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(From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI))
Byline: Interviewer: Kitazawa Akira
To what extent does the skilled processing technology of back-street factories hold good in the state-of-the-art space industry? Craftsmen have got together to take on the major challenge of launching an artificial satellite in Higashi-Osaka, where about 8,000 small and medium-sized factories are concentrated. Behind the bold challenge lies the fact that the manufacturing sector has languished under the weight of cost-cutting pressure from competitors in China and other Asian countries. Ten SMEs have now joined the Astro Technology SOHLA (Space Oriented Higashiosaka ...