New Vehicle Sales in 1H/2018

The positive sign of the Thai economy has been reflected in several key figures, including vehicle sales in 1H/2018 increased by 19.3% from the same period last year.

Zero Defect Zero Operator Raising Your Production to Industry 4.0

The "Zero Defect Zero Operator" concept to minimize waste to zero in the production process that enables to less machine operator or unmans production.

Thai Food Trucks Go Global, Reinforcing Thailand 4.0 Concept

The spotlights of the Thailand Industrial Expo 2018 arranged by the Ministry of Industry shines on “Food Trucks” that will transform Thai street food in the era of Thailand 4.0.

End of Diesel Era: End of Toyota’s Collaboration with Isuzu

Isuzu has revealed its plan after ending the 12-year-long collaboration with Toyota in small diesel engine development.

Sharp To Move Its Refrigerator Manufacturing Base to Thailand

Sharp has announced to end its refrigerator production in Yao city, Osaka, in September 2019 and move it to Thailand. The current plant will be reconstructed to be an office for th…

Toyota Plans to Manufacture & Distribute Over 2 Million EVs

Toyota has notified its main parts manufacturers to be prepared to produce and distribute a total of 2 million HV and PHV electric cars in 2019.

Isuzu’s Q2 Operating Report: Sales Volume in Asia Soars

Isuzu Motors has revealed its business performance of Q2 in 2018 showing a staggering increase from the previous year, especially in Asian region and specifically Thailand.

Tesla Gigafactory To Be The World’s Biggest Battery Factory

By the end of 2018, Panasonic will raise the production capacity of “Tesla Gigafactory” in Nevada, USA, which is a battery factory that jointly operated with Tesla, to become the w…

Ministry of Commerce Launches Big Data: Empowering Thai Economy

Mr. Sontirat Sontijirawong, the Minister of Commerce, showed his vision about the great potential of Big Data, a new driving force of Thailand’s economy at all levels.

Demands in Small Aircrafts Soar: Two Giants Receive Landslide Orders

After the Farnborough Airshow, two giant aircraft companies received huge orders, especially for the small-sized passenger aircrafts.

Japanese Analyst’s View on "Can AI Overcome Humans After All?”

Mio Analytics has studied the intelligence of AI to see whether it can always beat human’s brain. If AI learns from faulty data, it is possible that AI could make a mistake.

ABB and Kawasaki create world’s first common interface for collaborative robots

ABB and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, both global leading players in industrial automation and robotics, are showcasing the world’s first common collaborative robot operating interfac…

Revolutionary Mass Production for Small Parts

Those who are in mass production for small parts may have known that modular production machinery takes only half of the space conventional machinery needs. Now, it is also equippe…

New Technology: Thermoplastic CFRP Rapid Heater

Chubu Electric Power has developed the thermoplastic CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer) rapid heater “CF-1,” which can reduce the heating time to 12 seconds or 20% of ordinary …

Nissan and Honda Aim to Differentiate Themselves by Designs

Nissan tried out Italian design, which is awe-inducing design with lower roof, on GT-R as a model for the 50th anniversary celebration while Honda advanced its complete car design …

LINE’s Revolutions

LINE has drawn a plan for company growth, pushing the launch of new services underscoring to become a cashless society and making LINE a part of one’s daily life other than just an…

Sanden AC Reinforces World-class Production Structure and Purchasing System

Sanden AC co-invested with the new automotive air-conditioning compressor manufacturer in China in April this year, expecting to produce 15 million units annually.

Yanmar Announces Distribution of Autonomous Tractors in Japan

Yanmar has announced to distribute the autonomous tractor of “SMARTPILOT” series on October 1, namely Auto Tractor and Robot Tractor.

Toyota Enhances FVC to Prepare for the Widespread Consumption in 2020

Toyota prepares to increase its FCV and main parts production while Honda, Hyundai and Audi also consistently make developments of its own FCV. However, the most important factor f…

Canon’s “Super Cycle”

The semiconductor industry is evolving. Recently, Canon has adopted AI to work with semiconductor equipment (still under testing) in order to forecast any failure.