Works builds cold forging machines, known as “headers” or “formers”, used to make the nuts and bolts indispensable to a wide range of industries, from aerospace and automotives to construction, electronics and IT. In this interview, Masahiro Nakashimada discusses how his company has carved out a niche for itself in developing machines to produce high-precision micro metal parts and today boasts a 50% share of the global micro-forging market.
Japanese automobiles are reputed world-wide for their high-quality, performance and reliability, with the nation’s leading carmakers being the chief representatives of the Japanese monozukuri manufacturing philosophy on the global stage.
Japanese automobiles are reputed world-wide for their high-quality, performance and reliability, with the nation’s leading carmakers being the chief representatives of the Japanese monozukuri manufacturing philosophy on the global stage.
Located in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, natural disaster-prone Japan accounts for around 20% of all earthquakes around the world with a magnitude of 6.0 or more and experiences a tremor every five minutes.
Located in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, natural disaster-prone Japan accounts for around 20% of all earthquakes around the world with a magnitude of 6.0 or more and experiences a tremor every five minutes.
Largely unknown to the general public, Japan’s hidden champions are the technologically adept SME manufacturers that develop high-quality parts and components for larger corporations such as Toyota and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Now, their new focus is to carve-out a new place for themselves on the global market.
Largely unknown to the general public, Japan’s hidden champions are the technologically adept SME manufacturers that develop high-quality parts and components for larger corporations such as Toyota and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Now, their new focus is to carve-out a new place for themselves on the global market.
“Yanmar will be playing a big role in the future of our society,” says Takehito Suzuki of Yanmar, a company that is driving technology, innovation and the big-thinking required across the entire global food value chain.
“Yanmar will be playing a big role in the future of our society,” says Takehito Suzuki of Yanmar, a company that is driving technology, innovation and the big-thinking required across the entire global food value chain.
Japanese SME manufacturers in the materials industry are seeking international growth like never before, drawing on their capacity for innovation to respond to new market challenges such as the growing demand for greener products.
Japanese SME manufacturers in the materials industry are seeking international growth like never before, drawing on their capacity for innovation to respond to new market challenges such as the growing demand for greener products.
Immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 that left vast swathes of the Tohoku region without electricity, employees from Eliiy Power loaded up cars with eight of the company’s ‘Power Yiile’ transportable electricity storage systems and headed for Miyagi prefecture. There, the ‘Power Yiile’ were set up at the Disaster Response Headquarters, as well as at six emergency shelters, and were used to power TVs, radios, lighting and charge mobile phones.
Immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 that left vast swathes of the Tohoku region without electricity, employees from Eliiy Power loaded up cars with eight of the company’s ‘Power Yiile’ transportable electricity storage systems and headed for Miyagi prefecture. There, the ‘Power Yiile’ were set up at the Disaster Response Headquarters, as well as at six emergency shelters, and were used to power TVs, radios, lighting and charge mobile phones.
One of the most reputed brands in the world, Dyson’s vacuum cleaners are synonymous with high-performance and sleek design that have made them a popular choice with high-end consumers.
One of the most reputed brands in the world, Dyson’s vacuum cleaners are synonymous with high-performance and sleek design that have made them a popular choice with high-end consumers.
