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Panasonic Holdings (HD) has decided to concentrate investment in the field of automotive batteries. The maintenance cost of an automotive battery factory in Kansas, USA will reach 500 billion to…
The Japanese ceramics industry is facing a temporary slump in demand for semiconductors and electronic components, but it is showing a positive attitude to prepare for adversity.
According to the Japan Semiconductor Equipment Association, April sales of Japanese semiconductor manufacturing equipment decreased by 0.4% from the previous month to 333.944 billion yen ($3.014 billion), the first negative…
Micro Tech has developed an innovative solder ball placement machine that contributes to semiconductor cost reduction. This device uses standing wave vibration to launch solder balls with a diameter of…
Kodenshi (Kyoto Prefecture) has developed an ultra-compact RGB laser light source module to be installed in smart glasses. This module has an internal silicon substrate with an optical waveguide structure…
Renesas Electronics announced on the 19th that it will launch a power semiconductor production line using silicon carbide (SiC) at its Takasaki factory in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, and will…
Materials informatics (MI) is a methodology for materials development using information science, and utilizes digital technology for product design in manufacturing industries such as the chemical industry.
Aisin has begun efforts to automate the assembly process of soft parts such as rubber tubes and wires. It is generally considered difficult to automate soft parts that tend to…
JTEKT has developed the "JTEKT Ultra Compact Differential (JUCD)", which is an ultra-compact differential gear (differential) that integrates a planetary reduction pinion gear and a planetary reduction carrier.
Toyota plans to increase vehicle production in India by 30%. At the Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) production base, we will increase production by changing the work shift to a three-shift…
When designing various machines, it is important to consider the selection of machine elements and how to use them effectively. Machine elements include guides, power transmission mechanisms (ball screws, belts,…
Aisin is working to improve the technological competitiveness of its electric drive system, the e-axle. In addition to miniaturization, which has been attracting attention so far, we plan to introduce…
Murata Manufacturing plans to start operation of a new multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) factory in Shimane Prefecture in June. Izumo Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture), a subsidiary…
Komatsu has developed a concept vehicle for a medium-sized hydraulic excavator equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell. This vehicle is equipped with multiple Toyota hydrogen fuel cell systems and hydrogen…
AMADA started accepting orders for the new series EGB series - 20% reduction in CO2 emissions and 90% reduction in oil consumption with unique servo motors.
FANUC will introduce a cooperative robot with a 50-kilogram payload capacity in August. This robot was developed to handle the assembly process of in-vehicle batteries in line with the spread…
According to a report compiled by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, orders received by the five major machine tool manufacturers in April were 35,132 million yen, down 9.1% from the same month…
Liquid crystal dimming film developed by Kyushu Nanotech Optics (Hijimachi, Oita Prefecture; President: Junichi Baba) has been adopted as the core technology for the dimming panorama roof of the Lexus…
Okura Transport Machinery Company (Kakogawa City, Hyogo, Ryoichi Oko, President) has developed a loading device that can replace a forklift for high-speed, fully automated loading of trucks, completely loading a…