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Co-Creating the Future of SOKEIZAI

Creating New Value Through Challenge and Innovation

  • -Creativity, Passion, and Integrity-

Our Commitment

The Casting Technology Research Laboratory is dedicated to developing innovative materials and processes, guided by our principles of Creativity, Passion, and Integrity.
With the mission of “Creating the Future with SOKEIZAI,” we will keep challenging ourselves and remain a trusted partner, creating new value together.

We advance casting materials such as ductile iron and heat-resistant steel, promoting innovation for lighter vehicles and a sustainable future.

We focus on essential properties such as strength, toughness, heat resistance, and productivity, using four core competencies:
Manufacturing Process
Materials Characterization & Analysis
Design & Simulation
Testing & Evaluation
—to drive innovation.

2030 visionContribute to DX & GX of functional components business and Create new products that will become next business.

Four Core Technologies
Driving the Future

  • Manufacturing
    Process

  • Materials Characterization
    & Analysis

  • Design
    & Simulation

  • Testing
    & Evaluation

Manufacturing Process

Develop Manufacturing Processes
Tailored to Advanced Materials.

POINTS
  1. Wide material capability, including ductile iron and heat-resistant steel.
  2. Facilities include induction melting furnaces and tilting/bottom pouring systems.
  3. From experiments to prototyping and production feasibility.
  4. Innovating materials and processes through precise prototyping.
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Materials Characterization
& Analysis

Exploring the essence of materials to forge new possibilities.

POINTS
  1. Fully equipped with essential instruments for material analysis, including FE-SEM and EPMA.
  2. Scientific elucidation of material properties through microstructural analysis and thermal property evaluation.
  3. Quality assurance based on highly reliable analytical data.
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Design & Simulation

Enhancing Product Development
Efficiency through CAE.

POINTS
  1. Achieving lightweight design through topology optimization and structural analysis.
  2. Comprehensive casting analysis: from gating design to prototype and evaluation.
  3. Fusion of simulation and testing for optimized shapes combining lightness and manufacturability.
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Testing & Evaluation

Validating Reliability through
Actual Product Evaluation.

POINTS
  1. Evaluating the strength and durability of actual products
    using in-house testing facilities.
  2. Enhancing reliability through verification that simulates real-world usage with advanced testing equipment.
  3. Contributing to customers' product development with
    integrated capabilities from design to evaluation.
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