{"id":2261,"date":"2026-03-04T18:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T09:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/km.lne.st\/?page_id=2261"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:27:09","slug":"knowledge-manufacturing-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/km.lne.st\/en\/knowledge-manufacturing-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge Manufacturing Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is the Knowledge Manufacturing Award?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Starting with the \"Knowledge Manufacturing Conference.\"<\/span>Generating new knowledge,<\/span><\/p>\n

A step toward the challenge.<\/span>This program recognizes projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

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To resolve outstanding issues,<\/span>
\nSharing our passion and aspirations,<\/span>
\nCombining each other's knowledge to create new knowledge<\/span>Challenging the \"knowledge manufacturing industry,<\/span>
\nWe also commend him for his contribution to helping Japan take a step forward into a new era,<\/span>
\nBy showing society,<\/span>
\nThe goal is to further encourage a shift toward knowledge manufacturing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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Selection Flow<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Selection will be made based on the collaboration proposals received after the Knowledge Manufacturing Conference and recommendations from the communicators in charge of Leave a Nest, and will be decided after consultation with Mizuho Bank, the co-sponsor of the conference. An award ceremony will be held at the following year's Knowledge Manufacturing Conference as the \" Knowledge Manufacturing Grand Prize.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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track record<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Knowledge Manufacturing Award 2025<\/h4>\n

At the 2026 National Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Conference, we presented the \u201c2025 National Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Awards\u201d and recognized companies in the following three categories (two companies per category, for a total of six companies).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Achieving Sustainable Meat Production Through the Integration of Antimicrobial Technology and Data Infrastructure\"\"<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t
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\nEco-Pork Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo)
\nHadras Holdings Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo)<\/p>\n

<Reasons for the award
\nWe commended the collaboration between Eco-Pork, which has a deep understanding of meat production on the ground, and Hadras Holdings, which possesses surface treatment and antimicrobial technologies, for generating new solutions to on-site challenges. Their approach\u2014which goes beyond simply combining technologies to actively seeking to transform the industry and society itself through trial and error in real-world testing environments\u2014is the very embodiment of the \u201cknowledge-based manufacturing\u201d model.<\/p>\n

<Award Comment
\nThis initiative was born out of a meeting at the Knowledge Manufacturing Conference one year ago. By combining Hadras Holdings\u2019 technology with Eco-Pork\u2019s on-site resources and opportunities for field testing, we were able to move forward with demonstration experiments aimed at solving challenges that had previously been difficult to address. Encouraged by this award, we will continue to drive the project forward with even greater vigor. (Mr. Tanaka, Eco-Pork)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Democratizing Space Through a Bio-Experiment Unit Created Using Casting, Machining, and Microscopy Technologies\"\"<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t
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IDDK Co., Ltd. (Koto Ward, Tokyo)
\nYoshida Industries Co., Ltd. (Saku City, Nagano Prefecture)<\/p>\n

<Reasons for the award
\nWe highly commended the collaboration between IDDK, which possesses advanced process technologies for space experiments, and Yoshida Kogyo, which excels in precision manufacturing, for making significant progress in the assembly of experimental units required for the space environment. It is truly impressive that, building on the expertise cultivated in the automotive industry, they have produced results that bring them close to space validation in such a short period of time\u2014even as they take on the space industry for the first time. Through cross-sector collaboration, they have pioneered new value and vividly demonstrated the potential for venturing into new industries.<\/p>\n

<Award Comment
\nThe two companies first met at the Knowledge Manufacturing Conference two years ago. Since then, their collaboration has progressed further, and the project has moved forward as Yoshida Industries stepped in to address the challenge of manufacturing containers necessary for operating IDDK\u2019s space bio-experiment equipment in a vacuum environment. The device is currently in the testing phase in preparation for launch, and there are high expectations for its future development. (Mr. Yoshioka, IDDK)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Global Expansion of Technologies That Revolutionize Factory and Plant Operations\"\"<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t
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CAST Co., Ltd. (Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture)
\nKihata Instrument Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taisho Ward, Osaka Prefecture)<\/p>\n

<Reasons for the award
\nWe commended CAST and Kobata Instrument Manufacturing for proposing a new data-driven approach to maintenance that addresses the significant labor requirements and risks associated with plant equipment maintenance and inspection. Their vision and execution stood out, as they went beyond mere equipment development to advance societal implementation with a view toward manufacturing, sales, and maintenance, and sought to expand this Japan-originated system globally.<\/p>\n

<Award Comment
\nThe two companies have deepened their collaboration while operating an IoT sensor business that collects specific data at the same plant. By combining multiple data sets, they are uncovering trends that would have been invisible with just one type of data, thereby creating new value. Another major achievement of this initiative is that it has paved the way for expansion beyond Japan to the global market. (Mr. Nakatsuma, CAST)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2024 National Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Awards<\/h4>\n

At the 2025 National Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Conference, we presented the \u201c2024 National Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Awards\u201d and recognized companies in the following three categories (two companies per category, for a total of six companies).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A future that brings together manufacturing technology and knowledge in Chatbot.<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t
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\nSanko Giken Co.
\nAmplat Corporation (Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture)<\/p>\n

<Reasons for the award
\nThey met at the Knowledge Manufacturing Conference 2024 and hit it off. In just four months, they developed and released Chatbot, a tool for openly sharing the technology and knowledge of Sanko Giken, which specializes in precision punching. The company aims to further expand its target area and create a future where the technologies and knowledge of the manufacturing industry are gathered into a Chatbot to share knowledge.<\/p>\n

<Award Comment
\nA manufacturer in Higashiosaka, Press Kogyo, is collaborating with Unplat\u2014a startup specializing in bioinformatics\u2014to create something new. I believe this is something that can only be achieved here. If things continue as they are, Japan\u2019s manufacturing industry will decline. Everyone, let\u2019s work together to launch this new venture. (Mr. Tanaka, Sanko Giken)<\/p>\n

Reference\uff5cSanko Giken Co., Ltd. and Amplat Corporation Jointly Develop \"Sanko-kun,\" a Chatbot for Precision Punching Processes<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\nTochigi Seiko Corporation (Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture)
\nIntelligent Surfaces Corporation (Kashiwa, Chiba)<\/p>\n

<Reasons for the award
\nA case study on the collaboration discussions between Tochigi Seiko\u2014a manufacturer of medical devices such as dental anesthesia needles\u2014and Intelligent Surface, which possesses MPC polymer coating technology with excellent biocompatibility, was also shared during a session at the 2024 National Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Conference. This subsequently led to a capital alliance. As a role model for the knowledge-based manufacturing sector, there are high expectations for their future development.<\/p>\n

<Award Comment
\nThrough our monthly visits and discussions, we at our company and MPC Polymer have come to view Tochigi Seiko as being as essential to us as water is to fish. Through this collaboration between the \u201cmedical\u201d (medical device companies) and \u201cengineering\u201d (manufacturing) sectors, we aim to create high-value-added medical devices\u2014achievements that can only be realized through our joint efforts. (Mr. Kirid\u014dchi, Intelligent Surface)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\nVantec Corporation (Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture)
\nEnvironmental Inland Water Resources Research Institute, Inc. (Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture)<\/p>\n

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\nThe discussion began because both companies had been working together on water environmental issues. In particular, Vantech\u2014which has been addressing challenges related to aquaculture and water treatment in Vietnam\u2019s Mekong Delta region\u2014proposed the hypothesis that the Institute of Inland Water Resources\u2019 fine bubble technology could be applied to local issues that Vantech\u2019s own technology alone could not resolve. Currently, three demonstration studies are underway in the region.<\/p>\n

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\nI feel once again that these kinds of encounters are expanding the possibilities for our company. In this Mekong Delta project, we still need technology to solve various issues. We would very much appreciate your cooperation. (Mr. Inokuchi, Vantec)<\/p>\n

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