Mobility Related Technologies

Material DesignTechnology

Design functional materials by understanding the functional expression and physical property control factors.

Particle Design: Technology that controls particle structures and surface conditions

Artificial Graphite for Lithium-ion Battery Anode Materials

Highly-crystallized graphite particles with integrated structures enabling both high capacity and high-speed charge/discharge
Highly-crystallized graphite particles randomly gathered in spherical clusters allow lithium ions to be intercalated/deintercalated at high speeds from various directions.

Electron microscope photo of graphite particles

Example of using lithium-ion battery anode materials

Components and Systems Design Technology

Design components and systems by understanding the functional expression and physical property control factors.

Device Design: Technology that designs components and equipment with specific functions and uses

High-Strength Resin Gears

Designed with resin technology for use under harsh conditions

With improved resin compositions and reinforcing fibers, resin gears used inside an engine demonstrate superb heat resistance, strength, and durability under harsh conditions, in addition to noise and vibration control functions.

Resin gear

Balance shaft inside an engine with a resin gear

Modular Design: Technology that designs modules as component elements for equipment and systems

Resin Rear Doors

Reducing vehicle weight

Rear doors made of resin greatly reduce the number of components, and their optimized structures and materials slash door weight by more than 30 percent compared with steel sheet rear doors, and offer superior rigidity, strength, exterior appearance, and heat resistance.

Effectiveness of resin-made rear doors

Assembly Technology

Assemble structures combined with multiple materials and components.

Components and Systems Assembly

Technology that assembles components and integrates systems for automotive parts, energy storage devices, electronic components, etc.

Current Sensors

Technology that matches resin-molded and metal components

[Functions of a current sensor] Motor drive control and motor regenerative current detection

[Production line] Fully automated production line with robots and conveyors

Metal Design Technology

High-Strength 6000 series aluminum alloy
  • The alloy composition and manufacturing process are optimized by AI analysis.
  • nano level control of alloy structure.
  • The 6000 series aluminum alloy achieves both industry-leading strength and corrosion resistance.

Image for AI analysis

Applicable products: Suspension Arm

Molding Technology

Alminum Processing (Casting Technologies)

Vertical Hot-top Continuous Casting Process (V-Process)

Horizontal Continuous Casting Process (H-Process)

feature

  • Rapid cooling
  • Extrusion less

Extrusion Tecnology

 

feature

  • Wide production range from small to large
  • high accuracy shape

railroad vehicle materials heatsink

Heatsink

Resin Molding Tecnology

Process materials to realize capabilities and functions not possessed by the original substances.

Molding: Technology that heat-presses materials for processing into target shapes

Molding Automotive Interior and Exterior Components

Fusing adhesive and bonding technologies for flowable resins and dissimilar material
Adhesive technologies for thermoplastic and thermosetting resins and dissimilar materials are combined to produce small- to large-sized interior and exterior molded parts, including instrument panels, bumpers, and resin rear doors.