Toyota Industries Corporation won the gold medal in the "machinery assembly" category at the 62nd National Skills Competition.
Announcements of individual stocks and others on November 25, 2024.
Toyota Industries Corporation had 19 athletes competing in 6 categories at the 62nd National Skills Competition held from November 22nd to 25th at venues including Aichi International Exhibition Center, with athlete Yasugawa Kimura winning the gold medal in the "machinery assembly" category.
At this national competition, approximately 1,000 young skilled workers selected from each prefecture competed in a total of 41 categories.
Toyota Industries Corporation, based on the idea that "the basis of manufacturing is human development," is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of talent. Since 2000, they have been participating in the Skills Competition aiming to acquire advanced skills and ensure the continuity of skill inheritance.
The award recipients from our company for this event are as follows:
1. Tournament Results
Results | Player Name | Occupation |
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Gold Medal | Taiga Kimura (きむら たいが) | Machinery Assembly |
Silver Medal | Nobutada Miyado (Nobutada Miyado) | Machinery drafting |
Asuna Otsubo (Asuna Otsubo) | Machinery drafting | |
Daichi Ichikawa (Daichi Ichikawa) | Structural ironwork | |
Copper medal | Asahi Yoshida (Asahi Yoshida) | Machinery assembly |
Haruki Yamamoto | Mechatronics (2 people in 1 group) | |
Keita Yamasaki | ||
Akira Ishihara | Structural steelwork | |
Ryoma Tsugawa | Electric welding | |
Bravery award | Takahashi Hiromi | Lathe |
Anma Yuishi | Lathe | |
Ono Tatsuki | Structural metalwork |
2. Job Description
1) Machinery Assembly
It is a skill that can be considered the origin of manufacturing, achieving accuracy up to 1/1000mm (1 micron) using metal files for hand finishing, and assembling automatic processing equipment that operates on compressed air. In a competition lasting just under 7 hours, it involves hand-finishing and assembling the main 10 components and 130 surfaces out of over 60 components. Comprehensive skills in hand-finishing, process design, and the ability to analyze and adjust issues are required for machinery assembly.
3. Player Introduction
1) Profile
Occupation | Machinery Assembly |
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Name | Takariver Kimura (kimura taiga) |
Hometown | Okayama Prefecture |
Joined the company | 2021 |
Affiliation | Toyota Industries Corporation |
大会出場回数 | 3回目 |
2)コメント
3年間、金メダルを手にするこの日をめざして訓練してきたので、嬉しい気持ちで胸がいっぱいです。先輩選手の「いつも通り、練習通りやる」というアドバイスを心に刻んで大会に挑みました。「勝つ」という信念を持ち、自分の強みである「荒削り」のスキルを発揮できるよう集中したことが結果につながったのだと思います。今大会が選手としては最後の挑戦となりますが、私がたくさんの方々に支えていただいたように、後輩選手たちが満足のいく成績を残すことができるよう、今後は選手生活で得た知識と技能を伝えていきます。