DENSO Wins Medals at 46th WorldSkills Competition
KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation today announced that the DENSO Group’s won the gold medal for the "Industrial Mechanics" (representing Japan) held from October 18 to October 20 in Brampton, Canada at the 46th WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition. The whole tournament is held from September to November.
The 46th WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition, which were scheduled to be held in Shanghai, China, in 2021, were postponed due to the global spread of the covid-19, and are being held in 15 countries, including Japan.
DENSO Group sent 18 entrants to the event to compete in 8 skills: 11 Japanese participated in 7 skills; 2 Thais in 2 skills; 2 Vietnamese in 2 skills; and 3 Mexicans in 3 skills.
DENSO considers the development of technology, sophisticated engineering skills and know-how to turn technology into practical applications to be two of the most fundamental components of its monozukuri and the art of making things. Through participation in the WorldSkills Competition, DENSO will continue to develop mentally, technically and physically of young technicians, foster them to become the highly skilled ones of the next generation and pass on their skills.
Gold Medal
Skill: Industrial Mechanics Contestant: Sota Morimoto
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Morimoto is second from right.
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Reference: DENSO’s contestants and medals won
| Skill | Name | Result or Scheduled(date of commendation ceremony) | Host country |
| CNC Turning | Nguyen Xuan Thai(Vietnam) | Silver | Germany |
| Natthawut Phetngam(Thailand) | Silver | ||
| Christian Armando Rodriguez Montezco(Mexico) |
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| CNC Milling | Nguyen Thanh Tung(Vietnam) | Silver | |
| Kosei Yamashita (Japan) | Bronze | ||
| Sutthisak Ulek(Thailand) | Medallion of Excellence | ||
| Daniel Osvaldo Mejia Meza(Mexico) | - | ||
| Plastic Die Engineering | Masanori Ota (Japan) | Silver | Korea |
| Luis Fernando Torres Almaraz(Mexico) | - | ||
| Industrial Mechanics | Sota Morimoto (Japan) | Gold | Canada |
| Robot System Integration | Kaito Toyoda (Japan) Takato Kohara (Japan) |
Medallion of Excellence | Luxembourg |
| Mobile Robotics | Ryo Iwamoto (Japan) Kouki Kawakami (Japan) |
Bronze | France |
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| Manufacturing Team Challenge | Takumi Haramiishi (Japan) Taizo Ishiguro (Japan) Takuma Hayashi (Japan) |
11/1～4(11/5) |
United Kingdom |
| Industrial Control | Yuto Kamiya (Japan) | 11/24～26(11/27) |
Austria |
It will be notified on the day of the awards ceremony when a member of the DENSO group wins a gold medal. If the award ceremony is held on a non-working day in our company, we will inform you on the next working day.