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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
1-7-2 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan; HEAD OF CORPORATE SOLUTIONS:
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