Our Design and Development Flow
Solutions for your challenges
We develop cutting-edge technologies for future customer needs, particularly in thermal solutions and EMI shielding. By combining existing technologies, we also provide custom solutions for manufacturing challenges. Read on to learn more about our design and development processes.
Developing unprecedented new technologies
We create new technologies to support our customers' future products, enhancing their performance while also allowing us to support new applications and markets. Examples include heat spreaders that offer superior thermal conductivity and films that can control the transmission and reflection of specific frequency bands of electromagnetic waves.
Detailed design by combining existing technologies
We combine existing technologies to provide tailored solutions for issues that arise in our customers’ manufacturing processes. By leveraging the specialized skills and technologies of our 250 partner companies, we can provide detailed designs and custom-made solutions that address the specific challenges they face.
FAQ
Find the answers to some of the questions that are frequently asked about our product development and solution development processes.
Developing unprecedented new technologies
Technology and product development flow for new applications and markets
1. Sharing technologies that will shape the future with customers
Sharing roadmaps, understanding future technology needs, and providing regular updates.
Sharing roadmaps
Sharing market and technology development roadmaps, including timelines, with customers.
Understanding future technology needs
Identifying the future technical challenges and needs of our customers.
Regular updates
Providing regular updates and sharing advancements in technology development and market trends that impact product development.
2. Establishing fundamental technologies and concept designs
Conducting feasibility studies, developing prototypes, and testing concepts with customers.
Feasibility studies
Conducting feasibility studies to evaluate the potential and applicability of new technologies in markets and products.
Prototyping
Developing initial prototypes to test and refine fundamental technologies and design concepts.
Concept testing
Testing concept designs with customers, gathering feedback, and making improvements.
3. Creating detailed designs tailored to specific requirements
Creating detailed designs, performing simulations and analyses, and manufacturing products.
Detailed design
Creating detailed designs based on customer-specific requirements, including technical specifications and design drawings.
Simulation and analysis
Performing simulations and analyses, such as thermal, electromagnetic, and stress simulations, to evaluate performance and reliability.
Product manufacturing
Manufacturing products based on detailed designs and testing them in real-world environments to ensure practicality and efficiency.
4. Establishing process designs
Creating detailed process maps for each step of the manufacturing and development process, identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure high-quality outputs. Simultaneously, developing and conducting training programs for staff and partners to ensure proficiency in new processes and technologies.
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Detailed design by combining existing technologies
Developing solutions for customer manufacturing process challenges
1. Listening to customer challenges
Understanding the specific problems and challenges in the customer's manufacturing process.
Problem hearing
Discussing the specific problems and challenges the customer is facing in their manufacturing process.
On-site observation
Visiting the manufacturing site, if necessary, to directly observe the background and current situation.
Initial proposal
Based on the hearing results, proposing initial solutions or approaches to the customer.
2. Technology selection and combination
Selecting suitable technologies to address the customer's challenges and creating detailed designs.
Technology selection
Selecting technologies from our wide-ranging core technologies to meet the customer's needs.
Combining technologies
Combining the selected technologies to create the optimal solution.
Detailed design
Creating detailed design drawings and specifications based on the combined technologies.
3. Simulation and evaluation
Using simulation software to virtually validate the designed solution, creating prototypes with 3D printers and other tools as needed, and evaluating the performance of the prototypes to make necessary design modifications.
4. Transfer of production technology
Transferring the necessary production technology to a partner company and verifying the quality of products.
Development of jigs and tools
Designing and developing the necessary jigs and tools to optimize the manufacturing process.
Technology transfer
Providing detailed production technology information to the partner company.
Quality verification
Verifying the quality and completion level of the products manufactured by the partner company and making improvement suggestions as needed.
Developing new technologies
What are the benefits of sharing future technology needs with your company?
By sharing your future technology needs with us, we can better understand your challenges and requirements, which allows us to develop targeted technologies that align with your long-term goals.
What types of analyses do you perform during the design phase?
We perform various simulations and analyses, including thermal, electromagnetic, and stress simulations, to evaluate the performance and reliability of designs under different conditions.
What fields of product and technology development are your main targets?
Our main targets for new technologies are thermal management and EMI shielding. But we also develop solutions in other fields.
How do you ensure the quality of manufactured products?
We manufacture products based on detailed designs and evaluate them to ensure they meet practical and efficiency standards. Additionally, we implement quality control measures throughout the manufacturing process.
Where are your development departments located?
Our development departments are located in Osaka and Shanghai.
Solutions for manufacturing process issues
What is the first step in developing solutions for customer manufacturing process challenges?
The first step is listening to the customer's challenges. We try to gain an understanding of the specific problems and challenges in the customer's manufacturing process. If necessary, our representatives visit the site to hear concerns and gain a more detailed understanding.
What are your core technologies?
Our core technologies include mesh, metalwork, special processing, resin processing, thermal management, and EMI shielding.
How is the quality of products manufactured by partner companies ensured?
We ensure the quality of products manufactured by our partner companies ourselves. We validate the quality through product and process design reviews. Additionally, during the manufacturing phase, we provide our partner companies with improvement suggestions whenever necessary.
Development capabilities
What are your development capabilities in Osaka?
In Osaka, we have a development team of approximately 20 members. Our facilities include 3D CAD, simulation software, 3D printers, benders, presses, lathes, and various measuring instruments.
How can your development capabilities help improve the performance or solve issues in our manufacturing process?
We specialize in adding value to manufacturing processes through various enhancements, such as material changes for improved heat resistance and structural design changes for enhanced strength. Additionally, we can provide coating technology to improve cleanability and slipperiness. Our facilities and technologies, including 3D CAD, simulation software, and 3D printers, allow us to efficiently design these improvements.
What should I do if I want to request the design and fabrication of products, such as metal jigs?
If you want to request design and fabrication of products but detailed drawings are not available, we can still provide a quotation based on your requirements. Our development capabilities include advanced facilities and technologies such as 3D CAD, simulation software, and 3D printers, which allow us to create detailed designs and prototypes. Please contact us for further details.
Representatives
Where are your representatives located?
Our representatives are based at eight locations within Japan, as well as in Singapore, Bangkok, Boston, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.
Company Information
How many employees do you have and when were you founded?
We have approximately 200 employees and were founded in November 1945. Initially, we only handled metal mesh, but now we possess a wide range of core technologies and can develop comprehensive solutions.
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