Industrial machinery is used to make machinery, so it is also called "the mother of machinery." Which country is the most advanced country in the world of industrial machinery? According to Yamaguchi, chairman of the Nikkei Commercial Publishing Asia Ltd., it is naturally not Japan. "In 1982, Japan won the first place in the world of industrial machinery from the United States. In the 27 years prior to 2009, Japan's industrial machinery production has remained the world's number one, but it was the world's first in the 2009 financial crisis. The location was given to China,” Yamaguchi said. “The reason why the value of China's industrial machinery is growing rapidly is that the industrial machinery manufacturers in various countries have begun local production in China.”

Business is an investment and it is also a "child"

What are the strengths of Japan's industrial machinery, which ranks first in the world in 27 years? Mr. Yamaguchi has personally summarized the following four reasons:

The first is to meet the needs of advanced Japanese companies represented by automobiles, and the technical strength of industrial machinery manufacturers has been greatly improved. Many Japanese industrial machinery manufacturers combine the plant production needs of large automobile manufacturers with the development of processing equipment to create a business. Yamaguchi Ken believes that he always listens to the voice of the customers and develops and designs for realizing the needs of his customers. This will naturally increase the strength of development and design.

The second is a perfect service system. Yamaguchi Ken said: "Industrial machinery can not be sold to complete the business, it is very important for the buyer to carry out after-sales service." In addition, due to the high and complex processing technology requirements, customers often have a lack of technical experience caused by equipment failure or even damage the machinery . For such customers, Japanese industrial machinery manufacturers can quickly provide services to solve related problems.

The third is to pass on the technology. Industrial machinery requires very high precision. To achieve high precision, long-term technical experience is required. Yamaguchi Jian said that industrial machinery manufacturers have experienced repeated ups and downs because of the economic downturn. Many companies are humiliating and burdening themselves, insisting that enterprises remain in a position that does not fall, and that many technologies can be well passed down. Yamaguchi Ken said: “The managers of these companies regard the company as their own children and have made great contributions to fostering the technical strength of the company.” Yamaguchi also expressed personal opinions on the differences between the US and Japan’s industrial machinery. Says: "The management layer of U.S. industrial machinery manufacturers treats the company as an investment, blindly pursues economic benefits and ignores the inheritance of technology, resulting in the decline of the company."

The fourth is actively taking digital technology. "After the Second World War, Japan's industrial machinery factory was almost zero, but it has been promoting numerical control technology in the academic field. It was recognized by the world in the mid to late 70s of the last century." Yamaguchi's tone is full of pride. At present, more than 90% of production machinery and equipment in Japan are equipped with numerical control devices, and the level of control is also increasing year by year.

Why do the advantages correspond to the four reasons why Japan’s industrial machinery has won over the long term? Yamaguchi Ken introduced the importance of these advantages.

Yamaguchi Ken said: “The first requirement for users of industrial machinery is efficiency. If it can be shortened by one minute or even one second, it is good.” According to Yamaguchi Ken, the use of high-speed cutting technology can reduce the amount of wear in the machining area and reduce the processing load. At the same time, the process speed and feeding speed are increased, which greatly improves the processing efficiency. In the 90s of last century, the technological power of Japanese industrial machinery manufacturers has made a great leap forward. In addition, if a machine can handle multiple processes at the same time, it can reduce the time of process replacement, thus shortening the overall processing time. Even if there is no need to change the station, the accuracy can be further improved. In recent years, with the efforts of manufacturers, the operation of processing machines has become easier, and at the same time, the price of processing machines has become cheaper than in the past, so it is easier to invest in new advanced machines. In addition, the technology for composite machining on lathes is also advancing. It is easy to carry out cutting and drilling processes, and even gear machining.

When customers choose the products of industrial machinery manufacturers, they must consider the service support capabilities of the manufacturers. If the customer's own company does not have skilled workers, it must entrust the manufacturer, and the most important thing at this time is whether the manufacturer responds quickly. Yamaguchi Ken said: “One of the key points for the development of Japanese industrial machinery manufacturers is to cultivate excellent sales and technical personnel who can solve the technical problems of the subtle parts. Therefore, a sound service system is an important factor in selecting processing equipment.”

Industrial machinery is composed of many elements. At the same time, many elements are combined and the precision is pursued. At a processing point, accuracy of several micrometers is sometimes required. In recent years, industrial machinery has promoted modular production on a large scale, that is, after purchasing parts and assembling them, it can be made into an industrial machinery. After many parts have been assembled, it is important that the running-in technique be fully utilized to achieve the desired performance. Yamaguchi Ken said: “Many manufacturers who have been manufacturing industrial machinery for many years have done very well in terms of technical heritage, so they can be passed on in the running-in part. Manual operations are not possible with mechanical processing. Operation can only be achieved through good technical inheritance. The advantage of the Japanese machinery manufacturers is that this operator has not disappeared. At the same time, the processing database has also been well-inherited and has been expanding.” Due to slightly different processing conditions The processing results will be completely different, so the manufacturer needs to provide appropriate guidance to the user and set up complete processing conditions as far as possible, and the Japanese industrial machinery manufacturers can fully meet the needs of users at this point.

The development of Japanese industrial machinery can be said to be the development of numerical control equipment. They have been consistently introducing the superiority of CNC technology to users, and this development has not changed so far. For example, through numerical control systems, the factors that cause defects in processing machinery can be discovered in advance, thus preventing problems.

QCD is a sacrifice for environmental protection Japanese industrial machinery manufacturers have always been at the forefront of the world because they are constantly obsessed with meeting the needs of customers from beginning to end. Yamaguchi Ken said: "So far, the customer's demand is higher accuracy (Q), cheaper (C), more rapid (D), referred to as the improvement of QCD. All technical development is to achieve the above customer requirements Development and design.” He said that in recent years, with the improvement of environmental awareness, many customers have reported that in order to meet environmental protection requirements, QCD factors can be sacrificed. For customers with high performance and high performance, do they really need so much performance? Is it somewhat excessive?

In terms of technology development for Japanese environmental protection institutes by Japanese machinery manufacturers, Yamaguchi Health made a brief introduction. He said: “From the point of view of reducing raw materials, we can begin processing from the raw materials that are closest to the shape of the shape. Although these companies have conducted many technological developments for environmental protection. However, if we consider it as a whole, the most important thing is to reject defective products, or to modify or discard bad products, which will cause waste and unnecessary resource consumption."

When considering greening a plant, the most important thing is the greening of processing equipment. Yamaguchi Ken specifically mentioned Japan's original energy-saving diagnostic activities. According to the report, the energy-saving diagnostic service for factories implemented by the Japan Energy Conservation Center records the most energy-consuming equipment such as boilers and industrial furnaces, and does a good job in advance investigation. The energy-saving experts diagnose and provide solutions. There is no geographical limit for energy-saving diagnosis, and there is no charge for the entire diagnosis process. He said: "From 1997 to 2007, the Energy Conservation Center conducted energy-saving diagnosis of 2,398 factories and issued a diagnostic result. Although the industry is different, the results will be different, but basically can be proposed 5% to 10% of energy-saving programs. For example, for a company with 15 employees who conduct basic governance manufacturing, the energy-saving diagnosis put forward four improvement projects, which can save about 15% of energy consumption and can reduce the cost of 6.6 million yuan per year. Leading the advanced nature of Japanese technology."