Results of Taking a Skills Certification Exam for Technical Interns and Others (Part 1)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I took the certification exam for technical interns! Even though I practiced really hard the day before, I totally bombed the exam lol. I think I probably passed, but since it was my first time, I was pretty nervous lol. The skills test involves walking on a designated platform…
Administration of the Foreign National Skills Test | Evaluation of Technical Intern Trainees
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 先日から長野県安曇野市の会社に来ています。 と言うのも、外国人技能実習生の試験が今日あるんです。 前日に数回練習しました。 水平器とインパクト片手に一基当り30分前後時間を掛けて組んでもらいました。 鳶で来…
Range of Cigarette Odor | The Distance at Which Smokers Affect Non-Smokers
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 建設業にいるとかなりの確率でタバコ吸っていますよね？ 私は20代後半に止めました。 吸っていない人からすれば吸っている人の臭いはタマランのですが、どの位タマランのか絵で描いてみました。 喫煙者…
Let's Do Something with Aramid Fiber | Material Applications
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I went to a company to discuss aramid fiber. Well, it was a meeting to have them manufacture a certain item for us. If you look up “aramid fiber,” you’ll probably find all sorts of information. To put it simply, it has tensile strength about four times that of rebar and is incredibly lightweight…
Recommendations for Labor Cost Surveys | Standardization in the Construction Industry
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Quotes keep coming in one after another—it’s really quite a hassle. We’ve even received quotes for work scheduled for next June already… Hmm… something doesn’t seem right… Anyway, moving on. The other day, I went for a labor cost audit. Just like every year, it’s a total pain in the neck, lol. Uh…
Reasons for Moving Away from General Contractors (From the Perspective of Construction Contractors) | Industry Trends
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot about people leaving the job sites of major general contractors. When we say “major,” we’re talking about the super-major general contractors. These companies are incredibly large. That said, the other mid-sized general contractors are also massive in scale. These kinds of…
What Is an Accumulator? | An Illustrated Guide to Its Structure, Function, and Inspection Methods
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’d like to talk about the accumulator I mentioned the other day. You might be wondering, “What exactly is an accumulator?” In simple terms, it’s a device that suppresses hydraulic pulsations in equipment like drilling rigs. That’s how Wikipedia describes it. Our…
The Difference from Regular Screws! Set Screws!!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Have you ever heard of a set screw? It’s this. You’ll often find them on our drilling machines and sprayers. Some of you might be wondering, “What on earth is this?” but it’s actually very important. Our machines have engines and motors…
One of the Largest Combination Wrenches | Large Tools
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I bought the largest combination wrench we have. As you can see in the photo, it’s a 55 and a 52 (the size isn’t visible). The wrench is on the left, and the open-end wrench is on the right. This is a combination wrench, commonly known as a “con”…