UACJ carries out product development in close cooperation with its group companies and customers in order to tailor products to their respective needs. Through various means, such as recreating and assessing its customers’ production environments, UACJ develops products that help its customers solve problems in their manufacturing operations. UACJ has developed lightweight bumper assemblies in collaboration with major automakers. It helped optimize the materials and construction of each component of the assemblies while aiming for the highest level of strength, superior design, and light weight. As a result, the assemblies are about 30% lighter than conventional products. Gas leakages from air-conditioning systems, including room-size units, can occur due to the corrosion of copper tubes. To help prevent such leakages, UACJ has developed corrosion-resistant copper tubes made with an optimal amount of phosphorus, which greatly slows down the rate of corrosion. Manufacturers have been concerned about insufficient strength of smartphone bodies as screens have become increasingly larger. In response, UACJ developed ZK75, a high-strength 7000-series extruded aluminum alloy specifically for smartphones and similar devices. Featuring twice the strength of widely used 6000-series alloys and offering outstanding alumite properties, ZK75 is highly suited for products that require a stylish design and beautiful color finish. Helping reduce vehicle weight with lightweight aluminum bumper assemblies High-strength aluminum alloy for increasingly large smartphonesDeveloping value-added materials that contribute to customers’ productsExamples of products developed by UACJCLOSEUPDeveloping innovative materials for national projectsPreventing gas leakages from air conditioners with corrosion-resistant copper tubesIn addition to its own R&D, UACJ participates in national projects in Japan. For example, in a project led by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization intended to make airplanes lighter and more fuel-efficient, UACJ is developing the world’s strongest aluminum alloy and enabling it to be produced domestically. UACJ expects that the technologies developed through this project will also be useful in other areas, including product development in the auto industry. 24
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