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with their customer, repair shops, by acquiring
the correct knowledge of car diagnostics (DailyAutomotive News, Oct. 25 issue).

JARA Group hosts
Production Manager
Step 2 Workshop
Trainees gained knowledge in the area ofdiagnostics through the use of scan tools
and wiring diagrams

JARA Corp. holds
hybrid car diagnostics
seminarOn October 17, 2018, JARA Corporation(President Shosho Kitajima) held its “HybridCar Diagnostics Seminar” at the Higashi Fuji
Center of Nissay Aioi Dowa Automobile
Research Institute, located in Susono City,
Shizuoka Prefecture. This is the first time thecompany has hosted such a seminar focusing
on hybrid car diagnostics. The seminar wasdesigned to deepen the knowledge of thetrainees in knowledge in how to find defectedparts and repair them using a full-scale hybridcar. Amid increasing acceptance of end-of-lifevehicle of hybrid cars, recyclers are required toidentify the accurate status of parts of thehybrid ELVs, thereby ensuring the satisfactory
production of recycled parts.
A total of 10 trainees participated in theseminar, involving them in diagnostics throughthe use of a scan tool to explore the cause of
the defect using repair records, followed byrepair work. An expert gave a lecture on thediagnostics of hybrid system and the use ofscan tools.
Recently, some hybrid ELVs accepted by
JARA member recyclers were found to havedefects. In order to quickly decide whether
recycled parts could be produced from suchvehicles, recyclers have to correctly use scantools. Through the seminar, JARA aims toincrease the production and transaction ofrecycled hybrid parts in the market. At thesame time, JARA aims to strengthen proposal
abilities of its member recyclers when dealing

JARA Group (Chairman Yukiyoshi Domon)
held a 4-day training seminar at the HigashiFuji Center of Nissay Aioi Dowa Automobile
Research Institute, located in Susono City,
Shizuoka Prefecture. The event, entitled theProduction Manager Step 2 (Intermediate)
Workshop, was attended by JARA member
company staff (employees, manager andleader) that had already completed the Step-1(Beginner) Course, and participated in theLow-Voltage Handling Special Course.
In the course, participants became familiar
with the latest status of recycled parts,advanced vehicle safety technologies such as
collision avoidance support system, as well as
technologies and the trends of electric vehicles(EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs).
The course also provided sales results ofrecycled parts on a regional basis due to thedemand for vehicle type and category of parts
differing between regions. JARA member
recyclers, through the course, are expected toincorporate such data into each company’sstrategy for business expansion planning. Inaddition, the course introduced an effectiveparts inventory management system to theparticipants so as to help member companies
strengthen the business of recycled parts.
Of the 4-day schedule, one day (the October17) was allocated for the “Hybrid Car
Diagnostics Seminar” (Daily Automotive News,Oct 25 issue).

GMO Cloud promotes
IoT solutions toauto industry
Cloud hosting provider GMO Cloud K.K. isactively promoting its IoT (Internet-of-Things)

November 2018, No. 129

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solutions for the automotive industry. Thecompany, following Joycal Japan Co. andAdvance Club Co., recently formed apartnership with a major trading house, Sojitz
Corp., to widen its business on a global scale.
The company’s connected services arebased on the onboard diagnostics (OBD) on avehicle. Although automakers offer theirtelematics services through affiliated dealers,
the OBD-based services have the potential forindependent repair shops and aftermarket
businesses.
GMO Cloud started its IoT business in
September 2017. “We see big potential. There
are 60 million units of passenger vehicles in
use in Japan whose population is 120 million,”
according to the company.
Existing vehicles are easily connected with
the IoT solution–an advantage for independent
businesses. It also helps the repair shop
increase its contacts with customers. For
example, a repair shop could have tire
replacement work for a customer who may ask
other shops when he/she suddenly needs toreplace tires. “We are going forward with anopen platform. We should play the role of thebridge between repair shops and otherindustries, the terminal.” Although IT giants
such as Google and Facebook who eye dataenclosure, GMO Cloud will provide open
solutions to customers.
In 2024, the OBD-based mandatory vehicle
inspection system (Shaken) is slated for launchin Japan and will be required on new vehicles
made in 2021 under the inspection system. On
the other hand, repair shops have a choice touse GMO Cloud’s solutions to provide thesafety service for existing vehicles (Daily
Automotive News, Oct 22 issue).

Automakers and major insurers also offer"connected" services (Image forillustration purposes)

JARA NEWS No. 129 November 2018 Page 2--- Welcome to JARA Partner Rebuilt Parts Manufacturer ---The company inserts a leaflet featuring
employee portraits with its products

BRE Kanto delivers
a sense of security throughan invoice showing aportrait of its employees

Saitama Prefecture-based rebuiltengine maker, BRE Kanto Inc. (PresidentTatsuo Nagara) is strengthening its efforts
through value-added promotional activities
to customers. The company recently begandelivering products with a leaflet featuringportraits of its employees and offering its aftersale support programs. BRE Kanto constructed
its new plant in August 2016, featuring thelatest equipment and facilities. The new plant
has honing machines installed, which mostautomakers use. It also features an industrial
wastewater reuse system for saving water.
With these efforts, BRE Kanto is actively
inviting the attention of its customers to theThe use of EDR widens among
government and insurers, while
the repair industry is anxious
about its responsibility
The use of an event data recorder (EDR) forrecording a vehicle’s behavior, is expanding.
Government agencies related to traffic accidents
and the insurance industry are increasingly usingcrash data retrieval (CDR), which is one of theEDRs feature, eyeing a plan for mandatory useof the EDR in Japan. With such data analysis
capabilities, responsibility for the repair ofdamaged vehicles would become clear. On theAn EDR may identify the responsibility forthe damages at an accident as well as thecondition of the car repair.

company. “In addition to a sense of security
in our products, we will provide a total rangeof security features to customers, including
manufacturer, employees, and after-salefollow-ups,” said Nagara.
In early October 2018, the company started
including a leaflet featuring portraits andcomments of its employees, in shipment of its
products. The pictures include the president,
directors, staffs of sales and administrativedepartments, as well as production staffand foreign technical intern trainees at its
headquarters plant and Hokkaido plant. “Byshowing the faces behind the products, we cangain a sense of security from our customers.”This autumn, BRE Kanto expanded its
follow up programs, including a warranty of up
to 24,000 kilometers a year.
The new plant, which rolls out 7,500 rebuilt
engines annually, provides an optimal worklayout to secure the best performance of theworkers. Also, the workplace is equipped withan air-conditioning system to improve thework environment further. BRE Kanto is alsoplanning a Thai project although the businessenvironment of the rebuilt parts industry, as awhole, is becoming a challenge.

maker Shin-Etsu Denso Co., Ltd. (PresidentKent Naegeli) exhibited its products at theagricultural exhibition “AGRI World 2018”
held on October 10-13 at the Makuhari Messe
halls in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. This is
the company’s third participation in the event.
Shin-Etsu Denso showcased its rebuilt
compressors and starters for agriculturalmachines and gained attracted great
attention from visitors to the event. Ingeneral, agricultural machines run reliabily
for more than 30 years, hence, users often
cannot find certain parts for repair due tothe manufacturer’s limited inventory. ShinEtsu Denso always has many “core” parts instock, used frequently for producing rebuilt
parts, therefore making it possible to find theapplicable parts, even for old machine models.
The company usually makes repair using theparts for the customers.
The company received many inquiries fromvisitors about applicable types of agricultural
machines and the manufacturers. The rebuilt
auto-parts maker is working hard to improveusers’ recognition in the agricultural industry(Daily Automotive News, Oct 18 issue).

Shin-Etsu Denso Co.
exhibits at agricultural
exhibition

Nagano Prefecture-based rebuilt auto-parts
other hand, repair businesses are anxious aboutsuch a move.
EDR is a device which stores various types of
information regarding a vehicle’s velocity before
and after the collision, operation of the brakes,
steering angles, impact status, and angle of the
opening of the accelerator. In the United States,
General Motors introduced the CDR to the auto
industry in 2000. Since then, the devices, madeby German Bosch AG, cover 52 brands by 17
automakers. The diffusion was triggered by thelegal decision of the government in 2012 toprovide EDR data to the authorities. SouthKorea followed in 2015, while Europe andChina are expected by 2021 or later.
On the other hand, there is no EDR-related
regulation in Japan. At present, only fivea u t o m a k e r s , i n c l u d i n g To y o t a M o t o r
Corporation, provide such data. Nevertheless,the move toward the use of EDR data isspreading among major insurers, police agency,
prospectors’ offices, and legal agencies.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism set up the Study Groupfor Liability for Damages of Autonomous
D r i v i n g . ” T h e Tr a n s p o r t M i n i s t r y a l s oannounced the “Guidelines for Safety
Technology of Autonomous Driving,” which
requires the installation of data recording device
on the vehicle. The ministry is planning torequire the installation of an EDR with data

provided in the event of an accident of anautonomous driving vehicle with Level-3 in2020.
Meanwhile, the repair industry is anxious
about the negative impact of the EDR. “With thespread of the EDR, the responsibility of repair
shops becomes clear,” pointed out an official atan insurer. For example, if the EDR data showsthat the aiming work (functional adjustment) for
the advanced safety system of the accident
vehicle was omitted from the maintenance of thevehicle, the repair shop’s negligence could comeinto question (Daily Automotive News, Oct. 17 issue).

CO2 Reduction Effect(based on JARA System)

The use of Reuse Parts saved

2,944 tons of CO2 emissions
in September 2018
The reference figure represents the difference ofcarbon 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.

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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. Collecting
undercarriage
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

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Tyres

Batteries

DoorsSeats

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 asferrous, non-ferrous andplastics
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2. Collecting fuel, fluids andchlorofluorocarbon gas

6.Volume
reduction
processes

5. Car dismantlingprocess

Harnesses

MotorsRadiator

26.982Blocks of material can then be
distributed to smelting plantsfor 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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AlCu

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Iron

Aluminium

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

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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
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