Japan, a nation striving to become a leading scientific nation, understands that Monozukuri has become a force for economic growth. The promotion of Monozukuri has become a part of the strategic vision of the nation, which is looking at the issue of passing on workmanship-related skills on to the next generation. This is truly an embodiment of the idea that “Monozukuri means developing the individual”. A worksite-centered philosophy can be found throughout MIYAKE, where we work hard to maintain an environment where skills are passed on from masters to new employees. |
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Since MIYAKE’s founder and current Chairman established the company, potential improvements, new ideas, and jig drawings conceived at the worksite have been written in “idea notebooks”, and there are over 50 of these notebooks today. They are truly a treasure trove of practical ways to draw drawings, tricks for handling lathes, and technical knowhow. More than that, we believe that these notebooks embody the passion of Monozukuri and that there are no limits to our technical personnel. Although retired from an active role in the company, the Chairman has a can-do spirit and goes around the worksite three days a week with the Factory Manager giving guidance to young technical personnel. The conversations that follow span the old days and the 21st century. Manual work, experience, intuition, and workmanship skill, all which cannot be understood in terms of labor savings and efficiency, are being passed on daily at MIYAKE. |
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We are working to create a network of factories that is efficient and produces what is needed where it is needed. We will be working to make our overseas factory (our Thai Factory) into a world-class manufacturing facility capable of manufacturing gears to global quality standards. We will also be on R&D in our domestic factories to make them arenas where the superb technical ability buttressing the MIYAKE brand can shine. To do this, we are actively accepting technical trainees from overseas (Thailand) so that MIYAKE can go global.
We have training programs that draws out the motivation of each of our employees, and we put great energy into developing our skilled employees. In our factories, we start with a mother machine to achieve high levels of precision and cost performance, and use various robots to rationalize production, but these types of sophisticated production systems can only reach their full potential in concert with a spirit of craftsmanship. Even as we value a workplace environment in which the skills of our senior employees can get passed on, we have a system where we send employees on long-term internship and training courses at established organizations where they can acquire cutting-edge technology. In these and other ways, we are helping our employees achieve their dreams through Monozukuri.
The curriculum for long-term internship and training courses include how to read drawings, how to use measuring devices, as well as the principles of machine tools, regular lathes, drill presses, and lathes.
