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As of August, 2004

There are 19 technical groups active now. Each group holds meetings every year; which include lectures, technical debates, and inspection tours to factories and research facilities.
Technical Group Names Recent Subjects
Bulk Handling
  • Hazard and safety control, sanitation and cleanliness of machinery and equipment
  • Development of handling method for fine powder in nano range
  • Development of energy, saving and eco-oriented (or environmentally sound) machinery and equipment
  • Development of simple and accurate bulk transfer device/tool between equipment
  • Transfer of technology and skill to the next generation
Comminution
  • Mechanochemistry
  • Comminution of soft materials
  • Selective comminution for recycling of waste materials
  • Nano-dispersion technology (deagglomeration down to primary particles of agglomerated nano-particels)
  • Composite process of particles
  • Surface modification of particles
Classification and Sieving
  • Optimized procedure for closed circuit grinding system
  • Elaborate wet classification of industrial scale
  • Component separation of recycle process
  • Application of sieve on particle classification
  • Ultrasonic vibration technology for screning machines
  • Anti-corrosive and abrasive sieves
Drying
  • Energy efficiency, antipollution
  • Sanitary, non cross-contamination, sterilization
  • Multi-purpose and/or multi-performance dryer (e.g. granulation and inclusion of pharmaceutically active substances)
  • High quality and uniform drying of functional materials to add extra value
Dust Collection
  • Establishment and standardization of estumating method of cleanable filter media
  • Simultaneous removal of hazardous gases, wet dust, Chemicals with trace quantities, and dust particles from flue gas
  • Characterization of suspended particulate matter and its removal technique
Mixing, Kneading and Forming
  • Ordered mixing and particle design (pharmaceutical, cosmetic, electric and bio-material)
  • Hybridizing and functionalizing of powders (polymer, magnetic and battery)
  • Development of characterization of mixing and kneading processes
  • Near-net shaping
  • Sanitary imporvement of facilities
  • Improvement of pharmaceutical direct tabletting technique
Granulation
  • Micro design of particles and granules
  • Coating and granulating materials
  • Functional modification of granular materials classified by industry
  • Development of precise functional granulators
  • Granulation techniques inrecycling resources
  • Granulation technology in energy area
Measurement and Control
  • Correspondence to ISO
  • Standard reference particles
  • Measurement for nano materials
  • Automation of measurements
Wet Process
  • Precise control of coagulation, dispersion, adhesion and coating of particles in aqueous and non-aqueous media
  • Handling of highly concentrated slurries
  • Advancement of separation technology in filtration and dewatering
Particulate Modification Technology
  • Process validation, scale-up
  • Characterization of particulsyr msyrtisld
  • Conversion of empirical work into technology
  • Development and industrialization of new particulate materials
  • Composite and functional particles
  • Ordered Particle System
  • Industrialization of drug delivery system
Transportation
  • Response to the needs of wide variety of products and deversification
  • Prevention of contamination
  • Energy-saving transportation
  • Mass transportation
Clean Technology
  • Separation techniques and micro-environment
  • Contamination control (fine particles, microbes, chemical materials)
  • Age of Gbit
  • Clean-Enough (optimal cleaning)
  • Mini-environment and local cleaning (for 300mm wafers)
  • Microorganism contamination control and validation (source origins, chemical filters)
  • cGMP, HACCP and validation
  • Application of ISO standard
Environment, Energy and Fluidization
  • Nest generation stoker furnace, and gasification and slagging combustion furnace
  • Establishment of scale-up method in granulation process and development of binderless granulation process
  • Biomass utilization technologies such as combustion and gasification
  • Liquid fuel production technology from biomass
  • Combustion technology of automobile shredder residue
Crystallization
  • Offering the Incentive Seminar for Experts
  • Control of polymorphism in crystals
  • Creation of nano-size particles
  • Mixing operation and crystallization phenomena in crystallization
  • Rigorous calculation of phase equilibrium
  • Collaboration with the crystallization Party for Fine Particle Formation and Functionalization
Fine Powder Nano-technology
  • Aggregation and adhesion behavior control
  • Characterization technology for fine powder, interface structure, interaction between particles and performance
  • Development of material performance based on fine powder design
  • High reliability yield and low cost technology
Battery Manufacturing Technology
  • Batteries for hybrid vehicles (Ni-metal hydride battery, Li-ion battery, capacitor); high-power capability, high reliability, long life, cost-reduction
  • Batteries for mobile applicances (adanced Li-ion batteries); improvement of energy density using alloy-based negative electrodes and high-capacity positive electrodes.
  • Fuel-cell system for vehicles, residences and mobile appliances; high-power capability, cost reduction, marketing, infrastructure of hydrogen supply
  • New material development for batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen storage.
Recycling and Reclamation
  • Advanced separation technology
  • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle(3R) of metal resources
  • Resolution & reproduction of plastics
  • Conversion technology biomass energy
  • Assessment of environmental burden
  • Load reduction in final landfill site
Electrophotographic Technology
  • Study of charging mechanism of pulverized toner
  • Characterization and design of toner particles
  • Production process of new pulverized toner
  • Simulation technology in the process of development, transcription and fusing
  • Energy reduction in electrophotographic system
  • Optimal design of electrophotographic system
Food Process Technology
  • Food reliability ①Indication (expiration date, place of origin, etc.) ②Prevention of contamination (allergen, etc.) ③Trace system
  • Food safety (pesticide residue, etc.)
  • Healthy intention (Development of nutritional supplements and low-calorie food, etc.)
  • Environment (Global warming preventive measures, etc.)
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