Strengthening Future-Oriented Research by the Future Creation Research Center
First written in FY2017. 3 of 4 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018. Latest entry: FY2023.
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- FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「To expand its business in the environment and mobility fields, where demand is growing worldwide, the Group launched the Environment and Mobility Development Center, which centrally oversees development in these fields, to strengthen its technology development capabilities and technology marketing functions and enhance collaboration among its global development bases. The Group has also decided to establish a new research building at the Nagoya Plant to promote materials development integrating a broad range of technologies from inside and outside the company and address green transformation (GX) and next-generation mobility.」
The research and development structure has given concrete form to future-oriented research in the environment and mobility fields through the launch of the Environment and Mobility Development Center and the decision to establish a new research building at the Nagoya Plant. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「As an initiative common to the segments described above, the Group established and opened the Future Creation Research Center as a new research base at the Shiga Plant, the birthplace of the Group. The center consists of two buildings: the Fusion Research Building, which generates ideas for innovative materials, devices and systems as the core of future-oriented research, and the Demonstration Research Building, which promotes prototyping, evaluation and demonstration based on those ideas.」
The Future Creation Research Center progressed from the planning and development stage to establishment and opening, taking concrete form as a research base comprising the Fusion Research Building and the Demonstration Research Building. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「The Demonstration Research Building, which promotes prototyping, evaluation and demonstration of products under development, has been completed. The Group will continue developing the Fusion Research Building, which will have an idea-generation function, and promote and strengthen future-oriented research and technology development as the headquarters of its global research activities responsible for advancing and innovating materials research.」
The Demonstration Research Building at the Future Creation Research Center has been completed, moving development of the research base from the planning stage to the stage of completing specific facilities. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「As part of the 90th anniversary celebrations, the Group began developing the Future Creation Research Center as a new research base at the Shiga Plant, the birthplace of the Group. Serving as the headquarters of the Group’s global research activities, the Future Creation Research Center will explore the functions and systems required by future society and promote and strengthen future-oriented research and technology development aimed at creating solutions that leverage the strengths of materials.」
The Group began developing a new research base at the Shiga Plant and presented a plan to create new value originating in materials, with the facility serving as the headquarters of its global research activities.