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Information mail vol.1 (Apr. 2015)
■JIPM-Subscribers service has commenced.
JIPM began a new service called “JIPM-Subscribers” in April, 2015 with the
aim of transmitting accurate information about Monodzukuri including TPM and we have started recruiting
members. Subscribers will receive the latest information from JIPM, interviews and serializations by TPM
Awards Assessors and showcase examples of companies every other month by e-mail.
By not only providing information from JIPM but also receiving information from subscribers, we believe
that we will be able to further enhance this service provided overseas.
■The TPM Awards 2014 ceremony was held.
The TPM Awards 2014 ceremony was held on 18th March, 2015 at Kyoto International Conference Hall. A
total of 460 people including TPM Awards Assessors attended as well as 88 companies who received
awards.
After the conferment of commemorative shields by Assessors at
the ceremony, there was a keynote speech from ARÇELİK
A.Ş.ELECTRICAL MOTOR PLANT (received Advanced Special
Award), Tetra Pak (Kunshan) Co., Ltd (received Advanced Special
Award) and Grupa Żywiec S.A. Browar Żywiec (received Special
Award) who talked about company activities up to the receipt of
this award.
Photo: TPM Awards 2014 Ceremony in Kyoto
Images of the awards ceremony can be viewed
on YouTube.
(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ3cXvF
G4K1KfpKrSVprVQA) In addition, the day after
the ceremony, TPM Seminar was held as titled
“Next Step for Advanced/World Class”. There
was a lecture from Mr Sakaguchi, one of the
TPM Award assessor, and a speech from
Takaoka Chemical Co., Ltd and 44 people including 2014 award-winning companies attended.
■We started the Monodzukuri Test in Thailand.
JIPM established the Monodzukuri Test in 2014, a test that recognizes qualifications targeted at overseas
employees.
We
consider
that
the
spread
of
knowledge
and
concepts
of
Monodzukuri
(manufacturing/craftsmanship) links to support for resolving issues at production sites and we are
developing this test not simply as a means to evaluate knowledge levels through the acquisition of
qualifications but also to create educational materials and build systems in order to achieve this. The 1st test
was held in Thailand in November, 2014 and 397 people from 31 companies took part.
This is JIPM’s first attempt of this kind and it
is being deployed in Thailand first of all but
once the basics are in order, the objective is
to expand to other regions.
For more details see the information on the
JIPM website (mostly in Japanese or Thai).
Monodzukuri Test Website URL >
Photo: Certificate Ceremony in Bangkok
http://www.jipm.or.jp/business/training/
monodzukuri.html
■We will hold the Karakuri KAIZEN®
® Exhibition 2015.
We will hold the Karakuri KAIZEN Exhibition 2015 in Nagoya from 1st to 2nd October, 2015. There will be
exhibits of ‘fun work improvements which are superior in creativity without high cost or energy’ at the
production sites of each company and this year will be the 20th anniversary of this exhibition.
Karakuri Kaizen is a technology that supports Monodzukuri and with the recent gathering of focus as an
effective trump card on the path to Low Cost Automation, there is an increase in the number of exhibits and
participants from overseas.
Articles that are references for TPM activities will be serialized. The first series
(6 lectures) will be written by Mr. Seiichi Nakajima, the founder of TPM.
‘TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT’ –vol.1
Improve results rapidly with self-actualizing/participative management, written by Seiichi Nakajima
Drucker states the following about the roles of management.
All kinds of organizations including companies are institutions in society. The reason why organizations exist
is to fulfil social goals. There are 3 roles that organizations themselves play in contributing to society: 1)
companies achieve economic performance, 2) achieving performance engenders self-actualizing and 3)
processing of the impact on society and social contribution.
(Management – Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices Vol. 1 Pages 44 – 47)
Photo: Mr.Seiichi Nakajima
If I was to express these 3 roles in one phrase it would be social contribution. I would like to propose that
giving precedence to a management revolution from traditional command-type autocratic management to
Activity case studies will be presented from various angles not
limited to TPM but also including Kaizen (Improvement), Hozen
(Maintenance) and Training & Education. The first of these is an activity case study on Takaoka Chemical Co., Ltd.
which won the 2014 Domestic TPM Merit Award Category A and gave a lecture at the TPM Seminar of 19th
March. We deliver their article in 3 separate times.
[Title] Transformation into a Profit-Creation-Oriented Company through the Introduction of TPM
written by Takashi Higashihara / President and Representative Director Takaoka Chemical Co., Ltd.
1. Introduction
Takaoka Chemical Co., Ltd. was established in 1918 as a business segment in charge of manufacturing
transformers within the former Takaoka Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and demerged from it in 1982 to
focus thoroughly on epoxy molded products. Our work has included research, development, product design,
manufacturing and quality assurance. Presently, we are focusing on expansion through the promotion of
original operating activities.
The progress of our company and the characteristic products that we have produced are shown in Figure 1.
We developed and delivered the nation’s first flame-resistant oil less mold transformer 43 years ago, in
1971. In 1997, we expanded into the ceramic product field, with offerings such as ceramic condensers and
zinc oxide element arrestors. In
March 1918
Establishment of Takaoka Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. as a company to manufacture
transformers
2002, we commercialized insulating
September 1971
Delivery of solid-insulated small-scale opening/closing equipment mounted with a mold
transformer (30 kVA) made of epoxy resin to Tokyo Electric Power Company for the first time in
Japan
parts applicable to 800 kV, the
September 1975
Commencement of the production of 6 kV medium-sized mold transformers
April 1977
Development of mold parts for SF6 gas-insulated opening/closing equipment
January 1982
Establishment of Takaoka Chemical Co., Ltd. with the separation of the mold-related business
segment from Takaoka Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
November 1986
Construction of the second assembly factory followed by a TGM factory and a gas factory, etc.
manufacturer in Japan able to
December 1994
Acquisition of ISO9001 certification
April 1996
Acquisition of ISO14001 certification
produce extra-high voltage FRP
August 1997
Commencement of the production of ceramic capacitors
April 2001
Commencement of the production of arrestors
September 2001
Commercialization of mold product for extra-high voltage cable connection
April 2002
Development of insulation parts for the world’s highest system voltage (800 kV) and
commencement of production
September 2003
Development of FRP product for GIS and the commencement of production
November 2004
Commencement of the production and sales of water filters (hydrogen generation equipment)
for home use
October 2009
Commencement of the production and sales of mold transformers for PDU boards
September 2010
Technical cooperation for mold transformers with Nan Ya Plastic Corporation and Nan Ya
Electric Corporation
May 2012
Commencement of sales of boron measuring equipment (for water quality measurement)
April 2014
Merger of Takaoka Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Toko Electric Construction Co., Ltd. to
form Takaoka Toko Co., Ltd. and its incorporation into Takaoka Toko Group
May 2014
Construction of a new factory and consolidation of four operation sections, including the mold
transformer section
world highest system voltage at the
time. Currently we are the only
insulating rods applicable to 1,100
kV. Also, in 2004, we started the
production of hydrogen generators,
which
are
products
environment-related
targeting
general
customers.
Figure 1
History of Takaoka
Our main products are largely classified into transformers, insulating parts and environment-related
products, as shown in Figure 2. Among them, our mold transformers (MTRs) are the products upon which
we have focused the most. Our MTRs are flame-resistant and can withstand fire because they do not use
electrical insulation oil. They also have the merit of being maintenance-free. Owing to these characteristics,
the use of our MTRs has expanded to high rise buildings, hospitals, subways, data centers and
semiconductor factories. We have increased our share in the MTR market over the years by developing
products with new specifications catering to our customers’ needs. Thus, our MTRs are the products that
Figure 2
Leading Products of Takaoka Chemical Co., Ltd.
Attaching / Detaching tags on non-conformities
(in Japanese エフづけ”Efu-dzuke”・エフどり”Efu-dori”)
Tags are attached, to the points of nonconformity found during cleaning or inspection, “efu” (tag) indicating
the content of conformity. The tags attached are removed only after improvement steps are completed.
Applying tags, designed to mark the points of nonconformity detected, also helps remind people of making
improvement and prevent it from going unattended for a long time.
There are two kinds of “efu”: white and red. White efu is used as the mark calling for rectification by
operators by themselves in “Jishu-Hozen”, while red
efu is an indication of the need to call on specialists,
such as maintenance men for correction.
Removed efu should be retained and sorted out. It is
suggested that a record should be kept of the
number of nonconformities and improvement cases,
and what kind of nonconformities were corrected by
how much and of how many failures and defects
Photo: “White efu” and “Red efu”
could be prevented in advance.
*Reference Information
JIPM sells Efu / Tag in English, Spanish and Portuguese and Thai. If you are interested, please contact the
secretariat.
Contact
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Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance
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