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CANADA-TORONTO-SKILLS COMPETITION

(240506) -- TORONTO, May 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student competes during the precision machining contest of the 2024 Skills Ontario Competition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on May 6, 2024. The 2024 Skills Ontario Competition kicked off here on Monday, attracting more than 2,800 competitors. A broad range of skills and careers are represented during the three-day competition from the manufacturing, construction, service, and technology sectors. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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Exploring advanced technology in NE China's giant manufacturer

STORY: Exploring advanced technology in NE China's giant manufacturer SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the workshop and the equipment in making 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG CHEN, Director of the rotor workshop, Shengu Group 3. various of the workshop, the equipment in making and the exterior of the company STORYLINE: Based in northeast China's Shenyang, Shengu Group is an equipment manufacturer of large centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, pumps, and industrial steam turbines. In the rotor workshop of Shengu, a new axial compressor rotor is being finely machined. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIANG CHEN, Director of the rotor workshop, Shengu Group "The equipment behind me is our most critical 10-meter horizontal lathe (heavy lathe). Currently, it's dedicated to machining a new axial flow compressor rotor of 110,000 air separation unit. This rotor showcases the most advanced 6+1 structure in the

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHER & ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240229) -- BEIJING, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An ultra-fast laser micro-machining device engraves characters on a match head at a workshop of MICROMACH in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 19, 2024. Yang Xiaojun is director of the Photonic Manufacturing Systems and Application Research Center of Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was employed by the institute after graduating with a Ph.D degree in 2008, and led his team to incorporate the MICROMACH company in 2015 to speed up the industrial application of his achievements in ultra-fast laser manufacturing research. Over the years, the company's workforce has grown from around 30 to over 450 employees. According to Yang, entrepreneurship requires self-evolution that keeps overthrowing pre-existing knowledge and ideas. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-STUDENTS-BRI-COUNTRIES (CN)

(231207) -- SHENYANG, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of Shenyang Institute of Technology operate a 5-axis CNC machining center under the guidance of an instructor in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Shenyang Institute of Technology and Wuhan Huazhong Numerical Control Co., Ltd. jointly established classes tailored for purchase orders from Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) participating countries. The first batch of 39 students completed enrollment in September this year. The class aims to cultivate Russian-speaking professional technicians who would be engaged in high-end computer numerical control (CNC) related work in Russia, Belarus and other countries in the future. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-STUDENTS-BRI-COUNTRIES (CN)

(231207) -- SHENYANG, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of Shenyang Institute of Technology operate 5-axis CNC machining centers in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Shenyang Institute of Technology and Wuhan Huazhong Numerical Control Co., Ltd. jointly established classes tailored for purchase orders from Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) participating countries. The first batch of 39 students completed enrollment in September this year. The class aims to cultivate Russian-speaking professional technicians who would be engaged in high-end computer numerical control (CNC) related work in Russia, Belarus and other countries in the future. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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Uganda, China vocation institutions hold skills, innovation competition to boost knowledge transfer

STORY: Uganda, China vocation institutions hold skills, innovation competition to boost knowledge transfer DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:18 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of set up of Ritah a PLC student 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RITAH KEMIGISHA, PLC Student 3. various set up of Ye Zelian 4. Various of Automated Robotic Arms 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YE ZELIAN, Chinese Instructor 6. various of students briefing 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAVID ILLUKOL, Head of Engineering Department at UIRI 8. various of machining students 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DAVID ILLUKOL, Head of Engineering Department at UIRI 10. various of electrical students STORYLINE: Ritah Kemigisha, an oil and gas student in Uganda is hoping to work in the country's highly skills required oil sector which is now moving into commercial production stage. Kemigisha is one of the participants in the technical skills development and innovation competition among four vocational training institutions, t

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Musashi Seimitsu Kogyo's AI Visual Inspection System

Currently, the company is introducing the inspection machine in the mass production line of its own plant, and when it sells the machine externally, it intends to make the price of the machine equivalent to the labor cost for inspection. In the future, Musashi Seimitsu will further improve the versatility of the AI algorithm so that multiple types of parts can be inspected with a single device. Musashi Seimitsu's mainstay products are gears, ball joints and other automotive drive components. In recent years, the company has been focusing on new businesses and is accelerating its efforts in the AI field, including the establishment of a joint venture with an Israeli AI venture in 2019. In the future, the company aims to achieve sales of 100 billion yen through new businesses. Photo taken on February 21, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Forward to establish a union to accept overseas technical trainees.

According to President Horiuchi, the hiring of foreign personnel generally involves "a mismatch between the hiring party and the hired party, and in many cases a lack of dialogue leads to employment failure. In order to prevent a lack of communication, the company has decided to increase the number of Vietnamese interpreters it currently employs and to hire one additional person. The company handles a wide variety of small-lot, difficult-to-cut products, including prototypes. Vietnamese engineers, who are highly skilled, are entrusted with everything from design to machining according to their abilities. The company also provides Vietnamese interpreters with practical training in machining and programming, and says, "We want them to absorb as much technology as possible and acquire work abilities equivalent to or better than Japanese people. (March 12, 2020, Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Toray Precision's logo mark

Keywords, Toray Precision, TORAY PRECISION, precision micro-hole machining, precision micro-groove machining, super-finishing machining, precision micro-parts machining, precision parts, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = November 28, 2018, International Aerospace Exhibition Hall, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images.

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Logo mark of DMG Mori Seiki

Keywords: DMG Mori Seiki, DMG MORI, machine tool manufacturing company, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = Taken on November 28, 2018 at the International Aerospace Exhibition, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Image

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Sanwa Robotics to Strengthen Sales of Loader System

Sanwa Robotics (Iida City, Nagano Prefecture) will strengthen sales of the "NEXSRT" series of 6-axis robotic loader systems for machining centers (MCs). The company will enhance its ability to make proposals to customers by expanding its on-the-job training menu to teach the operation know-how to two young employees in charge of sales. In addition to the conventional standard type, the company will soon add an entry-level model, with the aim of capturing a wide range of demand. Sanwa Robotics' parts processing plant on November 25, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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KAIWA's stainless steel vise for MC

Kaiwa (Uenohara City, Yamanashi Prefecture) has launched a new stainless steel 5-direction centering vise for machining centers (MCs) that holds workpieces from four directions on both sides of the XY axis. It is suitable for ultra-precision machining of workpieces up to 50 mm in length and 60 mm in width using a 5-axis MC. The mouthpiece is interchangeable to suit the machining purpose. Even rectangular or round-shaped workpieces can be held securely. Both Y-axis and X-axis workpieces are fixed in the center position by separate screw tightening operations. "Mr. Yamazoe says, "The unique structure of the machine, which has no internal bearing mechanism, prevents rattling even after long-term use. The clamping jig of the optional vise has elasticity to soften the impact when the machining head and other parts collide. The vise is assembled from multiple parts. The external size is 120mm (length) x 110mm (width) x 90mm (height). Photo taken on November 1, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Electrical discharge machine introduced by Nagatsu Manufacturing as part of its work automation efforts.

Nagatsu Seisakusho will begin automating its main plant to improve the efficiencyof machining die parts. The company will introduce work changers for 5-axis machining centers (MC) and other equipment to replace processed parts. The company plans to introduce several 5-axis MCs and work changers as a set if they are utilized smoothly. The installation cost is about 10 million yen. Workers without machining skills only need to take the workpiece and electrodes in and out of the shelves at the site. The company's domestic sales are about 1.6 billion yen. However, the domestic mold market is shrinking. Rather than expanding sales, this automation initiative is aimed at strengthening cost competitiveness and promoting work style reform. Once the automation at the head office plant gets going, the company plans to start automation at the Niigata plant in Mitsuke City, Niigata Prefecture in two to three years. (= September 18, 2019, photo credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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CNC Turning Center Installed by Tobata Ironworks

Tobata Ironworks (Kokura Minami-ku, Kitakyushu City) has introduced a large computer numerical control (CNC) turning center with a table diameter of 4,000 mm. The company had been using separate machines for turning and drilling, but as the workpieces have become larger and the time required for moving and processing them has increased, the company has decided to use a single machine to improve efficiency. Recently, the company has also been focusing on machining, and President Yasuda said, "There are few casting manufacturers that have such large machining equipment. We expect to differentiate ourselves from the competition and increase added value by reducing man-hours. A turning center is a numerically controlled (NC) machine tool that is a combination of a lathe. A turning center is a numerically controlled (NC) machine tool that is a combination of a lathe. (September 3, 2019, Kokura-minami Ward, Kitakyushu City; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Kanagawa University's Hybrid Rocket

The Aerospace Structures Laboratory of Kanagawa University will conduct a flight demonstration in September of a hybrid rocket whose components are being jointly developed with a small and medium-sized manufacturing company in Ota-ku, Tokyo. The target altitude is a maximum of 15 kilometers, and in order to reach this altitude, the vehicle has been made larger than before, and the basic technology will be established with the aim of reaching the target altitude of 100 kilometers by 2022. The ratio of propellant to the total weight of the rocket has also been increased. Up to now, the machining of the parts had been done in the Aerospace Structures Laboratory of Kanagawa University, but with the increase in size of the vehicle, they began to collaborate with companies. "In the future, we want to develop a rocket that can launch small satellites quickly and inexpensively," without using special technology. (= August 10, 2019, photo location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Helical gears manufactured using a new method of vibration press

Amada Holdings (HD) has developed a method to reduce the machining time of gears used in transmissions with Subaru by 75% and the total cost by 30% compared to the conventional method. The new method replaces machining with presses instead of machine tools. A servo press machine with a high degree of freedom in control presses the material intermittently as if it were vibrating. The company devised a method of pressurizing the material and filling the dies with oil. The company aims to put this new method to practical use as soon as possible, as it enables mass production of high-precision gears at low cost. This is a new method of fluid pulse forging for helical gears (helical gears) with diagonal tooth threads, and is the result of Amada Orii (Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture), an affiliate of Amada HD, and Subaru. A related patent has been jointly applied for. (Photo taken on June 7, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Fuji Industries' logo mark

Fuji Industries, FUJI INDUSTRIES, aircraft-related parts, precision machining, industrial-related products, chemical equipment-related products, company, logo, logo mark = November 28, 2018, International Aerospace Exhibition Hall, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Japan-backed science university in Egypt marks 5th anniversary

A precision machining device at the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, installed through support from Japan, is shown at the institute in Alexandria, Egypt, on May 20, 2015. The university, which marks its fifth anniversary this year, was set up under a partnership between the Japanese and Egyptian governments to promote research and education in science and technology in the Arab country as well as in the broader Middle East and African regions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Craftsman fears skills may be used in war under Abe security policy

Tsutomu Kobayashi, a 75-year-old precision-machining craftsman, speaks of his fears at his small factory next to his home in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 15, 2015, that his skills and products may be used in war without his knowing under Japan's new national security policy pushed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Having survived air raids in Tokyo during World War II as a child, Kobayashi said he strongly opposes war and would prefer not to be involved in any processing of war supplies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Craftsman fears skills may be used in war under Abe security policy

Tsutomu Kobayashi, a 75-year-old precision-machining craftsman, demonstrates how he works on machinery at his small factory next to his home in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 15, 2015. A World War II survivor, Kobayashi said he strongly opposes war and is worried his skills and products may be unknowingly used in war if changes to Japan's pacifist security policy pushed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are realized. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo