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Mitsubishi and Shin Nihonkai Ferry to develop unmanned ship navigation system

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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, is collaborating with Shin Nihonkai Ferry to jointly develop autonomous ships.

The two companies have successfully applied for grant aid under the Joint Technological Development Programme for the Demonstration of Unmanned Ships, sponsored by The Nippon Foundation.

With this support, the two companies say they will commence co-development of underlying technologies and systems to enable unmanned ship navigation in the future. [Read more…] about Mitsubishi and Shin Nihonkai Ferry to develop unmanned ship navigation system

MHI produces first shipment of new Pratt & Whitney engines

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines (MHIAEL) has completed its assembly and first shipment of a Pratt & Whitney GTFTM PW1200G engine at the MHIAEL facility in Komaki, Japan．

The engine was shipped on November 13 to Mitsubishi Aircraft’s Moses Lake Flight Test Center in Moses Lake, Washington.

It will later be installed to support on-going aircraft testing of the SpaceJet regional passenger jet being developed by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation. [Read more…] about MHI produces first shipment of new Pratt & Whitney engines

Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery to acquire Siemens’ stake in Primetals Technologies

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Deal would make MHMM sole owner of Primetals Technologies

Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery (MHMM) and Siemens have reached agreement for MHMM to acquire Siemens’ 49 percent stake in Primetals Technologies.

Closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions and is expected by early 2020.

Siemens will support the process to ensure a successful closing of the transaction. Following closing, MHMM will assume sole control of Primetals Technologies. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. [Read more…] about Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery to acquire Siemens’ stake in Primetals Technologies

MHI Machine Tool produces commercial metal 3D Printer using laser beams

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., Ltd. has commercialised a metal 3D printer applying laser-based metal additive manufacturing technology.

The first unit was delivered in March to the Industrial Research Centre of Shiga Prefecture, in Ritto, Japan.

The commercial model is capable of laminating diverse metal materials at high speed, through use of a proprietary Directed Energy Deposition (DED) method in which metal powder material is continuously fed by nozzles to the laser fusing point.

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MHI launches factory energy management package

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has launched “Energy Cloud Factory”, a new service package that uses artificial intelligence and intelligence of things technologies.

The energy solution was unveiled at Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Takasago Works in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, following pre-release usage at the main plant of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Using data acquired by “Netmation eFinder”, MHI’s independently developed system for collecting data on equipment operations, the system enables visual monitoring of production equipment operating ratios and energy consumption.

[Read more…] about MHI launches factory energy management package

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