Seminar Information

The 13th Toshiba Machine Group Solution Fair 2015 ended. Thank you for coming.

Special Seminar (Hall 1 / The second floor / 350 seats)

May 21 (Thu)　　 (Available in English/Japanese)

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
"Challenges within and future developmentof the aviation industry in Japan"
-- From the viewpoint of a business andproduction & technology platform --

Mr. YASUJI SUGIHARA
GENERAL MANAGER

BUSINESS AFFAIRS DIVISION
THE SOCIETY OF JAPANESE AEROSPACE COMPANIES(SJAC)

　The domestic aircraftproject starts in 2015. Mr. Koji Sugihara of the Society of Japanese AerospaceCompanies, Inc. will explain the history and situation of aircraft developmentin Japan as well as abroad, and the latest circumstances and future developmentof the aviation industry from the viewpoint of a business and production & technologyplatform.

13：30 p.m. - 14:30 p.m.
"The development history of superconducting magleve linear motor trains and its appliedtechnology"

Mr. KEN NAGASHIMA Ph.D.
DIRECTOR

MAGLEV SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Superconducting magleve linear motor train technology is one of Japan’s proud achievements. MasaruNagashima of the Railway Technical Research Institute, who has been engaged in thisresearch for years, will explain the development history and future outlook ofthe flywheel storage system as a future applied technology.

May 22 (Fri)　　 (Available in English/Japanese) 

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
"Is the mass production/reproduction of thermoplastic CFRP possible? A technicalchallenge"

Dr. KAZUAKI NISHIYABU
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

KINKI UNIVERSITY,SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FACULTY

"Thermoplastic CFRP" holds the key to developing the use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. Dr. Kazuaki Nishiyabu of Kinki University will explain its features, andthe importance of its design, process and evaluation. He will also offer pointson recycling and hybridization, give the latest example of its development inEurope, and express the importance of inter-enterprise joint projects and humanresource development in the future.

13:30 p.m. - 14:30 p.m.
"Toshiba's effortsto realize a future hydrogen energy society"

Mr. HIROYUKI OTA
SENIOR MANAGER

NEW ENERGY SOLUTION PROJECT
TOSHIBA CORPORATION

Mr. Hiroyuki Ota of ToshibaCorporation, who steps forward to spark the revolution of hydrogen power generation using renewable energy in fiscal 2015, will explain the efforts forpractical application and the latest information on experimental evidence.

May 23 (Sat)

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
"Communication =Creation"

Mr. KOTA NEZU
CREATIVE COMMUNICATOR
CEO

ZNUG DESIGN. INC.

The dynamic of humanrelationships has led to the creation of a new kind of craftsmanship. Mr. Kota Nezu will explain about a new kind of creative communication, based on the example ofthe electric motorcycle zecOO, a joint development project Camatte with ToyotaMotors.