Held the "Thermal Design Online Seminar" on 8/28 (co-hosted with the Structural Planning Institute)!

An online seminar will be held on August 28 in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation and the Structural Planning Institute.

In this seminar, we will hear from a current designer at a parts manufacturer about "Key Points for Actual Measurements Using Thermocouples and Heat Flow Sensors," and we will introduce Toyota's high-sensitivity heat flow sensor "Energy Flow." Additionally, as a case study for verifying the discrepancies between actual measurements and analysis, we will present the thermal analysis of the heat flow sensor demonstration kit and its considerations. If you are working on verifying discrepancies between actual measurements and analysis, or if you are engaged in building technologies for thermal design, thermal analysis, and thermal measurements, we encourage you to take this opportunity to watch!

• Other thermal analysis and measurement equipment

Thermal design starts with the measurement of thermal energy! Toyota Motor's thermal flow sensor 'Energy flow'

The heat flow sensor is a device that can easily measure heat flux, which is essential for elucidating the mechanisms of temperature change. By converting the electromotive force generated according to the temperature difference between the front and back of the sensor into heat flow, this sensor can measure the "amount" and "direction" of thermal energy passing through its surface with high precision and rapid response. You can download documents summarizing each lineup and detailed specifications from the link below. For product specifications, pricing, and delivery times, please feel free to contact us through our official website. 【Features of Toyota Motor's heat flow sensor "Energy flow"】 ▼ Highly sensitive and responsive, capturing even slight heat flows (±10W/m2 and above) ▼ Thin at 0.25mm with low thermal resistance, flexible, and excellent in compressive load resistance ▼ No power supply or amplifier is needed; just measuring voltage is sufficient.

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Realizing next-generation thermal design! Toyota Motor's thermal flow sensor 'Energy flow' visualizes heat flow that cannot be captured by temperature alone.

"Energy flow" refers to a sensor that can only detect convective heat dissipation. While a heat flow sensor measures the combined heat flux of radiation and convection, the convective heat dissipation sensor outputs only the heat flux from convection! Due to differences in the emissivity of the sensor surface, it becomes possible to separate the heat dissipation into convective and radiative components. You can download a document summarizing each lineup and detailed specifications from the link below. Please feel free to read it or contact us. 【What is convection?】 The transfer of heat by fluids such as gases or liquids. Example 1: The phenomenon of hot coffee cooling down. Example 2: The phenomenon of a hot plate cooling down after the power is turned off.

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About ROAD: The "Roundtable on the Purpose of Autonomous Driving (ROAD)" conference series has evolved into a unique platform for interdis-ciplinary dialogue and international collaboration in the field of autonomous driving and autonomous mobility. Established in 2016, ROAD has brought together researchers, industry leaders, and public sector stakeholders from six countries across three continents. Based on this background, the upcoming ROAD 2026 will focus on "safety” and "driving AI”—the final pieces of the autonomous driving puzzle—to advance discussions on establishing the foundational framework for ensuring safety quality and obtaining regular-tory approval for autonomous driving. We also intend to discuss the international commonalities and differences regarding the social value brought about by ADS vehicles in terms of automation, intelligent driving, and mobility. We have established a total of five compelling themes for the Round Workshops, consisting of two topics related to “The Last Piece” and three topics related to the social value of ADS, as shown below. 1) Round Workshop 1 - Horizons of E2E Driving AI → Can AI Understand the Driving Environment Like Humans? 2) Round Workshop 2 - Beyond the Unknown: Safety Cases for ADS → Can Safety Ever Be Proven? 3) Round Workshop 3 - Envisioning Smart City Mobility → Can Smart City Mobility Bridge the Mobility Divide? 4) Round Workshop 4 - Logistics Enhancement Through Autonomous Tracking → Will Logistics Become Human-Free? 5) Round Workshop 5 - The Evolution of CASE: SDV/AIDV → Will Automakers Become AI Companies? We hope you’ll all join us!

[Speaker] Masashi Sugita, President and CEO of LEX Style Co., Ltd. [Key Lecture Content] The power consumption of AI servers used in data centers has significantly increased, making traditional air cooling insufficient for operation. This lecture will organize the requirements for introducing a liquid cooling system into air-cooled data centers and explain the implementation method using free cooling with specific design details. When handling high-density AI servers, energy efficiency is required, and the widely used energy efficiency indicator, as well as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Resource and Energy Agency's PUE regulation of "1.3 or below," will be explained along with practical operational insights. [Lecture Items] 1. Heat dissipation methods for high-density, high-heat AI servers 2. Basics and importance of PUE/pPUE 3. PUE regulation of "1.3 or below" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Resource and Energy Agency 4. AI server implementation and requirements for new data centers 5. Summary and future outlook 6. Q&A / Business card exchange

[Key Lecture Content] 1. Promotion of SAF Introduction Yasushi Yamashita, Director, Carbon Neutral Promotion Office, Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 1. Importance of SAF in the decarbonization of the aviation sector 2. Initiatives to promote the introduction of SAF 3. Q&A / Business card exchange 2. Japan Airlines' Challenge Towards Net Zero CO2 Emissions by 2050 Kazuki Hirotani, Group Leader, GX Planning Group, Sustainability Promotion Department, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. 1. Introduction of our five initiatives for CO2 emission reduction 2. Initiatives for reducing fuel consumption (introduction of fuel-efficient aircraft, operational improvements) 3. Initiatives for fuel transition (sustainable aviation fuel SAF) 4. Initiatives for reductions outside the value chain (carbon credits, new removal technologies) 5. Initiatives to deepen collaboration with society 6. Q&A / Business card exchange

[Instructor] Yuichiro Kabushiki, Partner Lawyer at TMI Comprehensive Law Office [Key Lecture Content] With the spread of AI, there is growing attention on the civil liability of developers, providers, and users of AI. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will publish "Guidelines on the Interpretation and Application of Civil Liability in AI Utilization" in April 2026, and the Ministry of Justice will also establish an expert meeting to examine civil liability related to unauthorized use of images and voices generated by AI in the same month. As the full enforcement of the AI Promotion Act and the revision of AI guidelines are underway, it is necessary to design and operate governance based on the potential responsibilities that may arise retrospectively. In this seminar, based on the guidelines from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and drawing on litigation practice experience as a judge and lawyer, we will organize the basic framework for assessing civil liability and explain fundamental methods for designing and operating governance based on risk analysis. Furthermore, we will examine the framework for civil liability and the design and operation of governance using hypothetical cases that are likely to pose practical issues.

In this seminar, we will welcome Mr. Satoru Hayami from Waseda University, who will explain the latest trends in AI utilization in manufacturing, as well as the evolution of technologies such as agent-based AI and physical AI, and the opportunities and key points for practical application in the manufacturing industry. Furthermore, Mr. Tsubasa Shibata, representative of Next Opt, will introduce processes aimed at practical implementation, incorporating actual case studies from manufacturing sites. We hope you will envision the "potential for AI utilization in your company" and take home hints that will lead to improvements in your operations starting tomorrow. We look forward to your participation.