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The Casting Technology Research Laboratory, the precursor of which was the
Cast Steel Development Center at the Kyushu Works, was established in Moka City
in Tochigi Prefecture in September 1988.
The research laboratory was initially established with the slogan "mastering
cast metals," under which the Company successfully carried out the research
of manufacturing technology. It has evolved in recent years to become a product
development research laboratory that satisfies customer needs stemming from the
globalization of the automotive industry, including demand for environment-friendliness,
lighter weights and shorter delivery times, using the latest materials and units
to carry out wide-ranging R&D activities in close coordination with our customers.
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Principal Fields of Development |
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| CAE Analysis and RP Trial Manufacturing |
| CAE Analysis-RP Mold DR Model |
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| The research laboratory's activities are focused
on the Automotive Components Company and has created a system that combines design
and analytical evaluation technology cultivated over the years with cutting-edge
CAE/RP molds. From exhaust components to aluminum wheels to chassis and body parts,
we use the data with which we are supplied to carry out direct analysis, design
and trial manufacturing of products. We are responding to our customers' demands
for extra-short delivery times in every stage of a product's development, from
completion of the design review model in a product's conceptual phase to the performance
verification of trial products. |
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| Automotive Exhaust Components |
| Manifold Heating Test Using Exhaust Simulator |
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| Increasingly strict exhaust gas regulations in Japan,
the United States and Europe have made the development of new exhaust components
essential. Specifically, in the European market, which is aiming to achieve exhaust
gas temperatures of up to approximately 1,050°C, the materials currently used
in exhaust components have been judged unable to respond to this target.
At the Casting Technology Research Laboratory, from the development of new
materials, including the HERCUNITE™-S series, to design, trial manufacturing
and evaluation of such new concepts in exhaust units as turbo manifolds and an
exhaust manifold with welded bellows, we satisfy customer needs by carrying out
activities that capitalize on CAE analysis, RP casting, exhaust simulation and
other cutting-edge technologies for use in a variety of vehicles manufactured
by domestic and overseas automakers.
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