R & D Center
In 2002, we established an R&D center at the birthplace of our business and have been developing various kinds of hardfacing products, which have been widely used at steel-making plants and in the environmental sectors. Moreover, we are exploring requests and solutions for new fields.
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Site area7,279㎡
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Factory building area2,011㎡
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Administration building floor area1,892㎡
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Main equipment
- Welding for development, thermal spraying, casting-related equipment
- Various evaluation apparatus (macro, micro)
- Analysis equipment: Laser analysis equipment, ultra-precision roughness degree meters
- Precision processing machines
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Cranes10-t crane (for large-sized trial production)
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Cooperating with the following industry, academia, and governmental organizations
- Kyushu Institute of Technology
- Kyushu University
- University of Kitakyushu
- Tohoku University
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Dalian University of Technology (China)
- Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry, Science and Technology
- Fukuoka industrial-arts center
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology