These are the Top Industrial Engineering Startups in Japan (2021)

April 24, 2021

This article showcases our top picks for the best Japan based Industrial Engineering startups. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Industrial Engineering industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

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We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

Top Japan Industrial Engineering Startups

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ExaWizards

ExaWizards

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Exa Wizards is integrated the digital sensation that has been conducting research in collaboration with EXAIntelligence

iXs

iXs

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iXs is a start-up to solve social problems with robot technology.In addition to the development of inspection / business robots and special environment-compatible robots that we have been conducting so far, we have developed and operated AI / Data Service systems and analyzed big data. We provide products and services.

We provide consistent support from introduction to operation of products and services that can be used and used, to solve customer issues.. .

United Corporation Japan

United Corporation Japan

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United Corporation is a Design, construction and management of industrial waste in civil engineering and pavement works company.

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JGC Holdings Corporation

JGC Holdings Corporation

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JGC Holdings Corporation is an engineering company.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

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Kawasaki Heavy Industries manufactures diverse products to fields that go beyond land, sea, air, ocean depths, and to space. The products that the rolling stock division provides to the world consists of Shinkansen and New York subway cars, while ships and offshore structure division’s products range from gas carriers and large tankers to submarines, and the energy solutions division covers the spectrum from development and manufacture of energy equipment to management systems.

The company is active in wide-ranging businesses driven by diverse engineering technologies such as environmental and recycling plants, industrial plants, precision machinery, industrial robots, and infrastructure equipment. It also operates leisure and power products business that features the motorcycles known as the Kawasaki brand.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries was founded on 1896 and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.. .

Makita

Makita

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Makita is a manufacturer of power tools and one hand the classic tools. The company’s products are cordless power tools, battery-operated outdoor power equipment, and household equipment.

It develops products that take advantage of industry-leading recharge-control and motor technologies. The company was established in 1915 and has a location in about 50 countries..

THK

THK

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THK became the first company in the world to develop a method of linear motion with rolling contact, and began manufacturing.

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Satake

Satake

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Satake Corporation is the production of power driven rice milling machine company.

NTN

NTN

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NTN is manufacturing and selling bearings, drive shafts and precision equipment products.

Kozo Keikaku Engineering

Kozo Keikaku Engineering

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Kozo Keikaku Engineering (KKE) was founded as a structural engineering company in 1956 by Dr. Makoto Hattori, from Tokyo Institute of Technology.

KKE introduced the use of computers to the evaluation of the structural integrity of buildings for the first time in Japan in 1961. The company started a structural design office with less than 10 members but steadily grew its business by utilizing computer science knowledge and engineering technology to expand its customer base..

DENKOSHA

DENKOSHA

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Denkisha, experts in each field specialize in dealing with customer issues.

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Toyo Engineering

Toyo Engineering

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Japanese engineering, procurement and construction company serving mainly the hydrocarbons and petrochemical sectors worldwide.

JFE Holdings

JFE Holdings

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JFE Holdings engages in steel manufacturing, engineering, and trading businesses in Japan and internationally through its subsidiaries.

NHK Spring Co

NHK Spring Co

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NHK Spring Co. is offers automobiles, data communications, and industry and lifestyle products.

ASPECT

ASPECT

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ASPECT Development and Sales of High-end 3D Printers.

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FDK

FDK

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FDK engages in the manufacture and sale of electronic-related materials and products, as well as batteries. It offers alkaline, nickel-metal hydride, lithium, and carbon-zinc batteries; and power storage systems, Li-ion capacitors, electric lights, and production systems for batteries.

It also provides switching power supplies, coil devices, DC-DC power modules, multilayer power inductors, ceramic products, toners, and signal processing modules for LCDs.. .

UCC Ueshima Coffee

UCC Ueshima Coffee

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UCC operates the world’s only coffee business encompassing every aspect of coffee “from cup to seed.” Its operations extend from cultivating seedlings on estates in the countries of production through raw ingredient procurement and importing, R&D and quality assurance, manufacturing, product distribution and sales, as far as promoting coffee culture. UCC operates all these businesses itself, pursuing the highest levels of quality at every stage.

They endeavor, moreover, to create new value propositions so that their coffees can meet the expectations of customers in every possible day-to-day setting.. .

Harmonic Drive Systems

Harmonic Drive Systems

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Harmonic Drive Systems specializes in the production and sales of mechatronics products.

Fuji Air Tools

Fuji Air Tools

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Fuji Air Tools manufactures and distributes a wide range of standard and specialized air powered tools and accessories for customers.

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JPEC

JPEC

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JPEC is the provider of technological development for the creation of infrastructure for the production and supply of high purity hydrogen.

TOKYO KEIKI

TOKYO KEIKI

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TOKYO KEIKI manufactures marine systems, flow meters, and fire extinguishing facilities.

WELCON

WELCON

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WELCON’s microchannels can improve heat exchanger performance by up to 200 times in volume/performance ratio. (WEL-Cool H2C) WELCON heat exchangers can decrease the actual size of overall systems by 140% from systems currently in use at most hydrogen refueling stations.

(HRS).Using Japanese craftsmanship and engineering expertise to bring diffusion bonding processes to the design and manufacturing of 3D hollow structure parts and the highest-performance heat exchange devices in the world. Diffusion bonding is a specialized niche of welding and fabrication.

It creates structures that no other method can. WELCON Inc.isfocused exclusively on diffusion bonding as the next fabrication frontier.

Diffusion bonding (additive manufacturing) is the technology that produces 3D(three-dimensional) structures by stacking preprocessed metal sheets and bonding them without melting. Because bonding is done without melting, diffusion bonding is capable of forming channels (microchannels) as fine as capillaries, making a very large surface area within a small volume..

NESCO Japan

NESCO Japan

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NESCO is a Contract development and Solution development company.

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ABIST

ABIST

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ABIST works in the industrial design sector and manufactures machinery and machine parts. The company offers mechanical design and development, electrical and electronic design and development, system software development, and 3D print modeling, 3D-CAD data production, analysis, and conversion services.

ABIST was founded in March 2006 and is headquartered in Mitaka, Japan.. .

enRoute Japan

enRoute Japan

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Enroute is a drone manufacturing company whose mission is to develop industrial drones.

Nireco

Nireco

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Nireco develops, manufactures, and sale of control, measurement and testing equipment for industrial use.

Metal Technology

Metal Technology

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Metal Technology Providing advanced metal processing technology in variety of business fields from LCD/semiconductor industry to aerospace.

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Yamato Scientific

Yamato Scientific

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Yamato Scientific is a manufacturer of scientific instruments, research facilities, analytical instruments, industrial inspection devices.

TBK

TBK

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TBK manufactures and assembles brakes and engine components.

Aichi Steel

Aichi Steel

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Aichi Steel manufactures and sells steel, forged products, and electro-magnetic products. It operates through four segments.

The steel segment manufactures and sells specialty steel, stainless steel, and titanium. The forged product segment produces a wide variety of forgings.

The electromagnetic products segment manufactures electromagnetic components. The steel and forged products segments are the two biggest segments, representing the majority of Aichi Steel’s sales.

Aichi Steel is a member of Toyota Group. Toyota Motor and Toyota Tsusho are its major customers.

It generates most of its revenue from the Japanese domestic market.. .

Daihatsu Diesel Manufacturing

Daihatsu Diesel Manufacturing

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Daihatsu Diesel Manufacturing is a mechanical and industrial engineering company.

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BUNNYHOP

BUNNYHOP

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Bunnyhop is A company that designs automation

Harada Bussan Kaisha

Harada Bussan Kaisha

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Harada Bussan Kaisha provides import and export materials wholesale.

T.RAD

T.RAD

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T.RAD is manufactures and markets heat exchangers for automobiles, construction and industrial machines, air conditioners and others.

Toko Plan

Toko Plan

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Toko Plan engages in plan design in a wide range of industrial fields such as petrochemical, steel, and electric power.

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IAI Corporation

IAI Corporation

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IAI Corporation manufacturing small industrial robots, developing new agricultural technology (Eco-Farm Department), etc.

e-Gle

e-Gle

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E-Gle Co., Ltd. is an Manufacturing service.

NES

NES

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NES is an engineering system research and development company.

Yushin Engineering

Yushin Engineering

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Yushin Engineering is a designer and developer of electrical instrumentation control system.

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techno-creative

techno-creative

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techno-creative is a general engineering company

Wakuto

Wakuto

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Wakuto specializes in system engineering services (SES).

Ryoden

Ryoden

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Ryoden operates in the fields of factory automation (FA), cooling and heating systems, elevators and escalators, and semiconductors. The company is diversifying, launching operations in plant factories and healthcare.

It develops businesses in monitoring systems, global logistical management systems and energy management systems, leveraging information and communication technologies (ICT) such as electronic tags, camera systems and sensors. To prepare for the mobile society of the future, we are beginning to provide safety and security systems in the fields of mobility as a service (MaaS) and connected, autonomous, shared, electric (CASE) vehicles.

These initiatives testify to Ryoden’s enthusiastic embrace of new fields and businesses.. .

AiTECNICA

AiTECNICA

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AiTECNICA is an outsourcing company that specializes in engineering work and back-office operations.

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DesignRule

DesignRule

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The world’s first * git client for non-engineering professionals like sales and planning

Tereso

Tereso

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Tereso offers direct bonding technology for metals and plastics.

Taiyo Kisokogyo

Taiyo Kisokogyo

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Taiyo Kisokogyo Co Ltd. is a construction company primarily engaged in special engineering works.

ARP

ARP

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ARP is an engineering company that specializes in precision mechatronics, ultra-high-speed signal processing technology, etc.

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Kyowanissei

Kyowanissei

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Kyowakogyosyo co is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the gas construction business.

Sumitomo Densetsu

Sumitomo Densetsu

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Sumitomo Densetsu provides electric power supply and general electric work.

Urakami Research & Development

Urakami Research & Development

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Urakami Research & Development offers an industrial cleaning robot.

Taica

Taica

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Taica is striven to bring innovative, surprising products to the world market. Their mission at Taica is to help people live fuller and more satisfying lives.

As a part of this mission, they have strived to develop original products to fulfill their needs in unexpected, innovated ways—products which make the impossible, possible. Currently Taica operates all over the world, but to help us develop into a truly global company, they have set three new corporate guidelines: “Smile,” “Think,” and “Challenge.”.

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CAPA

CAPA

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Capa is an engineering service.

IG Japan

IG Japan

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IT solution services support new value creation and global expansion of business.

SECOM Science and Technology Foundation

SECOM Science and Technology Foundation

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SECOM Science and Technology Foundation aims to promote science and technology with the theme of safety and security.

Yanmar Holdings

Yanmar Holdings

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Yanmar Holdings manufactures agricultural and construction equipment, climate control systems, and engines used in a different applications.

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Seedheiwa

Seedheiwa

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Seedheiwa co is a Japan-based company principally engaged in the construction business.

Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering

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Systems Engineering provides technical capabilities of optical measurement and spectroscopic measurement for IR/UV/VIS.

Rock Garage

Rock Garage

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Rock Garage is a company that builds a drone system developed in-house. Currently drones are widely recognized and social implementation is progressing, but we always have the goal that customers are not aiming to use drones but to overcome issues that can only be solved by drones.

We are developing with awareness. It creates a drone project that changes the world view of the site together with our customers..

Omega Simulation

Omega Simulation

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Omega Simulation is a company specialized in the development, sale and maintenance of Plant Operation Training Simulators.

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Reverse DataSystem

Reverse DataSystem

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Reverse DataSystem specializes in the development and marketing of a web-based DNC system.

IMT Engineering

IMT Engineering

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IMT Engineering provides safe and secure domestically produced shrimp that does not use the medicine.

Genetec Corporation

Genetec Corporation

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Genetec Corporation offers hardware & software development,engineering,IoT/M2M business,R & D and web integration.

Kyowa Engineering Consultants

Kyowa Engineering Consultants

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Kyowa engineering consultants co is a construction consulting firm that designs urban development.

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Cash Flow Renovation

Cash Flow Renovation

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Cash Flow Renovation provides personal data management support for improving operational efficiency in organizations.

Kugin

Kugin

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Kugin provides Eco-well mesh (steel formwork) manufacturing & sales & construction.

ALMEX TECHNOLOGIES

ALMEX TECHNOLOGIES

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ALMEX TECHNOLOGIES provides engineering service for surface treatment equipment & development and sales of chemical products services.

KGK Engineering

KGK Engineering

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KGK Engineering is the provider of industrial machine installation adjustment, repair, consulting, maintenance, after-sales services.

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Dyna Air

Dyna Air

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Dyna Air explores the frontier of air conditioning technology, pursuing humidity control innovations for a new era.

SANKOKEN

SANKOKEN

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SANKOKEN is a think tank technology company that promotes technology management and knowledge management.

U-Three

U-Three

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U-Three is aSystem engineering service business

KOWAMEX

KOWAMEX

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Kowamex is a Functional Engineering Company

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Frontier Technology Institute Japan

Frontier Technology Institute Japan

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Frontier Technology Institute is a venture company that develops, manufactures, sells and maintains liquid helium recovery

OP BIO FACTORY.

OP BIO FACTORY.

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OP Bio is building a biological resource library with Okinawa Prefecture, which is rich in biodiversity as the main field in Japan.

Fuji Furukawa Engineering & Construction

Fuji Furukawa Engineering & Construction

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Fuji Furukawa Engineering & Construction is an electrical engineering company.

Nippon Fluoro Industry

Nippon Fluoro Industry

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Nippon Fluoro Industry is providing Fluororesin baking coating, lining service Engineering work for coating and lining equipment etc.

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HIGHTWO

HIGHTWO

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HIGHTWO is a System integration business.

Food Techno Engineering

Food Techno Engineering

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Food Techno Engineering is a total engineering company that provides technology specializing in “food.”

M&A BASE

M&A BASE

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M & A BASE is a Manufacturing and Exporting company

Takashima Design

Takashima Design

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Takashima Design Co., Ltd. provides high quality, fast delivery time, low cost service & products with years of experience, solid technical strength accumulated and state-of-the-art equipment.

Its advanced design and manufacturing technology has received high praise from customers in various fields including automobiles. They constantly provide professional solutions to customer’s issues such as shortening delivery time, cost reduction, high quality..

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Joetsu Bronz1

Joetsu Bronz1

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Joetsu Bronz1 is an industrial machinery factory.

CXR

CXR

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CXR specializes in the manufacturing of inspection equipment and inspection related services.

JCE

JCE

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JCE is a company that designs and develops power and control systems.

D-CLUE Technologies

D-CLUE Technologies

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D-CLUE Technologies is a Development and provision of platform products that integrate analog technology and firmware technology

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TKX

TKX

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TKX Corporation manufactures different type of grinding wheels and polishing wheels as a product.

WetLab

WetLab

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Wetrab is a highly hydrophilic wet simulator tha tcan provide a feeling and feel close to the human body

Giga Hertz Technology

Giga Hertz Technology

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Giga Hertz Technology is a signal integrity, power integrity and EMI consulting company.

Archibase Co., Ltd.

Archibase Co., Ltd.

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Archibase Co., Ltd. is an IT based firm offering IT,consulting,construction & civil engineering services.

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Sanyu Construction

Sanyu Construction

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Sanyu construction co is a property development company that operates in general construction contract work and related business.

Funcshot

Funcshot

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General human resources dispatch.

Alpha Technos

Alpha Technos

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Alpha Technos is an online recruitment site for plant engineers.

Tamayakin

Tamayakin

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Tamayakin provide highly reliable heat treatment services accumulated technological experience and implementation of aerospace components.

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Salustek

Salustek

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Salustek is the engineering company to develop the devices and systems for human healthcare with electronics, acoustics and optics.

e-brand 21

e-brand 21

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e-brand 21 works to create the technology needed to build an engineering brand.

Electroplating Engineers ofJapan

Electroplating Engineers ofJapan

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Electroplating Engineers ofJapan Ltd. (EEJA) was founded in 1965 as a joint venture between Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

and Sel-Rex (SA). Since its founding, EEJA has provided plating solutions and equipment in a wide variety of areas from semiconductors and electronic components to accessories by utilizing specialized expertise in the surface treatment of precious metals.

To provide prompt technical services overseas, they have laboratories in places like Silicon Valley,China,Taiwan and Korea. Since they are a member of Tanaka Kikinzoku Group, which is the largest manufacturer of precious metal products in Asia, it is possible to provide a steady supply of precious metal materials.

Their partnership with the Enthone Inc., a global manufacturer of surface treatment, enables information exchange on worldwide industrial trends and sharing of advanced surface finishing technology. They will continue to provide the optimum solutions promptly for each customer into the future..

Tower Line Solution

Tower Line Solution

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Tower Line Solution offers tower solutions and services.

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Asada Iron Works

Asada Iron Works

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Asada Iron Works provides total engineering from agitation, dispersion, machine manufacturing of crushers to design of production lines.

Cornes AG

Cornes AG

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Cornes AG is a total engineering company.

Parumeso

Parumeso

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Parumeso provides MSE Technology for evaluating the material surface strength.

JMHIC

JMHIC

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JMHIC specializes in safety and performance tests and inspections.

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AMT SYSTEMS

AMT SYSTEMS

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AMT SYSTEMS offers designs and manufactures temperature control systems.

Promotec

Promotec

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Promotech is a company that supports “manufacturing” using a product model creation system (symphony) .

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