Takashin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture
Engineering Dept. Director
Mr. Chikara Yaegashi
Engineering Department
Mr. Takaya Kudo
Company Profile
Established in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture in 1985. Projects and services include various civil engineering work, paving work, legal work, landscape construction, sewer construction, and demolition work. The company has also used construction ICT from its beginning and has enjoyed a high level of customer satisfaction within the prefecture.
We have been able to actively challenge work types other companies in the same industry wont do such as in the installation of Eva-style signboards etc., here we have had comments like [From the work site] “Thank you, we are really grateful…” This helps provide a great base to help establish reliable relationships with the customer as well as the local community.
Site: Higashi 12 Cho Takagi Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture
Construction period: March 30, 2017 – March 17, 2018
Construction extension: 1,750m Shaping: 5,700m³ Area: 2,770m² Volume: 32,770m³
ICT solution used:
ZX200X-6 (MC), ZX135US-5B (MG), Compaction Control Machinery, LS Surveying, 3D Point Cloud Processing, 3D Design Data Creation, LS Completed Work Management
Construction overview
Bypass construction of the main provincial road Hanamaki Kitakami Line connecting Hanamaki and Kitakami Road improvement work to ensure convenience of road users and safe passage
Background of implementation
After consulting with the contractor, we decided to utilize the ICT in order to proceed with the construction. Takashin Kogyo Co., Ltd.’s main business is centered around civil, pavement, legal, water, construction, demolition, and snow removal work in order to help support local infrastructure. This is our first i-Construction site, as we had never used ICT construction machines before, we did not have any knowledge about how to utilize ICT, to that end, we went and listened to the explanations on the system from HCM Japan, saw some examples of what has been used to date, and learned that immediate support would be there if something went wrong after implementing the system. “As we have a long relationship with HCM Japan, we really wanted to engage them on this project” (Mr. Yaegashi, Engineering Dept. Director)
Comment
“As it was the first time for us to use the ICT system, we were a little apprehensive at the beginning. However, HCM Japan organized all the installment preparation, operation training, and field follow-up with multiple staff. This made everything work very smoothly and they gave us full back up across the board.. We really started to understand the possibilities available to significantly increase productivity as in conventional settings, we would be using a stake with a 10m pitch, but we could now proceed to an operation using a stake with a 40 m pitch. And on top of this, the high level of accuracy was most evident.” (Engineering Dept. Director: Mr. Yaegashi)
“The use of ICT machinery reduced labor required for surveying and staking by engineers and made work significantly easier. This is especially helpful as we do not need to physically place hands near the machines, which significantly leads to an increase in safety improvements. This also allows workers and operators to focus more clearly an the work at hand. Another advantage is if an operator accidentally breaks or damages a stake, the set up work required for new cutting coordinates on a machine is much faster and simple.” (Site Director, Mr. Kudo)
Future Challenges and Prospects
“Information construction can definitely help in labor saving for on-site construction operations, but in terms of surveying and design, a thorough and efficient management system is where assistance is really required. In order to enable real-time interaction between the site and the office, we would like to comprehensively build our own organization and focus on in-house education. Skilled engineers will always be required, on this point there is no difference from conventional operations. So it is necessary to work on the support in fostering and increasing the number of engineers by opening special courses amongst the many companies out there.” (Engineering Dept. Director: Mr. Yaegashi)
