JARA NEWSfromJapan Automotive Recyclers Alliancewww.jara.co.jp

November 2017, No. 117

Published by JARA Corporation
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thoughts and opinions with people outside theautomotive industry in order to improve itsservices. (JARA Public Relations)

JARA conducts BP
workshop for door panel
repair
JARA Manager Matsumoto made apresentation at WRS 2017. He gave abusiness overview of JARA and introduced
JAPRA's Green Point System

JARA makes presentation atthe 2017 World
Remanufacturing Summitin Singapore
JARA Corporation (JARA) made a presentation
at the World Remanufacturing Summit (WRS) inSingapore on September 6 and 7, 2017 This
international conference has been taking place
every year since 2012, and key people from theremanufacturing industry, government, andacademic field present business results andresearch findings. Steering members include
researchers in the remanufacturing industry, whowork at institutes in Germany, United States, andChina. A total of 180 people participated in thesixth edition of the WRS, a two-day event which
explored: 1) business models for remanufactured
products distribution, 2) current status of theremanufacturing market and its future projection,and 3) research and innovation related toremanufacturing technology.
In his presentation, JARA Manager Matsumoto

CO2 Reduction Effect(based on JARA System)

WRS 2017 took place at the Advanced
Remanufacturing Technology Centre,
Singapore, which was constructed in 2015.

outlined the latest situation of Japan’s recycling
industry, JARA’s business overview, and its parts
sales network. He also presented the Green Point
System, which was jointly developed by the Japan
Automotive Parts Recyclers Association andWaseda University. The system, which allows
conversion of the reduction effect of carbon
dioxide emissions by using recycled parts(compared to the use of new parts) into numericalvalues, captured the audience’s attention.
Last year, JARA joined a working group
established by the Japan Society for Precision
Engineering’s Life Cycle Engineering TechnicalCommittee. Mitsutaka Matsumoto from theNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Scienceand Technology (AIST) led the working group:
Waseda University Professor Shozo Takata,
University of Tokyo Professor Yasushi Umeda, andAIST Research Group Chief Keijiro Masui served
as advisers, thereby helping to facilitate research
activities related to life cycle engineering in a wide
range of fields. From the automotive industry,
JARA and Shin-etsu Denso Co. took part in theworking group, while Panasonic Corp. joined infrom the home appliances industry.
JARA, which has big data derived fromrecycled auto parts transactions, aims to contributeto building a recycling-oriented society bypromoting remanufacturing. Hence, thecorporation is actively involved in exchanging

The use of Reuse Parts saved

2,426 tons of CO2 emissions
in September 2017
The reference figure represents the difference of carbon
dioxide (CO2) emissions at the vehicle repair using
genuine (new) parts and recycled parts.**: Based on "Green Point System", which was jointly
developed by the Japan Automotive Parts Recyclers
Association and Waseda University Environmental
Research Institute using a life cycle assessment (LCA)
technique.

JARA President Sosho Kitajima made apresentation about the recycled parts network at
the previous WRS. The annual conference
attracts experts from a wide range of industries.

JARA Corporation organized an Experience
Workshop for Vehicle Body Repair and Paint (BP)at the Aioi Nissay Dowa Automobile Research
Saitama Center in Iwatsuki City, Saitama
Prefecture, on October 4. It was the second BPworkshop after the bumper-focused workshop
carried out last fall. Eleven people, who work forfront desk and parts production operations at theircompanies, participated in this year’s workshop.
The workshop was also a part of JARA’s MiddleLevel Production Management and Front Staff
Personnel Seminar. It allowed JARA members toobserve vehicle repair work that BP businesses
undertake: the aim was to “make them thepersonnel who have enough knowledge and abilityto provide proper pricing, as seen through thecustomer’s eyes.”
W h i l e t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r ’s w o r k s h o pd e m o n s t r a t e d p l a s t i c b u m p e r r e p a i r, t h eparticipants this year got to observe repair workfor dents on door panels. They also engaged in thecomplete process, spanning pulling with a studwelding machine, puttying, polishing, surface
flattening, finishing, and surfacer painting.
For JARA members who usually handlerecycled parts, experience in BP work wouldcreate a deep understanding of how their products,
through various steps, are commercialized anddelivered to their customers. As a result, “a JARA
member will be able to provide proper pricing as
seen through the customer ’s eyes, such as
clarifying whether the number of repair process iscounted in the pricing.” This would help expand
the production of recycled parts and increase
sales. (Daily Automotive News, Oct. 12 issue)

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JARA conducts
hybrid vehicle
workshop inShizuokaJARA Corporation recently hosted the Hybrid
Vehicle Seminar at the Aioi Nissay Dowa Automobile
Research Center in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
The seminar’s theme focused on for hybrid vehicles,
and it comes with special workshop on low-voltage
handling. A total of 13 people participated in theseminar. They received a lecture on the hybrid systemand observed detachment work of parts from an actualvehicle.
This was JARA’s second hybrid vehicle seminar.
“We have prepared content that can be easily andquickly used in everyday workplaces of participants.”
They learned both the mechanical structure and thepowertrain principle of the hybrid system. They
also experienced a test ride to identify regenerative
braking in the vehicle.
As one of the tasks of their recycled parts
production, the participants were involved in thedetachment of an inverter unit and learned how to
attach and detach service plugs, which is essential for
handling a high-voltage system.
Today, hybrid and other electrified vehicles havea wide spread across the market. Recyclers are now
being forced to respond to these electrified vehicles.
In addition, scan tools have become an essential
part of the production of recycled parts. Throughsuch seminars and workshops, JARA will be able
to assist its members to improve their technologicalcapabilities. (Daily Automotive News, Oct. 5 issue)

METI to commercialize AI-aided
material development

AI, thereby helping reduce development time: inaddition, it may discover rules that human beings
have not until now. (Daily Automotive News, Oct. 20 issue)

T h e M i n i s t r y o f E c o n o m y, T r a d e a n dIndustry (METI) is planning to commercialize
the development processes of automotive rubbermaterials and catalyzer using artificial intelligence(AI) technology. The ministry aims to utilize a fullset of technologies of simulation science, high-speed
prototype creation, and the art-of-state measurement
to accelerate the production of parts. The numberof prototypes is expected to reduce to one-twentiethof its current value. The ministry eyes dramatic
improvement in developing functional materialsbased parts such as light-weight and anti-vibration
rubber parts as well as catalyzers.
Currently, for the development of functional
materials, hypothesis of a new function is createdbased on properties and structures employed in
the previously developed parts. Further, repeatedvalidation and evaluation take place through testing.
METI plans to use AI-aided simulation methods,
high-speed prototype creation machine and nano-level(unit: 1/100,000,000 meter) precision measurement
technology to reduce the number of development
processes. This would be accomplished as a joint
industry-academy-government project under theNew Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization (NEDO), and conducted until the endof fiscal year 2021. METI hopes to achieve definitive
results through this exrcise.
The ministry also aims at the improvement of
the analyzer to be used in material development aswell as standardization of measurement data. When
AI is widely used in simulation technology, a large
collection of data, pertaining to properties, reaction
paths, and evaluation results will be absorbed by theToyota unveils new hybrid taxi
On October 23, Toyota Motor Corp. held a press
conference in Tokyo for the preview and launch of its
new taxi, namely, “JPN Taxi”. With Tokyo Olympic
Games 2020 coming up in three years, the company
developed the new taxi featuring improved occupantfunctionality and barrier-free access. The exterior designand colors are coordinated to promote the concept of a“tourism-oriented country.” JPN Taxi is powered by ahybrid powertrain. It is the first time Toyota has released
a hybrid taxi vehicle, and this would be the company’s
all-new taxi for the first time in 22 years since 1995.
JPN Taxi comes with sliding rear doors to accommodate
various occupants. It will be assembled at Toyota MotorEast Japan, Inc.’s Higashi Fuji Plant. The sales target isset at 1,000 units a month.
JPN Taxi will be fueled by liquefied petroleum gas(LPG) or regular gasoline. The fuel economy is 19.4
kilometers per liter of gasoline. The price of JPN Taxi
is approximately 200,000 yen higher than the current
taxi “Comfort,” but it will save 2 million yen if it travels
300,000 kilometers for five years, the company said.
The new taxi, which has been developed on thesame platform as that used for Toyota Vitz, is a fivedoor hatchback with an overall length of 1,750 mm. The
height of the floor is only 320 mm. A wheelchair canbe loaded directly from the sliding door. The supporter
person can also be seated next to the person on thewheelchair.
Three body colors are available, including deep
indigo blue, which communicates a feeling uniqueto Japan. Safety Sense C and six airbags are standard
equipment.
The tax-inclusive retail price of JPN Taxi ranges
from 3,277,800 yen to 3,499,200 yen. (Daily AutomotiveNews, Oct 24 issue)

Welcome to JARA Member Recycler

Participants visit recycling workplace

Kubota Auto Parts hosts
first "Field Trip for Children"
Miyazaki Prefecture-based recycler Kubota
Auto Parts Co. hosted its first “Field Trip forChildren” at the company’s headquarters inMiyazaki city. By inviting children of the local
community to the recycling site and workplace,the company intended to let the children see how
their fathers work at the site. This is the first timethat the company has held such an event. A totalof 37 people joined the event, including president
Kubota, and nine employees with their families.
First event to involve employees
and their families
Kubota Auto Parts is engaged in the dismantlingof end-of-life-vehicles (ELVs) and in productionof recycled parts. Nevertheless, to engage in theChildren participated in recycling
work involving parts detachmentfrom a vehicle, left. .

Participants gain more
knowledge about automobile
recycling, center.

community, the company conducts industrial tours
to its site on requests from the elementary schooland local community groups. Moreover, they hostan annual open house event known as the “Vehicle
Recycling Festival,” inviting the general public tosee the company’s recycling facilities.
This year’s event was designed to focus on theboth employees and their families. Participants
first gathered at the headquarter building and thenwent on to the head office to receive a briefing on
automobile recycling work. The fathers (Kubotaemployees) were introduced to the participants,
and the event started peacefully.
Then, the perticipants visited the recycling
plant. Even though a father may talk about his
work with family, real-world images of work areoften difficult to visualize. Through such a firsthand event, family members could become morefamiliar with the profession and recycling process.

Workshop for clock craftwork
using wheel caps, right.

We want to help father so much more!

After the plant visit, each family took part in an
actual recycling process, such as the detachmentof parts from a vehicle while receiving father’sadvice.
Participants then went back to the head office,and took part in a craft workshop for clocks. AT
the end, several colorful clocks were completed,inspired by various ideas of the children. This
marked the end of the event.
Some participants, who were impressed by theirfather’s work, said that they wished to support
their fathers to a greater extent.” The words ofthe company were, “Our first event completed
successfully. We are very happy because of
how well it was received by our employees andtheir families. They seemed to enjoy it!" (Daily
Automotive News, Sept. 28 issue)

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Dismantling process flow chart
How the Car Dismantling machine works
1. Receiving andevaluating cars
Incomingvehicles tested
on dynamometerto check engine
condition

3. Parts collection

4. Collectingundercarriage
parts and engines

Efficiently collectreusable parts

The car is turned to safely
collect engine, exhaustsystem and suspension parts

Remove fluids such as fuel, various types ofoil and chlorofluorocarbon gas

13CuAlCopperAluminium

63.546

Tyres

Batteries

Doors

Seats

Bonnets

ExhaustEngine Suspension

After treating, the scrap cars
are cut up and crushed orpressed into materials thatmeet industry needs

After pre-processing,
the car is sorted into raw
components such as
ferrous, non-ferrous andplastics
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2. Collecting fuel, fluids andchlorofluorocarbon gas6.Volumereduction
processes

5. Car dismantlingprocess

Harnesses

MotorsRadiator

26.982Blocks of material can then be
distributed to smelting plants
for recycling

5. Processes
after removingparts
Once thoroughly
cleaned, the parts
become good quality
recycled parts

The Evolution of car dismantling industry by Kobelco
Four times* the vehicle dismantlingcapability compared with hand dismantling.

EngineCatalytic
AgentsBody SteelSeats

Improved recovery
rate of rare earth metals
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FeAl

CuPt

Pd

Iron

Aluminium

CopperPlatinum

Palladium55.933*In one day (Kobelco test figures)

15 vehicles >Wheels/Tyres

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Separation of these valuable
materials is quicker and easierand can be performed with one
Kobelco machine.

Sus pension

One operative
working by hand.
Radiator

60 vehicles >One operativein a Kobelco
Car Dismantlingmachine.

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The machine’s special attachment
is designed to strip materials from
End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV)safely and thoroughly
Transmission

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For Korea

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Doors

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