【ご参考】出場選手と成績一覧Denso Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture, President: Shinsuke Hayashi, hereinafter referred to as Denso) won a gold medal in the category of "Industrial Machinery" (representing Japan), a silver medal in the "Manufacturing Team Challenge" (representing Japan) and "CNC Lathe" (representing Thailand), and a bronze medal in the "CNC Milling Machine" (representing Vietnam) at the 47th WorldSkills International Competition held in Lyon, France from September 10 to September 15. In addition, the "Best of Nation" award, given to the highest scorer from each country, was awarded to the Mexican representative in the "CNC Lathe" category and the American representative in the "Mechatronics" category.
Denso Group has dispatched 20 players in 11 occupations to this tournament. Japan is represented by 11 players in 7 occupations, and overseas locations are represented by 3 players in 2 occupations for Thailand, 2 players in 2 occupations for Vietnam, 1 player in 1 occupation for Indonesia, 2 players in 2 occupations for Mexico, and 1 player in 1 occupation for the United States.
Denso made its first appearance in an international competition at the 20th tournament in 1971. Its previous cumulative record is 35 gold medals, 25 silver medals, and 21 bronze medals. This marks the 17th consecutive tournament where they have won a gold medal since the 31st tournament in 1991.
Recently, it was announced that Aichi Prefecture will be the host of the 2028 WorldSkills International Competition. Denso places a strong emphasis on the training and succession of engineers and skilled workers, under the belief that "Manufacturing is nurturing people." We are extremely pleased with this decision and hope that many people will witness the dedication of the future skilled workers, who will play a crucial role in manufacturing, and that interest and recognition of the importance of skills will continue to grow.
Denso will continue to foster and pass on skills by further promoting its involvement in the WorldSkills competition, polishing the hearts, skills, and bodies of young skilled workers, and cultivating talent that can become highly skilled workers in the future.
[Gold Medal] Industrial machinery profession, player Genki Shimizu
【Reference】List of participating players and their results
| Occupation | Results | Player Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial machinery | Gold medal | Genki Shimizu (Japanese representative) | Denso |
| Manufacturing Team Challenge | Silver medal | Hiroshi Oki (Japan national team) Takaru Nakajima (Japan national team) Kenta Asai (Japan national team) | Denso |
| Mechatronics | - | Gabriel Eady (American representative) * | Denso Manufacturing Tennessee |
| CNC lathe | Silver medal | Paramin Phakutlo (Thai representative) | Denso International Asia |
| Bravery Award | Cu Duc Hieu (Vietnam representative) | Denso Manufacturing Vietnam | |
| - | Itzel Aketzalli Trevino Nunez (Mexico representative) (Mexico representative)* | Denso Manufacturing Mexico | |
| CNC milling machine | Silver medal | Pham Thanh Dat (representative of Vietnam) | Denso Manufacturing Vietnam |
| - | Hector Isaac Moya Vidales (Mexico representative) | Denso Manufacturing Mexico | |
| Mobile application development | Bravery Award | Tomoya Hiranuma (Japanese representative) | Denso |
| Factory electrical facilities | Bravery Award | Naoya Iriya (Japanese representative) | Denso |
| Bravery Award | Reho Kurnia (Indonesian representative) | Denso Indonesia | |
| Autonomous mobile robot | Bravery Award | Miya Sugimoto (Japanese representative) Kentaro Torikui (Japanese representative) | Denso |
| Industry 4.0 | Bravery Award | Supot Hempitaks (Thai representative) Phurinut Suntrapai (Thai representative) | Denso International Asia |
| Cloud Computing | Bravery Award | Hiroki Shioya (Japanese representative) | Denso |
| Robot System Integration | Bravery Award | Yuto Kawabe (Japanese Representative) Kohei Yamashita (Japanese Representative) | Denso |
*Best of Nation
