Nipponkizai positively ties up with the academic organization and executive departments to promote “the restoration of local companies” and “the research and development of new technologies and products”.

Cooperation with the academic organization

Local academic organization
❍Establishment of manufacturing salon in Shinshu University.
❍Development of new compound materials with the cooperation with Mishima laboratory of Department of Engineering in Shinshu University.
❍Strengthening of technology and personnel training with Nagano National College of Technology.
•Joint research project of the advanced processing technique.

Central Science Organization
❍Cooperation in the next generation humanoid robot development of the University of Tokyo graduate school.
•Our study result of the frame parts was released at the Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2008.
❍Cooperation in the next generation humanoid robot development of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.
❍Construction of manufacturing network with Science University of graduate school.

Cooperation with the administration

Cooperation with Nagano City in 2007[Research and development subsidy]
❍Reduction of cost by overseas raw materials.
❍Reduction of manufacturing cost by optimizing the condition of baking.
❍Reduction of manufacturing cost by the technology of processing.

Cooperation with Nagano City in 2007[Growth industry creation support subsidy]
❍Technological establishment of PTFE by optimizing the condition of manufacturing.
•Technological establishment of high crystallization PTEFE manufacturing.
•Improvement of chemical resistance and creep.

Cooperation with Nagano City in 2009[Research and development study]
❍Establishment of recycling technology of sintering PTFE.
•Scientifically and physically analyze the waste of PTFE.
•Establish the recycling technology from the analytical results.
•Develop the usage of the PTFE recycle products which has their characteristic.

Business Cooperative Innovation Project (B-Cip Nagano)

This project started in March 14, 2009, to co-create a new business model in Nagano area with the members of 10 companies of different business model. They participated in the “UFO Nagano manufacturing co-creation cram-school’s MANAGEMENT PRACTICE COURSE” in 2008, the business activity of the steering committee of Nagano city manufacturing support center.

• Members (10 companies)
• · Nipponkizai Co.,Ltd.
• · Ikeda Engineering inc.
• · Shinshu Togakushi Soba Co.,Ltd.
• · Shinano Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
• · Hybrid Japan Co.,Ltd.
• · Nagano Remodeling Co.,Ltd.
• · Hokushin Hanpu Co.,Ltd.
• · Matsushiro Kinzoku Co.,Ltd.
• · Inada Seisakujo inc.
• · Adishiguro Co.,Ltd.

Business Activities
Contribute the promotion of research and development and also the activation of the local companies by collaboration of industry-academia-government.

Product Development
· Produce products by using the scrap.
· Development of basic air-conditioning equipment by using the geothermal heat system.

Organization of new business
· Research the organization form and the business conditions by the companies of different business type.