The academic field of Production Systems Engineering looks at "the creation of things" systematically - in other words, the production technology that is indispensable for the maintenance and development of society today. It is a field in which Japan specializes. The manufacturing industry that supports the world economy today produces highly functional and high performance products for supply to the world by adding value through the processing of resources and materials. First, new products are designed and developed, and then optimum materials are produced. These are processed into parts and components, which are then assembled efficiently to produce products ready to be shipped that have greater added value. Production technology has become increasingly globalized in recent years and considerable strength is required to overcome global competition. It has become increasingly important to enhance the technology used for each creative process through automation and improved intelligence, and then to evaluate those two factors systematically in order to acquire a synergy effect. The aim of the Department of Production Systems Engineering is to foster engineers with both creative and practical skills who will actively participate in production technology in the 21st Century through the interdisciplinary study of production systems engineering based on mechanical engineering. In addition to study of the basics of mechanical engineering in order to learn about product development and design technology, the department's undergraduate curriculum includes the study of the humanities, sociology and natural sciences to cultivate a sense of creativity. Students then comprehensively study specialized fields of production systems engineering, such as materials engineering, industrial processing and systems engineering. In the Graduate School, students study and conduct research in the latest fields of learning and technologies in order to master a profound technical knowledge and a high level of research and development capability.

Main Specialized Subjects in the Department of Production Systems Engineering

Introduction to Production Technology History Basic Production Systems Engineering Machine Drawing/ Design and Drawing Engineering Laboratory Mechanisms Machine Elements Introduction to Materials Engineering Manufacturing Technology Mechanics of Solids Hydraulics Engineering Thermodynamics Kinetics of Machinery Mechine Design Electric Circuit Theory Electronic Circuits Introduction to Information Processing Fundamentals of Applied Program Robotics Engineering Robotics Creative Engineering Electorical Machinery Control Heat Transfer Analysis Production Systems Fundamental Experiments Production Systems Creative Experiments Applied Thermodynamics Introduction to Materials Science Metallic Materials Non-metallic Materials Evaluation and Failure Prevention of Materials Corrosion Engineering Metal Forming Processes Mechanics of Deformation Joining Process Surface Modification Technology Theory of Metal Cutting Precision Machining Optimization System Measurement and Instrumentation Systems Introduction to Control Engineering Analysis of Control Engineering Design of Control Engineering Production Systems Engineering Automobile Engineering Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering Special Research On-the-job Training (Internship)   The department's curriculum is constructed to correspond to JABEE. However, we recommend students wishing to be admitted to the 3rd year class acquire the following credits in a junior college or in the 4th and 5th year classes in a technical college in advance: (1) a total of 65 or more credits; (2) One or more credits from subjects related to the humanities and social sciences, including languages; and (3) four or more credits from subjects related to mathematics, the natural sciences and information technology.

The Major Courses

(1) Metallurgy and Engineering Materials (2) Manufacturing Processes (3) Systems Engineering

Job Placement

After graduation, our students find jobs in a broad range of industrial fields, mostly at companies manufacturing machines, automobiles, electric/electronic equipment and devices, materials, chemicals and heavy industry-related goods. Because production systems engineering is the study of 'the creation of things', it tends to remain much in demand even in a difficult stage of economic downturn.

Major Employers

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. NTN Okuma Corporation Canon Inc. Kyocera Corporation Kobe Steel, Ltd. Suzuki Motor Corporation Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Seiko Epson Corporation Sony Corporation Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. Toshiba Corporation Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. Toray Industries, Inc. Topy Industries Limited Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. MAKINO Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Mazda Motor Corporation Mitsubishi Aluminum Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MINOLTA Co., Ltd. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.

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