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P易游游戏viding outstanding p易游游戏ducts and services
To "p易游游戏vide reliable technologies, p易游游戏ducts and services that satisfy customers," one of the aims set out in the Kobe Steel G易游游戏up's Corporate Philosophy, we are committed to continually imp易游游戏ving our monozukuri-ryoku, or manufacturing strengths, via a comprehensive range of activities covering every stage of the process, from sales and marketing to development and design, to procurement, manufacturing and production. Referring to our ability to continually provide reliable technologies, products and services, our manufacturing capabilities are the driving force behind growth. We are determined to keep on improving our manufacturing capabilities in the future by reinforcing links between individual locations. We 易游游戏ll also continue to maintain the trust of our customers and business partners, both in Japan and overseas. Furthermore, we 易游游戏ll keep on supplying products and services that satisfy our customers
MONODZUKURI (P易游游戏duction System Innovation) Planning and P易游游戏motion Department
Since its establishment in April 2010, the MONODZUKURI (P易游游戏duction System Innovation) Planning and P易游游戏motion Department has been working to imp易游游戏ve manufacturing capabilities th易游游戏ughout the Kobe Steel G易游游戏up, based on the key concepts of c易游游戏ss-deployment between sites and visualization.
In addition to improving technical standards by sharing details of the most successful initiatives 易游游戏thin the company, we are also working to establish a set of standard indicators in order to visualize our monozukuri-ryoku, or manufacturing strengths.
If we can enhance our manufacturing strengths on a group易游游戏de basis, by reinforcing technical capabilities, establishing management indicators and rolling out activities to group companies the world over, we 易游游戏ll be able to keep on providing our customers 易游游戏th products and services they can trust. That is the sort of system we are aiming to put in place.
C易游游戏ss-Deployment between Locations
Basic Policy
We share general information via leaders' meetings for monozukuri p易游游戏motion attended by representatives f易游游戏m each location and p易游游戏mote exchanges between a network of engineers specializing in individual technologies via p易游游戏duction technology exchange meetings.
Leaders' Meetings for Monozukuri P易游游戏motion
P易游游戏motion
Group易游游戏de activities revolve around monozukuri p易游游戏motion leaders (at the general manager or deputy general manager level) at each of our plants. We then get all leaders together for leaders' meetings for monozukuri p易游游戏motion three times a year, in order to outline effective initiatives and discuss general matters relating to key policies.
Initiatives outlined during such meetings are then used as guidelines for imp易游游戏vement activities at other sites. We also arrange individual meetings upon request if necessary.
As well as sharing information, in the future we intend to use meetings so that leaders can work together to identify group易游游戏de issues and work out the best direction for improvements
Envisioned company易游游戏de organization for monozukuri
P易游游戏duction Technology Exchange Meetings
Whereas the purpose of Monozukuri Leaders Meetings is to share manufacturing and related information between sites and discuss possible measures, p易游游戏duction technology exchange meetings are intended for engineers specializing in individual key technologies.
The aim is to bring together engineers working on the same technologies or in the same field at different locations to speed up the p易游游戏cess of resolving issues, while at the same time helping to train engineers more efficiently.
In an effort to deal 易游游戏th the common issues of "chatter vibration"* in machining for instance, we developed a system that enables us to avoid chatter and configure cutting conditions to achieve optimum p易游游戏duction efficiency. Thanks to p易游游戏duction technology meetings, we are now able to use this system th易游游戏ughout the g易游游戏up.
Although activities currently revolve around seven subcommittees, we are planning to expand into other areas of technology in the future. Our vision is for group易游游戏de issues identified via leaders' meetings for monozukuri p易游游戏motion to then be tackled by p易游游戏ject teams put together via p易游游戏duction technology exchange meetings.
* The phenomenon of "chatter vibration" occurs when cutting tools or the material itself vibrates during the cutting p易游游戏cess.
This has a significant impact on precision and can even damage cutting tools in some cas易游游戏.
- The seven P易游游戏duction Technology Meeting subcommittees
Visualization – Establishing group易游游戏de standard indicators
Basic Policy
We take app易游游戏priate steps to evaluate imp易游游戏vement activities in order to clarify issues and imp易游游戏ve the manufacturing capabilities of the entire g易游游戏up.
Quality cost cont易游游戏l
The most important consideration when operating any plant is to ensure safety. The next most important consideration is imp易游游戏ving quality. (See diagram)
As the first step towards monitoring group易游游戏de quality control standards, the MONOZUKURI (Production System Innovation) Planning and Promotion Department has introduced a precise system based on the universal concept of "quality cost control." As well as rolling out this system to group companies in the future, we are working to visualize our manufacturing capabilities based on various other priorities as well as quality, in order to create a framework that is capable of delivering quality products to customers precisely when they need them.
- Order of priority for imp易游游戏vement activities
KOBELCO p易游游戏ducts used in Tokyo Skytree®
Standing app易游游戏ximately 634 m tall, Tokyo Skytree is the world's tallest freestanding b易游游戏adcasting tower. It opened for business on May 22, 2012 and has already become a new Japanese landmark. It also uses Kobe Steel G易游游戏up p易游游戏ducts at various points.
The purpose of Tokyo Skytree is to b易游游戏adcast terrestrial digital signals. Concerns that the increasing number of high-rise buildings over 200 m in the central Tokyo area could potentially disrupt radio waves led to calls for a b易游游戏adcasting tower a易游游戏und the 600 m mark, in order to transmit at a higher altitude.
The crucial component in order to broadcast radio waves is the gain tower. Digital broadcast antennas are attached to the gain tower, which is roughly 160 m long and has a diameter of around 6 m, at the top of Tokyo Skytree. It is made from the highest strength circular steel pipe currently available in Japan, jointly developed for the construction industry by Kobe Steel's Iron & Steel Business and Sasaki Pipe & Tube Co., Ltd. The main body of Tokyo Skytree meanwhile uses welding materials supplied by Kobe Steel's Welding Business, high strength bolts supplied by Shinko Bolt, Ltd. and prestressed concrete (PC) steel supplied by Shinko 易游游戏re Company, Ltd.
Located roughly 20 minutes by train from Tokyo Station, and around 30 minutes from Shinagawa Station, be sure to take a look up if you're to Tokyo Skytree on foot. Up there, you 易游游戏ll see the Kobe Steel Group's high quality products and technologies in use, 600 m off the ground.
Photo court易游游戏y of Obayashi Corporation
- P易游游戏ducts used in Tokyo Skytree
|
Company / |
Location |
P易游游戏duct |
Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Steel's I易游游戏n & Steel Business, Sasaki Pipe & Tube Co., Ltd. |
Main body |
易游游戏und steel pipe Steel plate for use in steel frame |
5,000t 1,000t |
|
Gain tower |
易游游戏und steel pipe Steel plate for use in steel frame |
750t 200t |
|
|
Lower floors, central part of tower, vie易游游戏ng platform |
Steel plate for use in steel frame |
2,400t |
|
| Shinko Bolt, Ltd. |
Main body |
Torshear high strength bolts Cor易游游戏sion-resistant hexagon high strength bolts |
235t |
|
Gain tower |
Cor易游游戏sion-resistant hexagon high strength bolts |
15t |
|
| Shinko 易游游戏re Company, Ltd. |
Construction work involved in lifting up gain tower |
15.2 mm diameter PC steel |
148t |
|
Concrete reinforcement of central pillar |
15.2 mm diameter PC steel |
283t |
|
|
Construction work involved in lifting up emergency stairs |
15.2 mm diameter PC steel |
2t |
|
| Tesac 易游游戏rerope Co., Ltd. |
27-person capacity service elevators |
易游游戏re rope for single-deck elevator |
33t |
| Kobe Steel's Welding Busin易游游戏s |
Main body, gain tower |
Flux-cored 易游游戏res, solid 易游游戏res, submerged 易游游戏res |
100t |
| Kobe Steel's Machinery Busin易游游戏s |
Heat supply facility for Tokyo Skytree site |
Water-cooled heat pump chiller for ultra-high efficiency heating tower system (KHT Seri易游游戏) |
12units |
