HITEC NOTE

Tomoo Hasuike, Representative Director of HITEC Inc. — aiming to be "a company loved by people and society" —
shares his day-to-day insights, experiences, and vision for the future in this official column.

How Can Electricians Survive in an Era of Skilled Labor Shortages?
Smart Work July 28, 2026

How Can Electricians Survive in an Era of Skilled Labor Shortages?

Around the world, a new type of skilled worker is rising to take on the era that comes after Blue-Collar. "ConTech" — the fusion of Construction and Technology — is transforming job sites in the United States, and that wave is now reaching Japan.

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The 1,000-Line Limit and New Questions: Why We Arrived at the Ultimate Hybrid Infrastructure of 'React x Supabase x Google Drive
Smart Work June 01, 2026

The 1,000-Line Limit and New Questions: Why We Arrived at the Ultimate Hybrid Infrastructure of 'React x Supabase x Google Drive

Evolving from no-code to HTML & GAS development, we insourced one application after another. However, concerns over data volume and the "1,000-line code limit" blocked our way. Here is the story of how the president of an electrical contracting firm pursued cost-effectiveness and utility to the absolute limit, achieving a powerful hybrid infrastructure.

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Debugging in Action, and the Limits of No-Code: The Breakthrough to the Long-Awaited Drag-and-Drop Scheduling System
Smart Work May 28, 2026

Debugging in Action, and the Limits of No-Code: The Breakthrough to the Long-Awaited Drag-and-Drop Scheduling System

Nerve-wracking real-world debugging on site and confronting the "limits of no-code" with AppSheet. How we leaped into custom web app development using HTML and GAS to bring the dream of "drag-and-drop worker assignment" to life with our own hands.

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How a President of a 76-Year-Old Electrical Contracting Firm Completely Overhauled Corporate Infrastructure with AI in One Month
Smart Work May 27, 2026

How a President of a 76-Year-Old Electrical Contracting Firm Completely Overhauled Corporate Infrastructure with AI in One Month

A long-established electrical contracting firm founded in 1949, supporting local infrastructure. Behind the scenes, the president took on the nerve-wracking challenge of an "infrastructure major surgery" — transitioning from Otsuka Shokai servers to Google Workspace — and developed proprietary apps using the latest AI, "Gemini." A complete, month-long chronicle of modernizing the field.

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