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ADVANCED ALUMINIUM TECHNOLOGY




          As the demand increases to make   wide variety of possibilities for   the driving force for manufacturing
          automobile lighter for the sake of   aluminium materials through the   vehicles is the engineering spirit
          reducing CO 2  emissions, the     technologies exhibited in the Innovation   cultivated by the UACJ R&D Center.   //
          development of technology using   Area. Behind the technological
          aluminium is in progress. I could see a   developments that play a core role as








          Packed with hints for bringing out aluminium’s


          functionality in vehicle manufacture




           The ‘U-AI Lab’ innovation area is on the ground floor of the
          UACJ R&D Center. Although ‘U-AI’ is pronounced ‘YOU-EYE’, it is
          actually a pun on AI, the chemical symbol for aluminium. All
          kinds of aluminium-related products and technologies are on dis-
          play, ranging from various parts and materials to the principles of
          forming, joining and surface treatment. It’s a treasure trove of
          ideas, where items with unexpected functions and purposes can
          also be found.
           The open innovation-oriented automobile technology corner
          provides a wide space for the display of items such as bonnet
          hoods, bumper reinforcements, and front doors. At the center is a
          prototype battery housing for power train electrification.    //







          UACJ’S NEXT-GENERATION ALUMINIUM TECHNOLOGY


          At the UACJ Research & Development Division, comprehensive developments on automobile materials, including ng
          aluminum alloy materials, optimization of surface treatment and processing and joining are being carried out.


          Corporate Name   UACJ Corporation
          Headquarters   Tokyo Sankei Bldg., 1-7-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
          Principal     Manufacture and sales of aluminum rolled products, extrusions, cast products,
          Business      forged products, precision-machined components.
          Capital       52,277 million yen (approx 488 million U.S. dollars)
          Website       www.uacj-automobile.com
          Email         automobile@uacj-groupweb.jp






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          Headquarters: Tokyo Sankei Bldg.,   Juliane Ritt                    COVER PHOTO © UACJ
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