nBridge

nBridge is a Japanese consulting and software company in Nagoya, Aichi. It was founded in June 2015. It helps manufacturers enter the aerospace supply chain and brings digital tools to factories.

The company says the aerospace industry demands very high quality and strict process control. It believes this method can help manufacturers reduce their reliance on individual skills and build a resilient organization. It sees this as a way to help makers facing labor shortages and the problem of passing down veteran skills.

In aerospace business support, nBridge runs an Aerospace Market Entry Program and a Readiness Assessment. These services guide manufacturers that want to join the aerospace supply chain.

Its factory digitalization and IoT line has four tools. GenbaVoice is a voice-powered tool for non-conformance reports. Workers speak into a phone app and can attach photos. AI turns the speech into a report, sorts it by phenomenon, cause and location, and suggests countermeasures from past data. WazaMemo is an AI tool that builds standard operating procedures. Factory Diagnosis Online is a patented service. Monitoring Kit Pro adds IoT monitoring to legacy machines.

The company is led by a founder with 25 years in the aerospace industry. That experience includes 14 years in the aero-engine division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and three years at Rolls-Royce in the UK as a business development manager.

Services

• Aerospace Market Entry Program
• Readiness Assessment
• GenbaVoice
• WazaMemo
• Factory Diagnosis Online
• Monitoring Kit Pro