【WEB】Starting Point for Improvement! Practical 5S Seminar 【3-Hour Intensive Course】

5S Seminar Leading to Results | From Organization and Tidiness to a Workplace Where Waste and Abnormalities Are Visible

5S is the starting point for improvement | Creating a system to discover waste and abnormalities in the workplace through visualization. You will learn how to effectively implement 5S in a way that connects causes to results in just three hours. 【Target Audience】 - Workplace leaders - Improvement personnel in workplaces where 5S is not sustained - Those who want to learn the Toyota Production System 【Expected Changes After Participation】 - Consistent judgment criteria reduce hesitation - Reduced search time stabilizes work - A "flowing workplace" where only necessary items remain - Leaders become "communicators" 【Recommendation for Participation】 What is the purpose of implementing 5S? Even after organizing and tidying up, things quickly revert to their original state. Wastes such as searching for, transporting, and retrieving items do not disappear. Despite engaging in 5S activities, improvements in quality and productivity may not be realized. In such a situation, the act of doing 5S itself may become the objective. Originally, 5S is the starting point for improvement. It involves determining "what is necessary and what is unnecessary," deciding "where and how to place items for easier work," and creating a workplace that can recognize abnormalities and waste. This seminar will teach not just the methods of organizing and tidying up, but also the mindset and practical approaches of 5S that lead to results.

• Business Skills Seminar

Yamawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd. will exhibit at "JIMTOF 2026, the 33rd Japan International Machine Tool Fair," which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight from October 26 (Monday) to October 31 (Saturday), 2026. We will be showcasing two new products from our highly acclaimed ultimate professional tool "Z-PRO," optimized for machining! Don’t miss this opportunity to visit our booth. 【Highlights】 We will display two new products from the "Z-PRO" brand. We have prepared many short videos to solve tapping troubles! We will thoroughly explain examples of failures and successes in tapping. Live demonstrations using the precision tapping machine 'TTTsystem' will be available.

[Speaker] Masanori Hayashi Evangelist, NTT Docomo Business, Inc. Visiting Researcher, GLOCOM, International University [Key Lecture Content] The application areas of AI are expanding from generative AI to AI agents and physical AI, while the main battlefield of AI infrastructure is shifting from learning-centric to inference-centric. Against the backdrop of rapidly growing AI demand, investments and entries into AI data centers by various businesses are accelerating. However, new challenges are emerging, such as increasing power and cooling demands, responses to data sovereignty, and the utilization of GX strategy regional systems for data center aggregation. This lecture will overview the latest trends in the AI data center market and investment trends, as well as organize technological innovations such as GPUs, liquid cooling, and all-optical networks, along with policy and institutional trends and industrial challenges. Furthermore, it will envision the future of a decentralized AI infrastructure that connects AI factories, data centers, and the edge, and discuss new industrial foundations and future competitive axes through watt-bit collaboration.

[Speaker] Ren Taro Hayashi, Senior Manager, Environmental, Energy, and Resource Strategy Group, Research and Consulting Division, Japan Research Institute, Ltd. [Lecture Items] 1. Overview of Data Centers 2. Impact of Data Centers on the Power Industry 3. Policy Trends in Data Centers and Power (1) GX2040 Vision (2) Watt-Bit Collaborative Public-Private Discussion (3) GX Industry Location Working Group (4) Japan Growth Strategy 4. Future Approaches to Power Procurement for Data Center Development 5. Q&A / Business Card Exchange

This year, we will be holding the large exhibition "Wood and Living Expo" organized by Nice! Approximately 150 domestic housing and building material manufacturers will gather to showcase the latest equipment and noteworthy new products. Additionally, many specialized seminars will be held to learn about the latest industry trends and future outlooks! It will be a two-day event filled with business tips and seeds for new proposals. We sincerely look forward to your visit. ■ Dates: October 15, 2026 (Thursday) 10:00-17:00 October 16, 2026 (Friday) 10:00-16:00 ■ Venue: Pacifico Yokohama, Hall C&D ■ Organized by: Nice Co., Ltd., Wood and Housing Research Association, and the Trustworthy Renovation Promotion Association ■ Official website: https://woodlivingfair.jp/ ■ Pre-registration: https://www.tenjikai-uketsuke.com/form/wood-living-expo-2026/ *Pre-registration is required for attendance. When registering, please select "R&D Center" as the Nice department.

In November 2025, the revised "Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for Medical Devices" in China will be announced, with implementation scheduled for November 2026. Local experts will provide a clear explanation of the key points for compliance. < Seminar Topics > - Overview of China's new GMP - Differences from ISO 13485:2016 - New requirements that require particularly careful measures - Anticipated inspection styles