The Mitutoyo Skill Olympics are held once every 4 years!

We all know the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which are held once every four years, but have you ever heard of the Mitutoyo Skill Olympics? This technology festival, held once every four years, attracts attention both inside and outside the company and serves as a forum for once again proving Mitutoyo's technological capabilities.

The Mitutoyo Skills Olympics: A Festival of Technology

Mitutoyo's Olympics, officially known as the "Mitutoyo Skills Olympics," started in 2023 as a competition to determine the top service engineers from a large number of countries and regions around the world.

Up until now, skill contests have been held in different regions around the world, but this will be Mitutoyo's first global contest. The aim is to improve maintenance service skills and promote global standardization.

The final of the first competition was held at the Global Training Center in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, with seven teams (14 people) that had won the global qualifying rounds competing. They competed in a practical session where they had to identify the cause of actual problems at customer sites, such as "camera images not displayed" or "transparent lighting not turning on," and then recover and report the results, as well as in a written session that tested their knowledge of products and measurement.

This is truly a competition worthy of being called a "festival of technology."

Mission

1. Our aim is to provide reliable services to our customers. This is achieved by improving the skills of each engineer and the overall quality of our services.

2. Strengthening unity as Global Mitutoyo and providing the same level of service to customers around the world.

3. Create an environment where service staff can work enthusiastically and provide impressive service to customers.

The first tournament was won by a Japanese team, whose repair skills were highly praised!

Impact Spreading Across the Industry

This skills competition is more than just an internal company event.

Industry magazines published extensive coverage of the competition and its results, having a huge impact on the entire industry and helping to raise awareness of Mitutoyo's technological capabilities.

Needless to say, the technologies and ideas displayed in the competition will be utilized to improve the quality of maintenance services in the future. As a leading company in precision measuring instruments, Mitutoyo's pursuit of technology will continue to accelerate.

Comment from the winner

Question/Statement: Although you were able to win this time, were you still able to learn a lot from the sessions of the other teams?

Answer: It was a very valuable experience for me to witness the high level of technical ability of all the engineers from around the world at this conference and it made me realise that despite the win, I still have a lot to grow!

Participants referencing Mitutoyo's database as they compete

A Place for Challenge and Innovation

The Mitutoyo Skill Olympics can be said to be a place where each employee's technical capabilities are brought out and new discoveries and innovations are born. By competing in rigorous competitions, participants are able to reaffirm their own technical capabilities and develop a desire to improve even further.

Another point to note is that participants can learn new perspectives and methods through competition and interaction with other participants. Such experiences are applied to daily work and serve as a driving force for improving Mitutoyo's overall technical capabilities and service quality.

Hopes for the Next Tournament

Mitutoyo is known for its highly accurate measuring instruments, but when you learn that behind the scenes, there are challenges and growths for each employee, you may look at their products and services in a different light. I am already excited to see what surprises and rediscoveries the next competition will bring.

Please pay close attention to the Mitutoyo Skills Olympics, which will pave the way for Mitutoyo's future.