If Your Rotating Machinery Is Making Unusual Noises, Start Here | Maintenance Diagnosis
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Do you know what this is? Well, I’m sure those of you who do maintenance are familiar with it—it’s what’s commonly called a ball bearing (radial ball bearing). This part is used in rotating shafts. Take a mixer, for example…
Change Your Passwords Regularly or Make Them Strong | Security
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Do you change your passwords regularly? With that in mind, today I’d like to encourage you to change your passwords. It’s easy to think that account hijacking is a thing of the past these days. But accounts on Facebook, for example, are constantly being hijacked, aren’t they? Hackers are after your information…
Let's Take It Easy on Sunday | A Day Off at the Slope Construction Company
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here, swamped with quotes. I’m not making any progress at all lol. When I get interrupted by all sorts of requests in the middle, I just lose my train of thought completely. When you’re really focused on something, even a single phone call can completely shatter your concentration, right? And then I just can’t get back into it… Well…
Spending the Weekend Setting Aside Worldly Desires to Quietly Work on Papers | The Work Style of a Slope Maintenance Specialist
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. I’ve been practicing lathe work for the past few days lol. To those of you thinking, “Come on, cut the nonsense and hurry up with that quote!”—it’s only for an hour lol. What I actually did was… I’d really like to practice more and try my hand at thread cutting and stuff, but… &n…
When You Quit Your Job | Leaving the Construction Industry
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta. I look at photos when I’m writing blog posts. And it’s always when I’m stuck on what to write, lol. So, of course, the photos show people who used to live with me. The guy on the left is Ko-chan. We’ve known each other for 20…
The Slope Next Door Is Blue | The Industry's Competitive Spirit
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. For some reason, the entertainment world has been pretty turbulent lately, hasn’t it? It’s often the nicest people who pass away suddenly. (It’s truly sad.) It’s not exactly like the saying, “The one everyone hates is the one who thrives,” but it’s kind of like that with the people who are disliked, isn’t it? This is just my personal opinion…
No matter how good something is, it’s always customary to stop it | Industry Barriers
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Can you use CAD? Can you use Excel? Can you submit documents electronically? These are absolute must-haves for a supervisor, right? There are even some older folks who insist they can’t do it and just refuse to try, lol. Back when I was 20, it wasn’t like that yet…
Assessing Open-Masonry | Safety of Masonry Structures
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. We’ve recently seen a significant increase in inquiries, site surveys, and estimates for the Moldam construction method. Since we can travel to any prefecture, we’re getting calls from all over. So, for now, I’d like to explain to the general public why this type of stone masonry is a serious problem…
Adapting to Diversity and Fostering New Creativity | The Management of a Slope Construction Company
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Today’s blog post is a bit late—it’s been a while since I’ve posted. The reason is that I was replacing the office PC last night, and it took longer than expected, so it ended up being 3 a.m. … Since it’s the end of the month, I absolutely had to finish it or things would get really bad (even though I didn’t really have to do it right then?), so I kept at it. …