Quality Assurance Department / Industrial Engine Marketing & Sales Department

Yanmar Power System Press for Dealers and Distributors

Issue 03
October 2008

Yanmar Brand Gathers Strength in China

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Training facility in Shanghai Technical Center

This increased demand for high-

Showroom in Shanghai Technical Center
Chinese Market Trends
Yanmar Engine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (YSH) is
involved in efforts to promote automation
and reduce energy consumption in
Chinese industry. YSH believes these
activities will help to firmly establish the
Yanmar brand in China. The company
currently has 2 main objectives. The first
is to engage in business development
that will expand the overall product range
and lead to the creation of a synergy
effect, while the other is to establish a
performance diesel engines represents
a major business opportunity for Yanmar,
with the industries for excavators, forklifts
and skid steer loaders, as well as
generator sets, requiring higher quality
Demand for Products of 100 PS or Less
Air-cooled diesel
powerful network for sales and after- engines
sales service. Vertical water-
The Chinese market has an cooled diesel
estimated volume of around 7,240,000 engines
engines, with horizontal water-cooled
diesel engines now accounting for most 7.24
of this demand. Over the next few years, million
however, the demand for vertical water-
cooled diesel engines is expected to Horizontal
expand rapidly due to the increased water-cooled
diesel engines
purchasing capacity of users and a
requirement for greater output power.

Contents
Q Quality Assurance Department
I Industrial Engine Marketing & Sales Department

Q I Regional Headquarters
Yanmar strengthens its position in China 1-4
Q Yanmar Japan Yanmar upgrades electronic control service 5
I Distributor Yanmar wins Canadian generator contract 6
Q I U.S. and Asia managers send greetings
Regional Headquarters 6-8
I Regional Headquarters Hangcha extends Chinese forklift market 7
I Global Factory Yanmar Italy builds compact tractor market 8
Q Yanmar Japan Yanmar updates and expands distributor site 9
Q I Yanmar Japan From the Editors: Assisting disaster victims 10

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Quality and performance

Generator equipped (high)
with T-N engine

Vertical water-cooled
diesel engine

Air-cooled
diesel engine

(low) Generator equipped Service and

with L engine applied* skills
(high)

Over the next few years, horizontal water-cooled diesel engines,

which now account for most of the Chinese market demand, will be
Horizontal water-cooled partially replaced vertical water-cooled diesel engines and single-
diesel engine cylinder air-cooled engines. In addition, single-cylinder air-cooled
engines are also expected to enjoy increasing sales as alternatives
(low) to gasoline engines and for generators.
* Applied skill refers to the ability to adjust an engine to a machine.

engines. Single-cylinder air-cooled engines
are also expected to enjoy increasing
sales as alternatives to gasoline engines
and for generators.
In addition, the Chinese government
is also strengthening environmental
restrictions, and at the same time,
promoting reductions in energy consumption
while increasing agricultural automation.
Limits and Measurement Methods for
Exhaust Pollutants from Diesel Engines
of Non-Road Mobile Machinery (I, II)
came into effect on October 1st. Our
engines are fully compliant with these
regulations.
YSH Objectives
There are several unique conditions present
in the Chinese market, including the
operation of engines for particularly long
periods, a lack of quality maintenance
services, the use of low-quality fuel, and a
high level of airborne dust. These factors
cause a large number of malfunctions, and
service distributors must be responsible
for providing adequate preventative after-
sales service.
Similarly, sales distributors must
assume responsibility for marketing both
vertical water-cooled diesel engines and
finished products that include single-
cylinder air-cooled diesel engines. YSH is
currently engaged in efforts to cultivate a
national network that will position sales
and service distributors in each of Chinas
provinces.
Distributor Support
YSH established the Shanghai Training
Center in June to provide support for its
sales and service distributors. As well as
functioning as a training facility, the center
includes a workshop and a performance
test laboratory. YSH has also added a new
distributor, Trysun, in an effort to establish
a faster supply-chain for spare parts.
In addition, YSH is also moving to expand
the delivery of service information and to
introduce maintenance service agreements
with users. The company is optimistic that
these steps will help it to develop a
profitable service business.
Opening of Shanghai
Technical Center
On June 27, YSH celebrated the opening
of the Shanghai Technical Center with a
special ceremony staged at the Center.
The event was attended by 75 guests from
29 companies, including shop managers
and representatives from YSHs service
distributors, executives from Hagaric and
Trysun and also Yanmar representatives
from YSH, Yanmar Engine (Shandong)
Co., Ltd. and Yanmar Co., Ltd.
The event started with a video
presentation backgrounding Yanmar
operations and products. Following the

Manager Keiju Miyata and sales staff, Compact Industrial Engine Department Manager Hisashi Hamada and staff of Quality Assurance
Group, Compact Industrial Engine Department

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Top management personnel reaffirm their commitment to developing Yanmars business in China. From
left: K. C. Chen, President of Hagaric Enterprise (Xiamen) Ltd., Seiji Kawahito, Executive Officer and General
Manager of the Power System Operations Division, Yanmar Co., Ltd., and William Yu, General Manager of
China Trysun International Co., Ltd.
video, Norihisa Fujimoto, General Manager
of YSH, and Keiju Miyata, General
Manager of the YSH Technical Center,
gave speeches. One of the highlights of
this part of the ceremony was the
presentation of authorization licenses to
service distributors.
After this, 3 authorized service
distributors gave speeches, speaking on
behalf of all service shops engaged in
the maintenance of Yanmar engines. The
trio described the various challenges they
had initially encountered in their business
and also their subsequent successes.
Yanmar personnel also gave
addresses covering, for example, business
strategy in China and the structure of the
service and spare parts supply systems.
All attendees were in a very positive
mood and rewarded each presentation
with enthusiastic applause. Many also
took notes on the key points of the
speeches. After the ceremony, the guests
were taken on a tour of the new center.
Manager Yoshitaka Harumoto and staff of Technical Group,
Compact Industrial Engine Department
Quality Assurance Department / Industrial Engine Marketing & Sales Department
for construction machinery, forklifts,
General Manager Fujimoto gives a congratulatory
speech.
Later, in the evening, the guests were
also treated to a celebration dinner, held
at the Rainbow Hotel (Hong Qiao Hotel) in
the center of Shanghai. In addition to a
variety of tasty local dishes, the attendees
enjoyed a performance using traditional
Chinese musical instruments and
conversation focusing on the latest
industry news.
This section, Opening
Opening of Shanghai TTechnical
echnical
Center, has been contributed by Liu Xing
Center
Zhou, Sales Group,
Group, Yanmar
Yanmar Engine (Shanghai)
Co., Ltd.
The ceremony was held in the training room of the
Technical Center.
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Hagaric Enterprise
(Xiamen) Ltd.
Hagaric Enterprise (Xiamen) Ltd. was
established in 1998 in Xiamen City,
Fujian Province. The company promotes
internationally renowned mechanical
products that offer top performance, low
energy consumption and low pollution in
the Chinese market. It also supplies
related after-sales service and spare
parts to its customers. Hagaric maintains
a philosophy of High-quality support,
Perfect service system.
Hagaric became a distributor of
Yanmar industrial engines in 2002, and
has worked closely with Yanmar to
promote these products in the Chinese
market. After several years of hard work,
Yanmar engines are now widely used
refrigerators, generator sets, road
maintenance machiner y and other
engineering equipment. The company has
been particularly successful in the mini
excavator and forklift segments, with
market shares of, respectively, 95 and 67%.
Hagaric has set up a China-wide service
network and also maintains a full inventory
of spare parts to meet market demand. In
addition, its experienced engineers hold
periodic technical and service training
programs for its OEMs and own service
network several times each year.
Hagaric President K. C. Chen and company managers
China Trysun International
Co., Ltd. (Beijing)
China Trysun International Co., Ltd. was
founded in 2000 in Chinas capital,
Beijing. William Yu is currently the general
manager. As well as being involved in
diesel distribution, application engineering
and related services, Trysun is also the
distributor for Yanmar compact diesel
engines in the Chinese market.
The company is located near
Beijings Sanyuan Bridge and has more
than 40 employees, including the staff at
its overhaul center. It also maintains a
marketing department, application
engineering department, after-sales
service department, training center, parts
distribution center and engine overhaul
center, etc.
General Manager William Yu and Trysun vice-general managers
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Tour for Shanghai Technical Center

1. Shanghai Technical Center

The Shanghai Technical Center is one of the 3 global facilities 1
Yanmarintends to create. The other two will be established in 2
Amsterdam and Chicago. 2
2. Showroom and YSH office 4
The Shanghai Technical Center is located near the Hongchao 3
Airport. There is also the Shanghai showroom and YSH office in
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the same building. 5
3. Performance test laboratory 6
Yanmar checks engine characteristics in this laboratory, which is
equipped with an engine dynamometer. The characteristics of both
prototype engines prepared for specific customers and repaired
engines to be returned to users are checked here before delivery.
4. Workshop
In the workshop, YSH fully disassembles engines returned from
the market in order to investigate the causes of malfunctions.
The information gained through this process is then fed back to
Yanmars factories to improve product quality.
5. Training facilities
The Shanghai Technical Center has both lecture rooms and skill
practice rooms where trainees practice the assembly and
disassembly of engines.
6. Training targets
YSH mainly focuses on improving the after-sales service skills of
service distributors and application skills of sales distributors. It
also supplies information to enhance the application skills of OEM
customers and the extended-operation skills of users.

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Yanmar Improves Electronic Control
Service System
Yanmar Japan
Improved Onsite Operation
An electronic control unit (ECU) is the core
of an electronic control system, and it is
designed to regulate and equalize the
characteristics of individual engines. The
device is able to perform a variety of control
operations, including the adjustment of
exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) volume,
engine rotations, horse
power (fuel injection
volume), etc. An
ECU is loaded
with the software
required for engine ECU
operation, information for each engine
model (control map) and assorted engine
data.
Up until recently, the input or
overwriting of data in an ECU was handled
for individual engines using a product data
management (PDM) system. However, this
operation could only be performed at
Yanmars Central FIE Shops located
around the world, which required a
significant amount of time and labor and
made it difficult to obtain customer
satisfaction. To improve on this, from
August 2008, when a faulty ECU or fuel
injection pump (FIP) is replaced, it is
possible to both input and overwrite the
ECU data onsite troubleshooting using
dealer service engineers personal
computer.
To improve on this, from August
2008, when a faulty ECU or fuel injection
pump (FIP) is replaced onsite, it is
possible to both input and overwrite the
ECU data using a service engineers
personal computer.
After an FIP is replaced, as a general
rule, the new data is fed back to the PDM
system. To make sure this, labels showing
the individual trim values are now attached
to all FIPs manufactured from April 28 this
year. An engine trim label is also attached
to engine bodies.
Trim value label for FIP
Trim value label for engine
Quality Assurance Department
2 Select Configuration tab
3 Click Exchanges button
1 Click System Installation
Parts exchange section of YDT.
In addition, a trim label is attached to continue to develop personnel using this
spare FIPs when they are manufactured. train the trainer approach. It also plans to
Confirmation of data is also, of course, push forward with the training of
required for FIPs and engines produced distributors and dealers.
before April 28. In this case as well, the
relevant information can be returned to Main Improvements
the PDM system. for Electronic Control Systems
1. Implementation of onsite
input/overwriting of ECU data
Yanmar Diagnostics Tool 2. Upgrade of both ease of use and
The interface between the ECU and security for the YDT
personal computer is provided by the 3. Development of a related Web-based
Yanmar Diagnostics Tool (YDT). This tool is training system
also currently being used with marine
engines. With the input/overwriting of ECU
data now being handled onsite, Yanmar
has upgraded the YDT to version 5.0 to
improve ease of use and strengthen
security. With version 5.0, training must be
undertaken and unless certification is
received, it will not be possible to access
the software. To increase the number of
people capable of using the YDT, Yanmar
intends to offer training to distributors and
dealers. Adding this, Web-based training is The training, held over a 2 day period, provided
planned and an appropriate system is instruction on how to input/overwrite data for
currently being developed. ECUs. The 1st day was spent in the classroom.
Train the Trainers
In conjunction with this review of its
service policy for the electronic controlled
engine, on June 18 and 19, Yanmar
conducted electronic control system
training at its Biwa Plant in Japan. This
course focused on the development of
trainers for electronic control systems and
was attended by approximately 30
participants from right around the world, On the 2nd day, the participants were involved in a
including personnel working with marine practical simulation using a generator equipped
engines. In the future, Yanmar intends to with an electronic controlled engine.
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Yanmar Power Provides the Solution

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ith construction already well

W underway for the Vancouver

2010 Winter Olympics, Yanmar
is enjoying a wealth of attractive prospects
in the local market. Evidence of this is
provided by the contract won by Land-
Sea Power Ltd., Yanmars distributor for
Western Canada, to supply 22 units of
the YDG5500 diesel generator to RSL
Elevated Guideway for use in the Canada
Line project. Once completed, this
approximately 19 kilometer long
automated rail-based rapid transit
service will become an integral part of the
Vancouver areas transportation system.
RSL is a joint venture company
formed by Rizzani De Eccher SpA and
SNC Lavalin Company and specializes in
the handling of the precast cement
segments used in elevated guideway and Happy RSL employees with their YDG5500 diesel generator.
similar construction projects worldwide.
The first contact between RSL and Land- Canada Line
Sea Power was made at the Las Vegas This 1.7 billion dollar project will connect
Trade Show. This initial connection has Vancouver with central Richmond and the
now expanded into a solid relationship that Vancouver Airport, adding transit capacity
holds significant promise for the future. equivalent to 10 major road lanes. The Canada
RSL is currently utilizing its Line will connect with existing rapid transit lines
YDG5500 units in the field to provide at Waterfront Station and major east-west
power on various segments of the transit services to create an enhanced network
Canada Line. The company reports that linking growing residential, business, health
it is very happy with the performance of care, educational and other centers in the region.
the generators. The single cylinder diesel Elevated guideway construction.
engines are easy to start and maintain, Contributed by Don Azcona, Operations Coordinator
Coordinator,, The photographs are reproduced courtesy
of Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc.
and have proven to be reliable and cost Land-Sea Power Ltd. (www.canadaline.ca).
effective, giving excellent fuel economy.

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YA Aims at U.S. No. 1 Position

s Yanmar America Corp. (YA) continues regulations. Thanks to Yanmars

A to work hard to capture the No. 1

market position in North America,
the importance of our distributor and
dealer network has never been greater.
2008 is an important transition year for
us as we face a new tier of U.S. EPA and
ARB exhaust emission regulations. Once
again Yanmar has given us a competitive
advantage by incorporating cutting-edge
technology, and this is helping us to
Jeff Williams promote what we call our Compliance
Manager, Sales & Marketing Industrial without Compromise strategy.
Engine Division, We have been using this strategy in
Yanmar America Corp. 2008 to promote our engines that are
compliant with the new exhaust emission
technology, our compliance strategy is
superior to that of our competitors, and it
is this we are highlighting. This new
technology has allowed us to maintain
our superior performance characteristics
while minimizing the need for our OEM
customers to redesign their products.
Conversely, our competitors have
compromised the value of their engine
lineups with their OEMs by reducing
performance, discontinuing models and
choosing technology paths that have
adversely impacted customers.
The key is to convert this strategy
into increased business by capturing new

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Hangcha Moves Forklift Industry Forward
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hejiang Hangcha Engineering
Z
Machinery Co., Ltd. is a specialized
manufacturer of materials handling
equipment. There are currently 3 major
manufacturers of forklifts in China and
Hangcha boasts the top share in the
industry.
In January 2006, Hangcha adopted
Yanmars 4TNV94L horizontal water-
cooled diesel engine for its 3 ton forklifts
and is now also using Yanmars 4TNE92
and 4TNE98 engines in its 2.5 to 3.5
ton models. At present, as a new trial
activity, Yanmar has begun to promote
sales of its engines for Hangchas 5 ton
forklifts. There is a specific tendency in
the forklift industry to continue use of
the same engine model even when the
forklift model is changed. As a result, it
is possible for Yanmar to build a long-
term relationship with customers such
as Hangcha.
Although Hangcha had high
requirements concerning engine vibration
and noise, through a combination of
consultation and technical support between
Yanmar and Hangchas development team,
as well as technical consultation with the
transmission manufacturer, it was finally
possible to complete a product that
satisfied the companys needs.
Even after beginning to supply the
engines, Yanmar has continued to hold
regular monthly meetings with Hangcha
OEM customers. Yanmar has always
been successful in developing and then
maintaining long-term relationships with
large-scale OEMs by manufacturing
efficient, durable, application-specific
engines. We now understand that a great
deal of our future growth will come from
capturing new small and midsize OEMs,
and we must also work to attract them
by providing a superior after-sales
service structure.
A strong dealer network trained and
supported by our industrial engine
distributors is also absolutely essential.
We are confident that by working side by
side with our distributors, we will be
successful today and also be even better
positioned to lead the industry as we
prepare for the challenges of the future.
Industrial Engine Marketing & Sales Department
in order to collect information regarding
engine defects and the development of
new projects. Hangcha has also
expressed a positive opinion of these
regular meetings as a means of building
a closer relationship.
Contributed by Yuzo
Yuzo Furukawa,
Furukawa, Manager,
Manager, Sales
Group
Group OEM Sales Team,
Team, Compact Industrial
Diesel Engine Department,
Depar tment, Yanmar
Yanmar Engine
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Hangcha R series 2.5 ton diesel forklift
Corporate Profile
Hangcha first appeared in 1956 as a
manufacturer of machine tools and in
1974 began to produce forklifts. In
2000, it changed from a state-owned
to a private company. Hangcha is
steadily increasing its exports year by
year, and at present, these exports
account for 30% of sales.
In approximately May 2009, the
Image of new factory after completion
company plans to begin the operation
of a new factory in Linan City, a suburban
area near Hangznou City, Zhejiang
Province, where its headquarters is
located. Beijing
Shanghai
Hangzhou
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YASC Provides Safety an
anmar Asia (Singapore) Corp. Pte.
Y Ltd. (YASC) is in a unique position,
even among Yanmars various
regional headquarters. We handle all
Yanmar engine models, ranging from
fully mechanical horizontal water-cooled
diesel engines through to the latest
electronically controlled engines, and
covering both industrial and marine
applications.
In addition, while our main sales
Yukio Kikuchi area for small industrial engines is
Senior Manager, Customer Southeast Asia, our technical service
Satisfaction/Engineering Department, coverage extends as far as the Middle
Yanmar Asia (Singapore) Corp. Pte. Ltd. East. For this reason, we provide various
types of products to cater to the to our
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YI Opens Up Italian Tractor Market
Global Factory
America Europe Asia
ntonio Carraro S.p.A. (AC) leads the
A market for isodiametric tractors for
vineyard and orchard cultivation.
Unlike conventional tractors, isodiametric
tractors have front and rear wheels that
are the same size. This tractor was
conceived and developed in Italy, and the
key manufacturers are still located here.
This niche market accounts for annual
sales of roughly 10,000 tractors, ranging
in output from 20 to 100 HP.
These machines share a common
feature in that they all combine a low
center of gravity with high maneuverability,
which makes them ideal for the high
slopes and narrow rows. Isodiametric
tractors have become highly specialized in
recent years. In addition to articulated
tractors, AC now offers reversible tractors,
which can be driven in both a forward and
reverse direction by means of a rotating
drive seat.
AC has now been using Yanmar
engines for more than 10 years, until
recently in the 25 to 40 HP range. The
company continues to use Yanmar
engines due to their compactness and
satisfaction of U.S. Tier 3 Clean Air Non
Road Diesel Rule criteria plus their well-
recognized quality and performance
levels. These factors represent a
competitive advantage to AC as they
eliminate the need for charge air cooling
a critical point with the space restrictions
presented by isodiametric tractors.
d Security
requirements of different cultures.
Regarding the applications for
industrial engines in Southeast Asia, we
see air-cooled diesel (ACD) engines and
horizontal water-cooled diesel engines
used for power tillers (cultivators) or long
tail boats. Also, our TNE/TNV series
vertical water-cooled diesel engines are
mostly focused toward application in
gensets, as there is no large-scale OEM
manufacturing bases in the market.
At YASC, our Customer Satisfaction/
Engineering Department uses the slogans
Provide safety and security and
Guarantee top-level performance. To
make sure we deliver on these promises
With the introduction of Yanmars NV3
ECO engines in 2006, AC has added a
professional tractor range, which
represents the high end of its lineup.
Yanmar Italy S.P.A. (YI) has maintained a
close relationship with AC, working with
the company to custom-design some
parts specifically required for these
tractors. These parts include a reinforced
flywheel housing, necessitated by the
overhanging engine installation, and a
dedicated oil cooler layout that increases
the turning radius of the front wheels.
In the selection phase, sample
engines were widely tested by ACs main
dealers, with very positive feedback. As a
result of these efforts, in May 2008,
production started on the AC 7400 model
tractor, which is powered by a Yanmar
4TNV98-ZNCR engine. The 7400 will soon
be joined by an 8400 model, equipped
with a 4TNV98T-ZNCR engine, when it is
officially launched at the Eima show in
November.
to our customers, we are working to
improve, particularly, inspections of
installation and test runs.
Our top industrial sellers, TNE/TNV
series engines, are also very popular as
marine G-drive type engines, and we are
now offering them as auxiliary engines in
package sales with our main propulsion
engines. This approach has enabled us
to provide one stop service for both
auxiliary and main propulsion engines,
which has definitely helped to increase
convenience for our customers.
In contrast, the Middle East is a
major market for set products, and, for
example, sales of YEG, YTG, YDG and
YDP set products have been increasing.
In addition, as many European and U.S.
OEM machines equipped with our TNV
series engines are entering the market,
Industrial Engine Marketing & Sales Department
YI is anticipating sales of around 1,300
4TNV98-ZNCR and 4TNV98T-ZNCR engines
per year to AC. This will approximately
double its share of ACs total engine
purchases from all sources (5,500 units/
year). YI is currently pursuing negotiations
with AC in order to further increase this share.
Contributed by Carlo Giudici, Sales Manager,
Manager,
Yanmar
anmar Italy S.P
S.P.A.
.A.
Corporate Profile
Antonio Carraro S.p.A. is a specialist
manufacturer of compact tractors
headquartered in Campodarsego (near
Venice). Since its establishment in
1910, the company has grown to
employ 400 people, including those at
its 3 subsidiaries. It currently has 350
dealers worldwide, with sales split
evenly between the domestic and
international markets.
the importance of after-sales service is
also increasing in the Middle East.
The enhancement of after-sales
service in the Middle East is one of the
key issues YASC is currently facing. As
we push to improve after-sales service
and meet this challenge, we are also
working very closely with everyone in
Southeast Asia. In order to secure the
No. 1 market share in this region, I
would like to seek the support of
everyone involved in pursuing these twin
goals.
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Yanmar Renews Distributor Site

Yanmar Japan

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The incorporation of pull-down menus makes

selection easier.

New YDS homepage: the addition of tabbed windows and various other features has
significantly improved usability. https://yds-next.yanmar.co.jp It is now possible to order more than one spare
part at the same time.

Changeover to Yanmar D Site training and an appropriate system is

On June 30, Yanmar relaunched its
distributor site as the Yanmar D Site (still
abbreviated as YDS). While the former YDS
basically functioned as an information
portal for regional headquarters and
distributors, Yanmar has adapted the site
to also enable quick delivery of information
to dealers and OEM customers.
The company believes this is
essential in order to implement rapid,
high-quality service that will gain customer
satisfaction. Yanmar has changed the
word distributor in the former site name
to simply D. This is intended to
communicate a wider range of meaning,
including direct, dealer, D-OEM and D-
customer.
By redesigned the Website, Yanmar
hopes to achieve the following objectives:
Improve the speed of system response
Establish a framework for future expansion
Increase reliability by creating mirror sites
Enhance security via ID and password
logging
Invigorate the site by refreshing the
design
Upgrade and add new content to the site
currently being developed for this. Once all
the details have been finalized, this
program will also be made available
through the new YDS.
Easy-to-Use System
Many of the improvements to the Website
reflect requests made by distributors and
RHQs, for example, the ability for RHQs to
directly issue IDs and passwords for the
site. (Yanmar Co., Ltd. will issue IDs and
passwords for regions without RHQs.)
With this renewal, Yanmar has also
A new search function makes it possible to find
enhanced operability in a variety of ways.
related documents.
Among other improvements, a new
search function is now available, and by
specifying an engine model name, a
collective search can also be conducted
for frequently required service information.
Request from Site Designers
We are happy to report that the new
YDS site is now up and running. We
would like to sincerely apologize for
any inconvenience caused during the
changeover to the new site.

In the future, it will be possible for dealers

and customers who have an ID and
password to use the site. In addition,
Yanmar is planning to offer Web-based

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From the Editors

Contingency Help for Sichuan
Wenchuan Earthquake and
Myanmar Cyclone
China Earthquake
In May 2008, Wenchuan in Sichuan Province,
China shocked the world with a huge
earthquake in which a lot of people were
killed and many peoples homes and normal
lives were destroyed. Yanmar, in order to
express their concern and condolences to
the people in the disaster area, made a
decision from top to bottom to donate 100
units of YDG portable generators through the
Shanghai Red Cross to the disaster area. We
hope that our products can be there at a
crucial moment for the victims and provide
convenience to help them.
Contributed by Liu Xing Zhou, Sales Group,
Yanmar Engine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
YDG series
Myanmar Cyclone
Myanmar was struck by a massive cyclone in
May 2008. To assist the victims of this
disaster, Yanmar supplied UNHCR (The Office
of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees) with 50 units of the YDGA portable
generator and 12 units of the YEG generator.
The delivery of this equipment was handled
by Yanmar Asia (Singapore) Corporation Pte
Ltd.
Contributed by Adeline Erl, Yanmar Asia
(Singapore) Corporation Pte Ltd.
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Reports may be written in note (memo)
style. It is not necessary to attempt to
create smooth sentences. All submissions
should be around 100 to 400 words.
2. Reports must include the full name, job
title and company name of the writer and
also any other people mentioned. All
proper nouns should be spelled fully and
correctly.
3. If you have additional background materials,
such as other peoples reports or items from
catalogues, magazines and newspapers,
please include them with your submission.
4. To enhance your article, please include 3
or more color photographs (and diagrams).
Mid-size shots of 1280 pixel resolution
are the most suitable.
Issue Publication Deadline for information
and photos
04 January 2009 December 1st, 2008

Special Thanks
We would like to thank: Thank you to the left people for their positive and encouraging
Joao Pedro Pires, Spare Parts Sales Manager, Socimavis, Lda, evaluations of YPS Press.
Portuguese distributor
Leiridiesel, Lda, Portuguese dealer What Is YPS Press?
Kendall Young, President/Creative Director, Pratt & Buehl, U.S. Target readership: House publication for Yanmar Power System Group
marketing agency distributed globally to all companies outside of Japan, including
Arjan Boslooper, Procurement Specialist, Yanmar Europe BV dealers, distributors and regional headquarters.
Arley Bedillion, Industrial Sales Manager, Mastry Engine Center, U.S. Publication style: Distributed as a print magazine and also available
distributor for download in PDF format from the Yanmar D Site.
Tomas Kramny, Mechanic and Sales Manager, Kramny-Stroje s.r.o., Publication frequency: 3 to 4 times a year.
Czech dealer

If you have any information, please let us know your e-mail address via e-mail, fax or the included reader reply sheet. We will send the submission procedure.

Power System Operations Division

Quality Assurance Department Industrial Engine Marketing & Sales Department
1009-2, Kawamichi-cho, Nagahama City, Head Office
Shiga 526-0111, Japan 1-32, Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8311, Japan
http://www.yanmar.co.jp/ http://www.yanmar.co.jp/
E-mail: kazuhiro_nomura@yanmar.co.jp E-mail: shingo_koori@yanmar.co.jp
Phone: ++81-(0)749-72-5196 Phone: ++81-(0)6-6376-6411
Fax: ++81-(0)749-72-5214 Fax: ++81-(0)6-6377-1243
Attn. Kazuhiro Nomura Attn. Shingo Koori
YPS Press Issue 03 October 2008
Editing and publishing: Power System Operations Division, Yanmar Co., Ltd. Editing assistance: ProConcept Institute Corporation

Total of 4,000 copies printed in Japan on September 30th, 2008. 0GYPS-G00300

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