YOUR GLOBAL CRAFTSMAN STUDIO Vol.002
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Mitsubishi Materials Craftsmanship Magazine YOUR BM002A GLOBAL CRAFTSMAN STUDIO Road to Evolution Generations of Technology MESSAGE Listening to the voice of the customer We are pleased to publish the second issue of our envisioned. We will continue to respond by exceeding Craftsman Magazine that was first launched in their expectations through harnessing all our April 2015. strengths with a feeling of excitement when realising As we and everything else around us is moving their goal, and when witnessing performance and forward, we strive to continuously develop our quality that goes beyond their imagination. We invite technologies and evolve our company so that we you to look forward to the evolution of our studio as contribute to the success of our customers’ business we aim to become an ever more professional tool activities. Our primary target is to be the reliable manufacturer, capable of delivering results never partner to whom customers can turn to for advice before envisioned. and whom they can trust for advanced solutions that go hand in hand with profitability and the highest quality. Dairiku Matsumo This evolution naturally applies to tools and other Vice President / General Manager of Production Div. technological advancements, but also to such aspects Advanced Materials & Tools Company as the content and quality of services. Each and every Mitsubishi Materials Corporation employee must keep in mind that customers do not just benefit from a good product; they benefit from the right solution at the right time. To this end, it is vital to listen attentively to the customers’ needs and respond with new initiatives and innovations. Our will to “fulfill all customer needs” and “respond to every demand” forms our core identity as a Craftsman Studio that caters for each individual customer. Our customers’ satisfaction and their positive feedback about Mitsubishi Materials’ consultancy and technologies fuels our will. Nothing would give us more pleasure than receiving a customer reaction that goes beyond simple satisfaction about a product or a solution. Such a reaction is seen when customers encounter something that surpasses what they originally 1 YOUR GLOBAL CRAFTSMAN STUDIO Vol. 2 Stories Your Global Craftsman Studio STORIES VOL.1 7-12 FOCUS on PERFORMANCE MITSUBISHI MOTORS collaboration 3-6 Photo: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation with MITSUBISHI MATERIALS AUTOMOTIVE: Evolution of fuel efficiency A manufacturing bond that has produced EYE on the MARKET and machining technologies continuing technical innovation 13-14 15-16 17-20 HISTORY OF MITSUBISHI THE CRAFTSMAN STORY TECHNOLOGY ARCHIVE SADO GOLD MINE - World Heritage and BC81 SERIES - Coated CBN grades for SOLID CARBIDE DRILLS 400 years of history high-hardened steel turning ZET1 - Drilling performance at its peak 21-22 23-24 25-26 ABOUT US CUTTING EDGE WA THAILAND ENGINEERING CENTER Advanced technical services in the The development of an ingenious rotating WA (Japan) – SUMO industrial heart of Thailand tool that reduces abnormal damage Instilling the spirit of Japan YOUR GLOBAL CRAFTSMAN STUDIO 2 EYE ON THE MARKET THE ON EYE EYE on the MARKET AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Evolution of Fuel Efficiency and Machining Technologies An era where almost one in every six people in the world owns a car Automobile production by country In 2013, the number of automobiles owned throughout the world surpassed (No. of automobiles) 1.1 billion, which means that one in every 6.2 people in the world’s total population 10M. of about 7.2 billion owns a car. In fiscal 2014, 89.75 million automobiles were 1M. manufactured globally and the numbers continue to grow in the huge Chinese and 100k. U.S. markets. 10k. 1k. Motor vehicle produced by country in 2013 Source: Khassen Y., Wikipedia. Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles (OICA). Material from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. 3 YOUR GLOBAL CRAFTSMAN STUDIO EYE ON THE MARKET THE ON EYE Environmental issues caused by the explosive demand The global spread of automobiles has totally surpassed the imagination of the early days and has given rise to new issues in the form of environmental Fuel economy standard in each country concerns. In the 1960s, exhaust gas regulations were first established in EU California and Japan, and from this emerged the development of various environmental technologies by automobile manufacturers striving to Japan Stricter fuel economy satisfy these regulations. Today, automobile manufacturers are expected regulations year by year India not only to make continuous efforts to eliminate harmful substances from China exhaust gas in order to prevent air pollution, but to also minimize the Canada emission of carbon dioxide, which is a principal greenhouse effect gas. U.S. These modern countermeasures have also had the effect of reducing fuel consumption and generating advantages for the consumer. Brazil South Korea Fuel economy standard (km/L) standard economy Fuel Source: The graph represents a simple conversion of the fuel standard in each country from Mexico the International Council on Clean Transportation. When a correction is applied by a simple calculation to account for a fuel consumption measurement mode, taking into account deregulation measures and differences in vehicle types, the fuel standard for the EU becomes 21.1 km/L (2021 reference value is calculated by METI), and for the U.S. it becomes 16.5 km/L (2020 reference value calculated by METI). The 2010-2015 values for Japan have been added by METI (they are reference values, as the measurement mode differs from 2015). Evolution of Fuel Efficiency Special Feature Photo provided by: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and Machining Technologies YOUR GLOBAL CRAFTSMAN STUDIO 4 EYE ON THE MARKET THE ON EYE EYE on the MARKET AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Evolving fuel efficiency technologies Some of today’s representative fuel ratio maximized to the utmost limit and to the development of fuel efficiency efficiency technologies for gasoline and hybrid systems that utilize both engine enhancement, with the result that kei diesel vehicles include the incorporation and electric motors are other examples. cars now deliver greater fuel saving of a direct-fuel injection and a turbo Low prices and running costs have also performance than regular passenger charger to a downsized engine that been strongly demanded by consumers of cars. In fact, models have emerged that discharges less exhaust gas than Japan’s category of small vehicles called deliver fuel efficiency that far exceeds previous engines. Naturally aspirated “kei cars”. For this reason, all the latest 30 km/L*. gasoline engines with a compression available technologies have been applied The introduction of electric vehicles Electric vehicles, which do not consume reciprocating engines, rotary engines gasoline have also begun to penetrate and turbines are already commercially the market. These include electric available or have been proposed. They vehicles that require charging, those that are one of the most practical systems are equipped with fuel cells that generate for the diffusion of electric vehicles as electricity within the car (use hydrogen they utilize existing fuel infrastructures and oxygen to generate electricity and even though they are specifically discharge water as a result), and those designed to generate electricity. that are equipped with an engine that Some vehicles equipped with acts as a generator in addition to fuel a range extender even deliver cells. Engines for electricity generation a fuel efficiency of more than are also called range extenders. Various 60 km/L*. types of range extenders, such as Various types of electric vehicles are emerging (the photo shows Mitsubishi Motors i-MiEV) Diverse technologies that Key components of the i-MiEV continue to evolve for (system configuration diagram) Negative pressure Combination meter Battery management unit environmental conservation motor pump Battery charger Invertor (100/200V) Energy diversification (independence from oil, resource CAN conservation) • Recycling technologies DC/DC • CNG technologies • Utilization of bio-fuels (ethanol ratio) ECU CAN Motor Battery • FCV EPS Transmission • HEV EV-ECU Prevention of global warming • Variable displacement engines • Clean diesel engines Heater Cell monitor unit • High-efficiency transmissions Accelerator Air condition battery module compressor • Variable valve system engines Brake Selector lever Elimination of the use of organic substances (in advance of The drive battery and other key components for electrification are installed under the floor. regulations and voluntary targets) • Offers the same in-car space and luggage space as the base car. • Catalyst technologies • The passenger space is separated from high-voltage wires to ensure safety. • Greater dissemination of low-emission vehicles • The lower gravity center of the body contributes to excellent handling. • Elimination of the use of organic substances A compact, high-efficiency motor is adopted and installed in the rear (in advance of regulations and voluntary targets) (same rear-wheel drive as the base car). A large-volume drive battery is installed to realize sufficient cruising distance for the daily use for a kei car. * Measurement based on the JC08 mode fuel economy test cycle 5 YOUR GLOBAL CRAFTSMAN STUDIO EYE ON THE MARKET THE ON EYE COLUMN PHEV Technology Mechanism of the plug-in Hybrid EV System Component layout Self-generating electric vehicles that maintain optimal driving Engine mode in various