Reliable R&D Capabilities That Unlock Endless Possibilities
Our ability to make proposals that satisfy our customers is supported by our solid research and development capabilities. At our company, research and development is not necessarily limited to our research department or factories. Development personnel are assigned to each department and product, and they personally visit customers to understand their needs. This system, which allows us to draw out the real voices of our customers' needs and directly link them to our R&D activities, is the source of our technological strength. Another of our major strengths is our active collaboration with external organizations in terms of constantly incorporating new research results and technologies.
Basic and Applied Technologies
As the foundation for creating new technologies and manufacturing methods that have yet to be discovered, basic research is an indispensable endeavor for enhancing our company’s technical capabilities. While we are committed to meeting the needs of society and our customers, we also place great importance on examining issues from diverse perspectives and nurturing the seeds of research that have yet to be discovered. Furthermore, in the field of applied technology—where we apply these insights to drive practical manufacturing and technological advancement—we strive to develop high-value-added technologies through flexible thinking and advanced expertise.
The Potential of Diamond Tools
As a manufacturer specializing in diamond tools, we have strived to create better products by leveraging our diverse expertise and experience. We maintain close collaboration between the basic research conducted at our research institute and the applied technologies developed by our factory’s R&D department, aiming to generate synergistic effects. What matters most is our unwavering commitment to constantly pursuing “better products.” By fully utilizing the know-how regarding diamonds and their processing technologies that we have cultivated over many years, we are constantly striving to improve our products.
Looking to the World to Create Cutting-Edge Tools
As we move forward with our diamond research, our collaboration with overseas partners will continue to grow. With an eye toward entering new fields such as ultra-precision machining, we aim to develop cutting tools that can compete at the highest level in these areas.We must spare no effort in investing our management and human resources to achieve further technological breakthroughs. While we will certainly introduce cutting-edge technologies such as lasers and optical equipment, we will also leverage traditional, high-quality craftsmanship to drive initiatives that add new technical value to our “tools.”
Research Division
The role of the Research Department is to explore possibilities at the very earliest stages of the value chain, with an eye toward future technologies and future manufacturing. Here, we focus not only on concrete activities such as improving existing products, but also on fundamental approaches—such as asking, “What is diamond as a material?” By tackling both tangible and intangible challenges with insights and hypotheses, we lay the foundation for the advancement of our company’s technological capabilities.
Strategic Theme Selection
Compared to the development department, which operates closer to the production floor, the Research Department sets research themes and conducts research in a more strategic manner. In doing so, it conducts extensive consultations with various business locations and factories to identify requests with the highest demand and research topics with the greatest potential for development. This is achieved not only through regular cross-departmental discussions but also by leveraging our company’s distinctive culture of open information exchange, ensuring that we can begin the necessary research when needed.
Social Contribution Through Tools
Leveraging our expertise and technology in diamonds and cutting tools, we conduct training sessions and other programs for our business partners, industry associations, and research institutions. These activities range from general overviews to presentations on our specialized technical fields. We also place great importance on our ties with the local community. At our Chiba Plant, we host tours for representatives from local companies, schools, and corporate engineers. Through these activities, we aim to deepen their understanding of our company and diamond cutting tools.
Collaboration with External Organizations
Research is not conducted solely in-house; in many cases, we collaborate with various research and development organizations, such as external research institutes, universities, and government agencies. We actively reach out to these organizations and participate in seminars to strengthen our external connections, and we frequently apply the insights gained from these interactions to our applied research and development. At times, we also conduct research on topics designed to create added value through our own unique ideas, leveraging the information obtained through these external collaborations to further enhance our research activities.
