Call for Entries Announced—Pre-registration Now Open for the National Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Awards Challenge

Overview: At Terral, under the theme of “Water, Air, and the Environment,” we have provided comprehensive facility solutions centered on building water pumps and fans for air conditioning systems, supporting comfortable and safe living environments for people everywhere—from urban infrastructure to private homes. We are seeking partners to collaborate on business ideas aimed at creating next-generation solutions that will continue to support society under any circumstances—from climate change and aging infrastructure to “enhancing comfort, improving work environments, and energy-efficient operation” during normal times, and “resilience (maintaining water and air supplies and ensuring rapid recovery)” during emergencies. Potential areas include the control and optimization of water and air, enhancing the value of spaces, building resilient infrastructure, and developing new materials and solutions to reduce environmental impact. We look forward to receiving proposals that deliver valuable “water and air” and help solve global challenges.

Pioneer Corporation

Overview: The construction industry faces various challenges and needs, including streamlining construction processes due to labor shortages, addressing rising material costs, extending the lifespan of homes, and reducing maintenance costs. While leveraging technologies from other industries is an effective way to address these challenges, new technologies do not easily take hold in the construction market because it involves many stakeholders, including clients, designers, contractors, and manufacturers. Pioneer Corporation’s strength lies in its ability to leverage its customer relationships, design expertise, manufacturing and logistics systems, and construction capabilities to handle the “tedious coordination” involved in construction projects while adapting technologies from other industries into specifications that can be used on-site. We are broadly seeking collaborative ideas that solve challenges in residential homes, apartment buildings, renovations, facilities, cleanrooms, and other areas, and create new value.

Metagen Inc.

Overview: At Metagen, we are expanding our research and business scope beyond the gut microbiome to encompass all types of microbial communities—including those in the oral cavity, on the skin, in pets and livestock, in soil, in the ocean, and in living environments—with the goal of creating new social value through “Microbiome Design®.” Leveraging Metagen’s strengths in microbiome and metabolite analysis, we are seeking partners to collaborate on business ideas that utilize the visualization and accumulation of data on the state of microorganisms—which exist everywhere, from industrial sites and infrastructure to the environment and living spaces—to develop new evaluation metrics and innovative solutions. Potential applications include identifying early signs of deterioration in infrastructure and industrial equipment, quality and hygiene management, adding high value, and improving well-being. We look forward to receiving proposals that utilize microbial communities as a resource for creating new value and that will help us pioneer new business areas together with Metagen.

Ritto Sogo Sangyo Co.

Overview: Ritto Sogo Sangyo has been leveraging the technology and expertise it has cultivated through its waste management business to establish Vantech Vietnam, a local subsidiary, with the goal of launching a project focused primarily on the treatment of aquaculture sludge in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region. In the course of these efforts, it has become clear that, in addition to the treatment of aquaculture sludge, issues such as saltwater intrusion, freshwater shortages, land subsidence, riverbank and coastal erosion, and water quality deterioration are becoming increasingly severe in the region, significantly impacting agriculture, aquaculture, local infrastructure, and residents’ daily lives. Therefore, through this call for proposals, we are broadly soliciting ideas for collaboration that utilize technologies possessed by Japanese companies—such as water treatment, sensing, wastewater reuse, agricultural support, shoreline protection and disaster prevention, and resource recycling—to address these complex challenges. We look forward to receiving proposals that are tailored to local conditions and lead to the implementation of sustainable projects in society.

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