tions for cutting tools and offer high-quality pre- and post-treatment services. It will soon be installing charging stations at all its service centers for the electric cars used by customers and employees. (From a press release on June 11, 2019) Oerlikon Balzers informed that it has developed new amorphous hydrogen-free carbon (a-C) coatings, BALIQ CARBOS and BALIQ CARBOS STAR, which deliver an exceptional combination of high hardness, low fric...

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cyclable as parts such as iron cores and coils can be easily separated and collected. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on Nov. 7, 2008) Hitachi, Ltd. announced on Nov. 10, 2008 development of a new technology to raise energy efficiency of a compact motor without rare metals. Use of an amorphous metal, which produces less energy loss, for the motor core, the heart of the motor; a new amorphous metal processing technology and a new ma...

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er-supply parts-Motor housings with water-cooling circuits for electric vehicles-Magnetic slot wedges for Motors-Permendur (Soft Magnetic Alloy with High Magnetic Flux Density)Materials for inverters, onboard chargers, DC/DC converters-Insulation transformers for power-drive circuits (soft ferrite)-Amorphous powder core HLM50-Nano-crystal cores (Finemet)-Insulation transformers (soft ferrite)-Choke coils for power-correction circuits-Common-mode ...

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ess line to respond to needs for electric vehicle parts. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on July 13, 2017) Aichi Steel Corporation announced that it has constructed a new facility within the premises of Aichi Steel's Higashiura Plant and installed production equipment of metal fiber (amorphous wires) that the company acquired from Unitika Ltd at the new facility. The company also started production at the facility. With the product...

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Usui Co., Ltd. Japan Takaaki Usui (Chairman and CEO) -The Company primarily manufactures and sells small-size metal tubes for use as automotive components in passenger vehicles, buses, and trucks, etc. Next generation-High-pressure hydrogen tubes for fuel cell-Amorphous alloy technology-Hollow Motor Shaft Automotive pipes-Fuel-piping products UHPC Fuel coolers Bundled tube -Materials for tubes Nylon tube Single walled steel tubing ("Hycolin" ...

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ing aluminum with other materials generally requires other parts such as rivets. If the direct joining technology of aluminum with other materials advances, aluminum will be used more widely in automotive parts production. Showa Denko K.K. developed a technology to directly join aluminum alloys and amorphous engineering plastics. The company applied primer coating on aluminum for special surface treatment and bonding purposes. This realized coval...

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lows the newly developed product to be used on automobile manufacturer assembly lines without having to change the current third generation hub bearing and CVJ assembly process in use today. (From a press release on May 15, 2012) NTN Corporation announced that it has added to its product lineup the Amorphous Core for reactors and choke coils. The Amorphous Core is made from injection-molded magnetic material comprising of a mixture of amorphous p...

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rticle in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on March 13, 2026) Denso Corporation (Denso) announced that it has invested in Next Core Technologies, Inc. (NCT, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture). The amount of the investment was not disclosed. NCT specializes in materials and processing technologies for iron-based amorphous alloys, which are essential for improving the efficiency of motor generators installed in electrified vehicles. The two companies aim to est...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/28

chi Chemical aims to begin operating these new lines in September 2012. For use in motor vehicles, Hitachi Chemical has developed graphite-based anode materials with high capacity density and high discharge efficiency for EVs and PHEVs with focus on extending driving distance. It has also developed amorphous carbon anode materials with excellent input characteristics for HEVs. Hitachi Chemical's anode materials for vehicles have been adopted by N...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/28

tic Dicastal Co., Ltd. announced that the company, the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Tianjin University, and the School of Material Science of Hebei University of Technology agreed to conduct joint development of new aluminum alloy. The development team will study the properties of amorphous materials to refine the substances. They hope to develop lightweight and high-strength aluminum alloy by using the refined materials. (From ...

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