On Wednesday, July 23, Maintenance & Resilience TOKYO 2025 opened alongside concurrent TECHNO-FRONTIER 2025 at the Tokyo Big Sight. Maintenance & Resilience focuses on those two aspects as they are related to industry in terms of “preparing for and responding to problems and risks in advance.” The first day witnessed the attendance of over 8,000 professionals from a variety of sectors such as manufacturing, construction, civil engineering, and transportation. Spanning the venue’s East and West halls, every aisle was filled with the commotion of exhibitors demonstrating machinery, conducting seminars, and partaking in business negotiations with buyers. Reporters from Japanese MICE news outlet POP Inc. spoke with participants to discover the newest trends.
Shandong Hightop Group is a large-scale engineering and construction equipment manufacturer that operates 50,000 square meters of factory space and employs over 500 laborers. They currently export to various regions of Europe, North America, South America, and Southeast Asia and also manage overseas warehouses around the world. Hoping to utilize Maintenance & Resilience TOKYO as an opportunity to expand into the Japanese market, the group is focusing their exhibit on their current hottest product: a remote-controlled crawler lawn mower.
Shandong Hightop’s lawn mower is easily operated with a handheld remote control, and the mower at the booth demonstrated its quick and precise turning and maneuvering. The crawler lawn mowers come in a diverse array of designs and can be either entirely electric, gas hybrid, or diesel hybrid. Furthermore, the Hightop Group also manufactures a line of mini hydraulic excavators that allow for easy substitution of attachments, including a log splitter, an auger, and a forklift.
Shandong Hightop Group homepage: https://hightopmachinery.com/
Tesla is presenting a special exhibit featuring a disassembled CyberTruck. The CyberTruck is an electric vehicle that was originally released by Tesla in 2023 and has garnered much attention in the United States. The truck implements a smorgasbord of high-end technologies that are expected to influence the future of the electric vehicle industry.
The TECHNO-FRONTIER exhibit presents a disassembled CyberTruck with each individual part disconnected and displayed for visitors to view. In the center of these parts sits the truck itself, split down the middle lengthwise and showing the complete outer surface on one half and the disemboweled inner mechanisms on the other. Attendees have been very intrigued by the exhibit, and many have singled out and discussed particular technologies in detail.
CyberTruck homepage: https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck
When you see a completely vertical pole towering over the stands at more than twice their height, you’ll know you’ve arrived at the exhibit of Kuusatsu Giken Inc. At Maintenance & Resilience TOKYO, the manufacturer is proudly demonstrating its “Taorenbo”, or Stick That Won’t Fall. As the name implies, Taorenbo is a stick that automatically balances itself in order to stay vertical. Using drone technology, four propellers in the power unit at the top of the stick cover 360 degrees and push back against the direction in which gravity foolishly attempts to pull it. Said unit is attached to a rod that can extend up to 11.5 meters long. Taorenbo can even be remote-controlled in order change its tilt angle or induce circular movement.
Experts at the Kuusatsu Giken booth offered several recommended uses for Taorenbo. First, by attaching a camera, it can be used for filming and photography, which is especially in advantageous in areas where flying drones is not possible. Further practical applications include advertising displays, closeup observation of high places such as solar panels and telephone poles, and research with data collection instruments. Finally, Taorenbo can be used just for fun, considering its existence as a “mysterious stick” that produces a “sense of wonder.” How you use Taorenbo is entirely up to you.
Taorenbo homepage: https://www.multicopter.co.jp/taorenbo
By far the liveliest area of the trade fair is the Heat Wave Countermeasures Exhibition. With temperatures rising to record highs in Japan this summer, the biggest topic on people’s minds is how to beat the heat. The Heat Wave Countermeasures Exhibition gathers companies presenting unique and innovative solutions to combat overheating. Products popular with attendees include powerful industrial fans, hydrating electrolyte tablets, and stylish air-conditioned jackets.
Suns Co., Ltd. is exhibiting their line of fan-attached clothing, which includes short-sleeved jackets, long-sleeved jackets, vests, and overalls. While many manufacturers are focusing mainly on work uniforms, Suns also creates fashionable designs for everyday use.
Suns Co., Ltd. homepage: https://sun-s.work/
Maintenance & Resilience TOKYO 2025 will run until Friday, July 24 at the Tokyo Big Sight. Admission is free of charge for industry professionals.
