Technology and R&D
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UACJ Research & Development
The R&D Center and the Mobility Technology Center, which mainly focuses on automotive component development, are responsible for R&D at UACJ. R&D areas range from the refinement of basic technologies involved in materials design and production processes to the development of products and utilization technologies. In fiscal 2023, we began efforts to select core technologies through technology inventories and link them to co-creation activities with customers for use in marketing. We also engage in ongoing collaboration with leading research institutions in Japan and abroad to keep improving our R&D capabilities through acquisition of the latest technologies and expertise. In the fourth mid-term management plan, which commenced in fiscal 2024, we will pursue aluminum recycling and processing technologies to realize a decarbonized society and create new business domains. As part of these efforts, we are proactively participating in the NEDO1 projects “Development of Advanced Circulation Technology for Aluminum Materials” and “High Purification Process for Aluminum by Low-Temperature Electrolysis Method” and we have made it one of our main objectives to discover and cultivate seeds for aluminum technology that will help solve social issues. At the same time, we will refine our fundamental technologies, applying them to the investigation of root causes using the latest analytical techniques, and also to our products and production technologies. This will involve the pursuit of advanced production technologies through digitalization, as well as innovation activities and collaboration with external partners. Going forward, UACJ will continue to search for new technologies and advance existing technologies, and as we work toward the growth of the Group through innovation, we will also contribute to the “realization of a prosperous and sustainable society” based on our “materials that offer additional value” concept.
UACJ Technical Reports (Technology and Research Journal)
Aimed at becoming the leading informational and academic periodical on technological developments related to aluminum and aluminum alloys, copper and copper alloys, this journal contains the UACJ Group’s leading-edge technological and development information.
| Foreword | Mastering Aluminum |
|---|---|
| Decade in Review | Progress in R&D during the Last Ten Years since the Establishment of UACJ |
| Papers | Influence of Initial Extruded Microstructures of Al-4.4Zn-1.4Mg Alloy Flat Bar on VDA Bendability |
| Reviews | Analysis and Control of Textures on Development of Aluminum Alloy Sheets for Beverage Cans |
| Products | Formation of Dendritic Porous Oxide and Their Adhesive Property |
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Equipment and Production Technology
Production and manufacturing technologies of UACJ
UACJ, a world-class aluminum manufacturer. Our competitiveness comes from craftsmanship and manufacturing capabilities supported by a diverse range of advanced production facilities. Leveraging one of the industry’s largest facilities for hot and cold rolling, extrusion, casting, and forging, we manufacture large products not matched by others and achieve highly efficient mass production.
