Japanese non-ferrous metals giant Mitsubishi Materials Co., Ltd. President Takeuchi chapter November 24 at a press conference admitted that the company's three subsidiaries - Mitsubishi Electric Wire Industry, Mitsubishi Copper and Mitsubishi Aluminum products manufactured products there are fake technical issues, In this regard to apologize to the public.
Currently, the number of companies worldwide that purchase Mitsubishi-related unqualified products has risen to 274, involving a variety of industries such as aerospace, automotive manufacturing, machinery equipment and electronic equipment .Museum Hiroshi Murata, president of Mitsubishi Electric Wire Industry, admitted that the unqualified products were The use of enterprises other than customers is difficult to grasp, so the number of affected enterprises may further increase in the future.
The incident further hit the recent reputation of Japan's precarious manufacturing industry.
Fake waves spread to 274 companies worldwide
On the day before the president of Mitsubishi Materials Co., Ltd. Takeuchi Takezai admitted at a press conference the issue of counterfeiting of its subsidiary's product data, Mitsubishi Materials announced that the subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Industries Co., Ltd. from April 2015 to September 2017 Month to modify the factory technical parameters of rubber seal products, the purpose is to meet the company or customer requirements of the technical standards, part of the problem products are used in aircraft, ships and cars.
Mitsubishi Materials also announced at the same time, the company's other two subsidiaries - Mitsubishi Copper and Mitsubishi Aluminum products produced by the copper alloy and aluminum products were also found out the issue of counterfeit product specifications.
It is understood that the purchase of Mitsubishi unqualified products companies have increased to 274, involving aerospace, automobile manufacturing, machinery and equipment and electronic equipment and other industries.
Two of the world's major aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing, are also users of Mitsubishi Materials, and whether the current non-conforming product is being used in the company's products is still being investigated urgently.
Major Japanese automakers such as Toyota Motor, Honda Motor Co. and Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. are also investigating whether to purchase or use substandard materials from Mitsubishi Corporation.
In addition, the Japanese media reported that the Mitsubishi wireline industry involved in data fraud products are also used in the Japanese Self-Defense Force aircraft and ships, mainly for aircraft, ships engine hydraulic device rubber seal products.
External questions are organized behavior
After the exposure of a fraud scandal involving Mitsubishi Materials' product data, the company's handling of counterfeit issues has been widely questioned.
Announcement released by Mitsubishi Materials showed that as early as in the internal investigation of the company in February this year, Mitsubishi Electric Wire Co., Ltd. found the problem of data fraud and reported to the company's management in March. However, until October 23, Problem product shipments were halted.
However, after Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's parent company Mitsubishi Materials received the report on October 25, it was not publicized until November 23, one month later. In response, it was widely questioned that product data fraud was caused by Mitsubishi Materials Company-level organized behavior.
Prior to this, Kobe Steel tampering with the technical parameters of manufactured products spread to hundreds of Japanese companies at home and abroad is still under way after work is reported, the East Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company is planning to make the payment of huge parts replacement costs requirements, the United States Justice The Department is also working on a thorough investigation of the impact of the incident and will not rule out the possibility of imposing heavy fines and demanding compensation payments in the future.
Japanese government on the table only 'regret'
Continuous outbreak of the Japanese manufacturer's product parameters Fake scandal hit the Japanese manufacturing industry reputation at the same time, the industry has been exposed to the frustration of upgrading, rigid management system and other issues are also worth pondering.
On the 24th, Mitsubishi Materials submitted to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry a report on the fraud of its subsidiaries.
Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seiji said at a press conference to this end that regretting the recurrence of a new fraud scandal after the scandals of Nissan, Kobe Steel and Subaru have already occurred has shaken the enterprise The basis of fair trade has not only failed to live up to the high degree of trust made by the community in Japan.
Ishikawa, Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said in a statement that the Kobe Steel data fraud scandal occurred after the same type of fraud scandal, which I am very sorry
