TDK Ugo Corporation
Konoura Plant, located
along the southern coast of
Akira Prefecture at the base
of Mt. Chokai, also known
as “Dewa Fuji.” The plant is surrounded by the
magnificent natural environment of Mt. Chokai,
the Sea of Japan, and more.
❷ After graduating from a local industrial high school,
I wanted to stay in Akita Prefecture, so I decided on
TDK̶which is the number one company in the region.
During a tour of TDK in high school, I had the opportunity
to learn about various types of equipment
used to manufacture high precision products̶and at
the micron level.
❸ It is important not to be complacent with our current
circumstances, but rather to continue on a course
of creativity, and to always challenge ourselves. To
improve the termination processes, we collaborated
with the production technology departments to create
an automated data collection system: the purpose
was to replace by-hand operations such as collecting
data including quantities and production ratios.
❹ There have been times when we were late in making
deliveries to our customers, which caused problems
for them. With our production team working as
a single integrated unit, we have stepped up our dayto-
day management systems.
❺ We talk with our colleagues about
work as well as our private issues to
boost communication between us.
Our go-to drink is the “monster energy”
drink. It really gets us going!