Seminar Information

The 14th Toshiba Machine Group Solution Fair 2016 ended. Thank you for coming.

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

May 19 (Thu)　　 (Available in English/Japanese)

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
"Making strides for future technology .the dream transmission"

Mr. MINORU KUROSAWA
FELLOW
Planning & Technology Officer
Jatco Co., Ltd.

The automotive industry is faced with a major technological change for the 2020s, in areas such as motorization and automated driving; therefore, there is an urgent need for innovative technology. Mr. Minoru Kurosawa of Jatco Co., Ltd. will disclose part of his ongoing struggle in the development of an advanced transmission.

13：30 p.m. - 14:30 p.m.
"Innovation imaging technologies required by the Thirty meter Telescope (TMT)"

Mr. HIDEKI TAKAMI Ph.D.
PROFESSOR, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
National Astronomical Observatory
National Institute of Natural Sciences

The TMT is a supersized 30-meter diameter optical infrared astronomical telescope; this next-generation telescope is on course for construction to start up in 2024. Mr. Hideki Takami from the National Astronomical Observatory explains about the innovation of the imaging technology which is the key to success in achieving a resolution and sensitivity that far exceeds that of existing telescopes.

May 20 (Fri)　　 (Available in English/Japanese) 

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
"Thinking about thermoplastic composites .the current situation and challenges of CFRTP, GFRTP"

Mr. MASACHIKA YAMANE
PROFESSOR FOR PROJECT
MOT DIRECTOR
Headquarters for Innovative Society-Academia Cooperation
Fukui CFRP industrialization Centor
University of Fukui

Thermoplastic composites such as CFRTP and GFRTP have not been popularized even though they have been attracting attention in various fields for a　long time. A professor at the University of Fukui, Masachika Yamane raises an issue on the challenges of making them widely available this time.

13:30 p.m. - 14:30 p.m.
"The new IT era pioneered by IBM, Watson, and cognitive computing"

Mr. KOHICHI TAKEDA Ph.D.
DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER
SENIOR MANAGER, KNOWLEDGE INFRASTRUCTURE
IBM RESEARCH -TOKYO
IBM Japan, Ltd.

Mr. Koichi Takeda from IBM Japan Ltd. explains about the latest situation and prospects of the new era created by cognitive systems which utilize information used on a daily basis (language, voice/sound, pictorial images) in decision making by learning, thinking, and having conversations with humans.

May 21 (Sat)

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
"Issues with creating an airplane which does not crash, and an approach to the Industrial Revolution in the Sky with Drones"

Dr. SHINJI SUZUKI
PROFESSER
DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO

Aeronautical technology has developed rapidly over the roughly 110 years since the first flight of the Wright brothers in 1903. Shinji Suzuki, a leading figure in the engineering of airplanes, aeronautics and astronautics, explains about the latest technology, from airplanes to drones, and the approaches to the major issue of safety.