Yamaha "Sanctuary of Monozukuri" Open for Employees to Make Effective Use of Facilities for Restoring Historic Products as a Place for Idea Generation

In a newsletter for the press, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. introduced an example of how the Toyooka Restoration Room Tour, a facility for restoring historical products, is open to employees and is used to inspire engineers, designers, and product development. The Toyooka Restoration Room was visited by the sound development team. The team was made up of a wide range of ages, including a young engineer who said, "This is my first experience with kick-starting a car," and "This is the first time I have ever turned a two-stroke engine. They were inspired by the uninhibited sound of the era when regulations on emissions and noise were not yet in place. The Toyooka Rest Area Room Tour is open only to employees of the Yamaha Group and is not open to the general public.

A "new and innovative" space that will create the next impression

The facility's assets should be used to improve the operations and engagement of each department within the company. That is why we take the stance of responding as much as possible to consultations and requests that are brought to us. We would be happy if they can take the theme of their visit to heart and link it to the generation of ideas and resolution of issues. says Yoshinori Taniguchi, manager of the Toyooka Rest Area Room. More than 50 historical products are on display at any given time in Yamaha's corporate museum, "Communication Plaza," for the enjoyment of visitors. Almost all of these historical products have been restored by skilled technicians in the Toyooka Restoration Room and "restored and preserved in factory condition" (Mr. Taniguchi). The Communication Plaza regularly replaces the vehicles on display, and currently has about 200 vehicles, including production models and racing machines from the 1950s to the 2000s, carefully cared for and stocked, waiting to be displayed or demonstrated. This year alone, we have had about 40 groups of visitors, totaling more than 200 employees. Designers and designers of motorcycle products come here to be inspired by the wisdom and passion of our predecessors and to create new ideas," said Taniguchi

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Human-centered manufacturing. Aiming to pass on the tradition

Among those visiting the Restore Room on this day were engineers working on sound development in the Motorcycle Experimental Division. The ability to reproduce the sounds of more than half a century ago is made possible by the fact that all of the vehicles have been preserved in dynamic form. On the day, young engineers recorded the sounds of several models that once captivated many fans, including Yamaha's first two-cylinder 125-cylinder sports model, the AS-1D (1967), and the legendary RZV500R (1984), which was powered by a two-stroke V4 engine.

"We felt that the sound conveyed the character of what kind of pleasure we wanted to provide to what kind of customers. I noticed that the sound was honest and vibrant." "I think that the transition of the sound was also a step toward compliance with various regulations. I was reminded of the senior engineers who have faced various regulations with sensitivity and ingenuity," and so on. Mr. Taniguchi smiles as he watches over them, and occasionally gives precise advice based on his wealth of knowledge. The personality of Yamaha is human-centered manufacturing. Yamaha's unique attention to the points where people and machines come into contact. That is something that cannot be understood simply by looking at the products. That is why one of the missions of this facility is to contribute to the transmission of Yamaha Motor's monozukuri culture by straddling and starting engines," he said. <YAMAHA COMMUNICATION PLAZA EXHIBITION COLLECTION> https://global.yamaha-motor.com/jp/showroom/cp/collection/ Information provided by [Yamaha Motor ] Yamaha Corporation, "The 'Sanctuary of Monozukuri' Idea Report on the opening of a facility for restoring historical products to employees! Go to  (3)