Mr. Kanno Shigeyuki
With more than 43 years of research and industry experience in precision engineering, Kanno has since filed an impressive 136 patents in the fields of cutting tools, fixtures and automatic tooling system. In his 33 years with Japan’s Toshiba Tungaloy Co., his research focus was on cutting tool design and development. Kanno’s appointment as a Visiting Research Scientist with SIMTech has continued to benefit many industry partners from the electronics, precision engineering, automotive and aerospace sectors etc.
During Kanno’s stay with Toshiba, his research focus was mainly in the development of super-high pressure die & device for polycrystalline diamond (PCD) manufacturing and cutting tool design and development.
With more than 43 years of research and industry experience in precision engineering, Kanno has since filed an impressive 136 patents in the fields of cutting tools, fixtures and automatic tooling system. In his 33 years with Japan’s Toshiba Tungaloy Co., his research focus was on cutting tool design and development. Kanno’s appointment as a Visiting Research Scientist with SIMTech has continued to benefit many industry partners from the electronics, precision engineering, automotive and aerospace sectors etc.
During Kanno’s stay with Toshiba, his research focus was mainly in the development of super-high pressure die & device for polycrystalline diamond (PCD) manufacturing and cutting tool design and development.
This period saw significant research breakthroughs for Kanno; he filed 106 patents in Cutting Tool Design, 30 patents in Tooling & Jig Fixtures and 50 patents in Automatic System & Parts he developed.
His executive management skills were put to good use when he was appointed Managing Director of Toshiba’s subsidiary office in France. He shifted to Europe and began to take charge of the cutting tool and tooling system in that part of the world. Kanno moved back to Japan in 1994 and provided consulting on cutting tool and automation device for about 3 years.
In 1985, Kanno received the Award for Flexible Auto-Assemble System for Cutting Tool from SCCT (Society of Cemented Carbide Tool). He has authored and co-authored 20 publications and held several key positions in the Tool & Tooling Industrial Society of Japan, and the Metals Machining Committee of Toshiba Group. His publications (Japanese version) are: “How to Use Cemented Carbide” / 1972, “How to Select Cutting Tool Material” / 1994 by TAIGA Publishing Co., and “Milling by Cemented Carbide” / 1963 by Kogyocyousakai Co.
His executive management skills were put to good use when he was appointed Managing Director of Toshiba’s subsidiary office in France. He shifted to Europe and began to take charge of the cutting tool and tooling system in that part of the world. Kanno moved back to Japan in 1994 and provided consulting on cutting tool and automation device for about 3 years.
In 1985, Kanno received the Award for Flexible Auto-Assemble System for Cutting Tool from SCCT (Society of Cemented Carbide Tool). He has authored and co-authored 20 publications and held several key positions in the Tool & Tooling Industrial Society of Japan, and the Metals Machining Committee of Toshiba Group. His publications (Japanese version) are: “How to Use Cemented Carbide” / 1972, “How to Select Cutting Tool Material” / 1994 by TAIGA Publishing Co., and “Milling by Cemented Carbide” / 1963 by Kogyocyousakai Co.
