Mavericks Inc. Adds Manufacturing Industry Samples to Video Generation AI "NoLang" Slide Function. Automatically Generates Process Diagram Slides and Training Videos from Procedure Manuals and PDF Manuals, Supporting Skill Transfer and Safety Education.

Mavericks Inc. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Shota Okuno), provider of the Japan-originated video generation AI "NoLang," has newly added manufacturing industry sample slides to its slide generation function. By simply inputting existing materials such as Word work procedure manuals, PDF manuals, SOPs, and safety manuals, the system automatically generates explanatory slides with process diagrams and training videos. It supports five use cases, including work procedure explanations, splitting long training sessions, safety education, and multilingual training for overseas bases, contributing to reducing the burden of on-site knowledge management and deployment, skill transfer, and continuous safety education with limited personnel.

## ■ Increasing Burden of Preparing Work Procedure Manuals and Training Materials and Tightening Personnel Resources in Manufacturing Sites

In the manufacturing industry, tasks involving documenting on-site knowledge and disseminating it to workers, such as new product launches, manufacturing line changes, equipment updates, safety education, compliance training, and overseas expansion, occur continuously and frequently. However, the personnel resources supporting these tasks are becoming increasingly strained year by year, and the system for organizing and sharing on-site knowledge is struggling to keep up.

First, there is the burden of creating manuals and training materials. In manufacturing, work procedure manuals and manuals need to be prepared each time a new product is launched or a manufacturing line is changed. Document preparation tasks for conveying on-site knowledge, such as converting Word-based procedure manuals into slides and creating long training sessions, occur daily. According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's "Basic Survey on Human Resources Development" (FY2018), the proportion of businesses that responded "there are problems with skill transfer" was highest in the manufacturing industry at 86.5%, indicating that creating mechanisms for transmitting skills and know-how to the next generation is a major challenge (※1). Furthermore, the 2024 Monozukuri White Paper points out that while only about 60% of manufacturing companies conduct planned OJT, detailed work methods on site depend on the experience and tactile sense of skilled workers, making it difficult to convey them through text and diagrams (※2). Therefore, even though the preparation of documented teaching materials such as work procedure manuals, manuals, and training materials is crucial for the continuity of the site, dedicated personnel are often not assigned, and materials are created as a side task to main duties.

The personnel resources in manufacturing sites, which should absorb the burden of preparing these materials, are becoming increasingly severe year by year. According to the 2024 Monozukuri White Paper, the number of young workers aged 34 and under in the manufacturing industry decreased by approximately 6.9 percentage points compared to 2002, intensifying competition for securing young talent (※2). Furthermore, the DI for employee numbers in small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises recorded -20.4 in 2023, indicating a continued sense of labor shortage at the same level as before the COVID-19 pandemic (※3). While personnel shortages continue, the scope of teaching materials to be prepared is expanding. According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's industrial accident statistics, the number of casualties in the manufacturing industry was 26,676 (2024 confirmed value), which remains high among all industries, increasing the need for continuous updating and deployment of safety education (※4).

With limited personnel, it is necessary to continue preparing work procedure manuals, training materials, and safety education content, while also responding to skill transfer and overseas base expansion. To address this challenge, NoLang has newly added manufacturing industry sample slides to its slide generation function.

※1 Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare "Basic Survey on Human Resources Development in FY2018" (Survey of businesses regarding skill transfer by industry)
※2 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology "2024 Monozukuri White Paper" (Published May 2024)
※3 Small and Medium Enterprise Agency "Survey on Business Conditions of Small and Medium Enterprises" (Manufacturing Industry Employee Number DI, 2023-2024)
※4 Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare "Status of Industrial Accidents" (2024 confirmed value)

## ■ Seamless Generation of Slides and Videos from Existing Manuals and Procedure Manuals. Newly Introduced for the Manufacturing Industry.

NoLang's slide generation function automatically generates slides with charts, graphs, and headings based on text and PDF materials, and can directly output them as narrated videos. A key feature is that the entire process from slide creation to video conversion can be completed within a single service. This seamlessly achieves a process that traditionally required separate document creation tools and video production tools, each requiring learning their respective operations. Since existing materials accumulated at manufacturing sites, such as Word work procedure manuals, existing PDF manuals, SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), safety manuals, and ISO documents, can be directly input as materials, it is possible to leverage these existing resources to develop explanatory materials, training content, and safety education materials.

This time, manufacturing-specific sample slides have been newly added to this slide generation function. By selecting a sample slide as a template, users can immediately start creating slides with designs and structures suitable for their purpose. For example, if you want to create work procedure explanation materials for a new product launch, simply select the corresponding sample slide and upload a Word work procedure manual or an existing PDF manual. The system will automatically generate process diagram slides with key points organized, which can then be used as explanatory materials for on-site distribution or as training videos for new workers.

Sample slides are prepared for various scenarios in manufacturing sites, enabling the production of high-quality work procedure explanation materials and training content without specialized design skills.

## ■ Five Sample Slides Supporting Everything from Work Procedure Explanations to Safety Education and Overseas Base Training

Here are five representative use cases from the newly added manufacturing industry sample slides. All of them address frequently occurring needs for manual preparation, training, and safety education in manufacturing sites.

The first is "Manufacturing Manual Slides." This sample converts manufacturing manuals created in Word into slides with process diagrams for each step, targeting manufacturing department workers and new hires. It addresses the challenge of needing manual explanation materials for every new product launch or manufacturing line change, but taking too much time to recreate Word-based procedure manuals into slides, making it difficult to keep up with 10-20 requests per month. By simply inputting work procedure PDF/Word as material, explanatory slides with process diagrams can be created in a short time. This speeds up on-site deployment during new product launches and manufacturing line changes.

The second is "Slides for Long Training Sessions." This addresses the challenge of difficulty in conducting long training sessions at sites where it is hard to secure sufficient time, and the significant effort required to create materials like slides for producing many short, segmented training materials. By simply inputting training PPT/PDF as material, it is possible to continuously create short, segmented training slides that are easy for on-site personnel to attend. This significantly reduces production man-hours when revising training programs.

The third is "Slides for Study Sessions and Manuals." This sample allows for organizing internal study sessions and manuals as editable slides, targeting employees across departments. It addresses the challenge of having a large volume of existing manuals that need to be converted into videos, but the process of organizing them into slides is lagging, causing delays in internal dissemination of on-site knowledge. By simply inputting existing PDF manuals or SOPs as material, it is possible to efficiently create organized slides in an editable state. This speeds up internal sharing of on-site knowledge.

The fourth is "Safety Education Slides." This sample generates slides summarizing KY (Kiken Yoshi - hazard prediction) activities, near-miss incidents, and safety rules for all workers. It addresses the challenge of wanting to continuously update safety education materials used for morning meetings and new employee onboarding, but updates are delayed due to limited time available for site supervisors to create slides. By simply inputting safety manual PDFs or accident reports as material, it is possible to continuously prepare slides that can be used for morning meetings, safety conventions, and safety education for new employees.