Global Network

Exterior view

Sendai R&D Center (Furukawa) in Osaki-shi, Miyagi employs around 1,800 people and acts as our global development base spanning countries and business areas. A new R&D building was completed in 2023. Featuring state-of-the-art facilities, it is designed to promote interaction between people from inside and outside the company and create new value.

Main job types

Development design, Quality assurance, Procurement, Production planning, Sales, Corporate staff

Interior view

While providing a place where employees can devote themselves to their work, the large atrium offers space for spontaneous interaction and the generation of new ideas. The originality and ingenuity of the building was recognized by the 2024 Nikkei New Office Award.

Rooftop solar panels

As well as the solar panel installation, the building uses state-of-the-art technologies to optimize air conditioning, ventilation, and illumination. The use of renewable energy cut primary energy consumption by 77% compared to standard buildings of similar size, resulting in certification as “Nearly ZEB^*” under BELS (Building-Housing Energy-efficiency Labeling System).

* ZEB is an abbreviation for Net Zero-Energy Building.
The target is to provide a pleasant interior environment with zero annual net consumption of primary energy.
The target for “Nearly ZEB” is to reduce this consumption to lower than 25%.

Exterior view

Furukawa Plant 2 in Osaki-shi, Miyagi is the mother plant for our electronic component manufacturing.
Equipped with easy to use, environmentally conscious state-of-the-art facilities, the plant uses IoT and AI to control production and ensure consistent quality.

Main products

in-car modules, camera actuators, switches

Main job types

Production engineering, Quality management, Corporate staff

Advanced molding technology

We apply our expertise in precision machining to make many of our molds in-house. As the markets call for ever smaller and thinner components, the molds that produce them must also be miniaturized. To meet these needs and ensure a consistent supply of products, we are continuously developing our in-house mold technology.

Craftsmanship training institute

To take on new challenges we conduct training programs for personnel development. Focusing on the technicians of the future, we utilize both nationally certified and in-house skill testing systems to develop and train our molding department staff.

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Wakuya Plant in Toda-gun, Miyagi employs around 700 people and mainly produces switches and potentiometers. We are transitioning to a smart factory including real time visualization, machine vision, and AI-assisted automated appearance inspection.

Main products

switches, potentiometers

Main job types

Development design, Production engineering, Quality assurance, Corporate staff

Production line

Large-scale assembly machines and inspection equipment are automated and can be used by a single operator. This reduces manpower, boosts productivity and improves quality. These facilities are using our in-house production technology to manufacture products.

Gymnasium

The on-site gymnasium is equipped with weight training gear, a basketball hoop, and table tennis tables. Before returning home after work, many employees like to exercise here to improve their health and get to know more about their colleagues.

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Kakuda Plant in Miyagi employs around 600 people and produces one of our flagship products TACT Switch™ as well as other RF components such as Bluetooth® modules used in car navigation systems.

Main products

TACT Switch™、Bluetooth® modules, Wireless LAN modules

Main job types

Development design, Production engineering, Quality management, Corporate staff

TACT Switch™ production

TACT Switch™ is a push-button switch used as an interface in consumer electronics, automotive systems, and industrial electrical equipment for a wide variety of applications. Numerous varieties have been developed, delivering tactile feedback (a click feeling) when operated. Annual production is 6,300,000,000 units, around 200 every second!

Kakuda Plant summer festival

Each year the plant hosts a summer festival for both employees and local residents. The Bon-odori dancing, raffles, fireworks, and other attractions are great fun for everyone.

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Nagaoka R&D Center in Nagaoka-shi, Niigata employs around 800 people and develops and produces sensors and lenses. We produce these goods in a clean room to guarantee the highest quality. Every year we sponsor the Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of the “Big 3” fireworks festivals in Japan.

Main products

sensors, aspherical lenses

Main job types

Development design, Production engineering, Quality assurance, Procurement, Production planning, Corporate staff

Clean room

The Center maintains a clean room. The air condition, temperature, humidity, air pressure, and other conditions in the room are strictly controlled to stop dust accumulating and contaminating the products.
Delicate products requiring precision machining are produced here.

Nagaoka Fireworks Festival (Alps Alpine fireworks)

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival is held every year on August 2 and 3 to pray for those who perished in the 1945 Nagaoka air-raids and for the city’s recovery. Every year we sponsor the launching of the fireworks.

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Iwaki R&D Center in Iwaki-shi, Fukushima employs around 1,500 people and develops in-car systems and car navigation and audio products. Our experts respond to technical trends and create products that reflect today’s needs.

Main products

in-car systems, car navigation systems, in-car audio systems

Main job types

Development design, Production engineering, Software development, Quality assurance, Procurement, Sales, Corporate staff

Testing course

The site includes a large-scale testing course where various evaluation trials are carried out. Recent years have seen it used for autonomous driving and driving support tests as well as drone development and test flights.

Acoustics training room

Our sound experts — employees with specialist know-how and experience in acoustics — conduct sound tuning from the test design stage to build optimum sound systems for each car model and environment. We have established an in-house program to train such specialists and develop their abilities.

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Taira Plant in Iwaki-shi, Fukushima employs around 130 people and uses screen-printing technology to produce decorative panels and sensor wiring patterns via precise and advanced manufacturing processes.

Main products

printing of decorative panels and sensor wiring patterns

Main job types

Production engineering, Quality management

Printing technology

A clean room is installed on site to house all the production equipment. Here, sensor wiring patterns and decorative patterns are printed using thermal transfer and screen-printing techniques. Market requirements are diverse and demand high precision. To meet these needs the plant has installed a system that can select the optimum printing technology and handle multi-layer printing.

Health-conscious cafeteria

To help employees adopt a healthier diet, the works cafeteria offers a health-conscious menu including information on calories and allergens. For example, the reasonably priced “55 lunch” has no more than 550 kilocalories and 2.5 g salt and can provide 1/3rd of the recommended daily vegetable intake.
The cafeteria also regularly offers special local and seasonal dishes, as well as menus devised in collaboration with well-known stores.

Exterior view

Onahama Plant in Iwaki-shi, Fukushima employs around 380 people and mainly produces camera actuators and vibration devices. Automation in areas such as simple robotics, pattern recognition, image processing, measurement technology, and assembly helps guarantee stable production and quality.

Main products

camera actuators, vibration devices, rubber product moldings

Main job types

Production engineering, Development design, Quality assurance, Production planning, Corporate staff

Production line

The plant uses in-house manufactured precision molds and molding process equipment to produce various goods. Our highly experienced and skilled employees strive to supply high quality products to meet various customer needs. This photograph shows the production line for vibration devices.

Rest area

A rest area is provided on site for employees to relax between tasks. Candy and snacks are available from a self-service kiosk. The employees renew the wallpaper and carpets by themselves to make the space their own.