Canon 2008 Annual Report Download - page 17

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4. Establishin
g
new production s
y
stems to sustain
international competitiveness
Canon is aggressively accumulating
valuable technologies toward the estab-
lishment o
f
f
ully automated production
s
y
stems that consistentl
y
realize hi
g
h
qualit
y
and improved productivit
y
.
In 2008, Canon improve
d
t
h
e precision
and effi cienc
y
of its automated toner
cartri
d
ge pro
d
uction wit
h
t
h
e insta
ll
ation
of new machinery at Oita Canon Materials
Inc. The machinery is based on a concept
of Canon automated production wherein
the entire production process is optimized
throu
g
h the inte
g
ration o
f
development,
manu
f
acturin
g
and en
g
ineerin
g
technolo
g
ies
.
For Canon to
b
ecome a company t
h
at
fl ourishes far into the future, it is vital
that the Company’s corporate culture is
passed down to new generations o
f
emplo
y
ees. There
f
ore, we
f
urther
stren
g
then the cultivation o
f
mana
g
e-
ment an
d
g
enera
l
emp
l
o
y
ees to pass on
Canon’s accumu
l
ate
d
cor
p
orate DNA—
respect for human dignity, an emphasis
on tec
h
no
l
ogy, an
d
an enterprising spirit.
Specifi cally, Canon carries out various
kinds of management training for
managers and communicates the Canon
corporate DNA. The Compan
y
’s executive
o
ffi
cer s
y
stem, introduced in 2008,
provides opportunities
f
or mana
g
ement
5. Nurturing tru
l
y autonomous in
d
ivi
d
ua
l
s an
d
promoting
e
ffective cor
p
orate reforms
O
ita Manu
f
acturing Training Center strengthens
the technical skills of Canon Group emplo
y
ees.
t
o
d
irect
l
y put t
h
eir i
d
eas into practice.
In addition to cor
p
orate culture, we
r
ecognize the necessity of passing down
c
ompetency in and knowledge o
f
the
C
ompan
y
’s hi
g
hl
y
advanced technolo-
g
ies to
f
uture emplo
y
ees. From 2009,
C
anon wi
ll
commence activities at Oita
M
anufacturin
g
Trainin
g
Center, Japan.
E
quipped with various manufacturing
eq
ui
p
ment, t
h
e center aims to nurture,
t
hrough technical skills training, new
g
enerations of employees that will lead
t
he manu
f
acturing industry worldwide in
t
he
f
uture.
To realize our vision o
f
bein
g
“a
c
orporation worth
y
o
f
admiration and
respect wor
ld
wi
d
e,” we recognize t
h
at
compliance must be thorough and
rooted in all Group activities. With this in
mind, we work continuously to strength
-
en compliance activities across the Group.
Development of automation technolo
gy
to
e
nsure a
f
ully automated production syste
m
T
o
dec
r
ease
t
h
e
e
nvir
o
nm
e
n
ta
l
b
urden associated with transportation
a
nd to
fl
exibly meet changes in global
d
emand, Canon has be
g
un a shi
f
t to
l
ocalized production. In the United
S
tates, we are carr
y
in
g
out plans
f
or
l
ar
g
e-sca
l
e expansion at Canon Vir
g
inia.
Th
e ex
p
ansion wi
ll
inc
l
u
d
e a new
toner cartridge manufacturing plant
t
hat will introduce high-speed automat
-
e
d production systems, while also
m
aking
f
easible the e
ffi
cient transport o
f
C
anon products.
Canon is also takin
g
f
urther steps
toward automated production b
y
intro
d
ucin
g
automate
d
mac
h
iner
y
into
s
ections of the assembl
y
of ink
j
et print
-
e
r
s
a
n
d
LBP
s
.