Awards

Introducing the stories behind Yamaha Motor's technologies.

2023　The Japan Institute of Light Metals (JILM) Light Metal Advancement Award

Awarded: Outstanding contributions to the body of academic research and technological development concerning light metals contributing to weight reduction with motorcycles, i.e., research into aluminum alloys; research for improving the durability of parts made of titanium alloys; R&D of vacuum die-casting technology, fatigue characteristics, bright heat treatment, coating technology, and more that led to the practical use of magnesium alloys for large parts like wheels and subframes; and other studies.
Recipient(s): Takaharu Suzuki
Materials Division, Manufacturing Technology Center

Awarded: CELL HANDLER™; The cell picking & imaging system CELL HANDLER™ applies Yamaha’s surface mount technology originally developed for mounting electronic parts on printed circuit boards. CELL HANDLER™ rapidly and accurately transfers target cells to microplates for culturing or evaluations and analyzes images captured during drug discovery and development, efficacy tests for anti-cancer agents, etc.

Awarded: Development of a new manufacturing method for aluminum motorcycle fuel tanks
Recipient(s): Yoshihiro Kimura, Noboru Mitsui, Masatoshi Miyamoto, Gou Nagura, Kazuya Iida, Kyosuke Nomura
Manufacture Technology Division, Component Section, Engine Unit

Awarded: Development of a pallet for equipment diagnosis
Recipient(s): Takahiro Umeda
1st SyS Division, SyS Operations, Motorcycle Headquarters

Awarded: Development of equipment rigidity evaluation method using vibration analysis
Recipient(s): Yukihiro Tada
2nd SyS Division, SyS Operations, Motorcycle Headquarters

Awarded: Preventative maintenance system for servomotors utilizing a new insulation diagnostic method
Recipient(s): Mikio Kajiwara
1st SyS Division, SyS Operations, Motorcycle Headquarters

Awarded: Shortening of MTTR of NC Machine by Developing Maintenance Information Retrieval System
Recipient(s): Yoshiki Ishikawa
1st SyS Division, SyS Operations, Motorcycle Headquarters