ILEA000347566: Japan APEC novelty stamps

Copper fiber sheet commercialized by Good Eye

Good Eye (Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture) will release GUD Sheet, a copper fiber sheet with antibacterial and antiviral effects, in June. The company commercialized four types of masks, including one priced at 4,980 yen (excluding consumption tax). The GUD sheet is a polymer fiber covered with copper foil and coated with a visible light responsive photocatalyst. In an experiment on bacteriophage, a virus that infects bacteria, it was confirmed that rubbing a finger covered with the virus on the sheet for 30 seconds reduced the number of the virus to less than 1/1000.Professor Hideyuki Itabashi of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Gunma University, who also serves as the company's chairman, said, "We hope to start experiments in July. The photo shows copper fiber sheets commercialized as masks and chiefs. (Photo taken on May 19, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Panasonic's BQ1 Series Electronic Blackboard for Schools

Panasonic will increase its share of the domestic market for 60-inch and larger electronic blackboards to 30% (4,000 units) in fiscal 2008, up 10 percentage points from fiscal 2006, using 4K high-definition touch-screen LCD displays. The estimated market price is 600,000 yen (excluding consumption tax) for the 65-inch model and 1,400,000 yen for the 75-inch model. A new "comparison mode" that can display up to nine screens has been added so that multiple opinions can be shown on the display and shared in group learning. Up to four teaching materials can be displayed so that digital textbooks can be used effectively. It has acquired "Color Universal Design Certification" for its color scheme, which is distinguishable even by people with color blindness. Sharp (36%), Panasonic (25%), and NEC (16%) hold the largest share of the domestic market for commercial displays. (Photo taken on January 17, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Nihon Vital's "Kaisei".

Taking a hint from the fact that insects find flowers by the wavelength and light intensity of sunlight, the company has developed an "insect eye sensor" that tracks sunlight. It efficiently collects sunlight. The six optical fibers can be extended up to one kilometer and can illuminate 500 square meters. It is about 2 meters long, 2 meters wide and 2.5 meters high. The price starts at 5 million yen (excluding consumption tax). It has been used in buildings and train stations in Kumamoto Prefecture, and its sales have been about 100 million yen. It can also be used to cut infrared rays and ultraviolet rays. The company is currently producing them overseas, but will switch to domestic production within this year. The price will start at 250,000 yen (same as above). "The market for solar concentrators is worth about 20 billion yen. President Yokozawa hopes to capture a 20% share of this market. (Photo taken on December 19, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Cardboard robot kit "M-Bot

Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, has signed a memorandum of understanding with TOMY and NTT DoCoMo regarding programming education in elementary schools, etc. The "e-Craft Series embot," a cardboard robot kit developed by NTT DoCoMo and manufactured and sold by TOMY, will be used in classes. It will be introduced to elementary schools and special needs schools in the ward after 2020, when programming education in elementary schools will become compulsory. The ward has allocated 14 million yen for the purchase of the kit and other expenses in the third supplementary budget plan for fiscal 2007. The classes using the kit are for 5th graders. During the fiscal year 2007, lessons for teachers and preliminary lessons will be held at some elementary schools. The results of the classes will be used as feedback for future product development. The ward plans to collaborate with the two companies in fields other than programming education. Photo taken on November 21, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Punch and fiber laser multifunction machine introduced by Hamabe Manufacturing Co.

Hamabe Seisakusho has installed a punch/fiber laser multifunction machine at its main factory, which will be operational within the month. The investment will amount to 200 million yen. The combined punch and fiber laser machine will be operated unmanned 24 hours a day, including die changes, to improve processing efficiency and save manpower. The machine is also equipped with a material feeder and product accumulator, which automatically feeds six types of materials at the right time to handle small-lot, high-mix sheet metal processing. With the introduction of a punch/fiber laser multifunction machine, the company aims to increase productivity in sheet metal processing, improve its ability to respond to single-part orders and short delivery times, and also acquire new orders. Photo taken on October 29, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Taiwan-made general-purpose lathe "SJ series" imported and sold by TAKAMATSU MACHINE TOOL CO.

Interest in the SJ series ofgeneral-purpose lathes manufactured by Taiwan's Yu-Chia Industrial Group and imported and sold by Takamatsu Machinery is slowly increasing. Takamatsu Machinery has been dealing with the product since 2008, when it formed a partnership with Tomoka Jitsugyo. The reason for the interest is that the machine is priced at 3.3 million yen (excluding consumption tax), which is less expensive than domestically produced machines, yet it has the necessary rigidity and functions. Takamatsu believes that small and medium-sized factories have a deep-seated demand for general-purpose machines that are convenient for small-scale processing and that they would like to have one of these machines. The company plans to create opportunities to see the machines at exhibitions and other events as needed. Photo taken on October 26, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Protest over copied animal figure

Photo taken July 16, 2019, shows a soft squeeze animal figure called a "monimal" (R) hand made by designer Manabu Watabe, and a similar-shaped figure mass produced by Hiroshima Prefecture-based 100-yen shop operator Daiso Industries Co. Watabe and the distributor of the monimals sent a letter of protest to Daiso earlier in July, seeking to end the sale of its products and dispose of the stocks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

WEMO, a wearable memo in the shape of a smartphone case

Cosmotec (Tachikawa City, Tokyo) has started test sales of "WEMO," a wearable memo in the shape of a smartphone case. This is the third in a series of products that won the "Tokyo Business Design Award for Excellence". The product is sold only through Amazon.com, but the company aims to sell 100,000 units as soon as possible by cultivating mass retailers and overseas sales channels. Since smartphones are excellent as items that can be taken out at a moment's notice and there is a strong demand for them, we developed a smartphone "case" type with business design company kenma (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo). "Two types, one for iPhone 7/8 and the other for iPhone X/XS, are available at a price of 2,000 yen per unit (excluding consumption tax). "Wemo is a hit product of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's project to promote industry by matching small and medium enterprises with designers.(= July 1, 2019, photo location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Dai-ichi Sheet Metal's "Bottle Friend LSE" for peeling off labels without crushing plastic bottles.jpg

Daiichikin (Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama) has developed a new model "LSE (Label Separator)" in its "Bottle Friend" series of devices that automatically remove labels from PET bottles. Unlike conventional models, it can remove labels without crushing the bottles. The price is about 2.5 million yen (excluding consumption tax). It will be marketed to PET bottle collectors and businesses that recycle and use bottles as materials. The sales target is yet to be determined. Delivery time after receiving an order is two to three months. The company has already started receiving orders and is making proposals to its customers. The device consists of a cylindrical "outer cylinder" and a rotating octagonal "inner cylinder" inside the outer cylinder. Photo taken on June 11, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Taiyo Kogyo's COOL MQ Tent for Heat Stroke Prevention

Taiyo Kogyo has released the "COOL MQ" heat stroke prevention tent to protect outdoor workers from the harsh midsummer heat. The company's existing emergency air tent, which stands up in about one minute, is now equipped with a heat-shielding and heat-insulating sheet. A special air conditioner keeps the temperature in the center of the tent at minus 5 degrees Celsius compared to the outside temperature even when the temperature exceeds 35 degrees Celsius. The main unit price is 1,110,000 yen for 3-6 people (excluding the dedicated air conditioner and consumption tax). Photo taken on May 15, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Japan APEC novelty stamps

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a sheet of 80-yen commemorative stamps featuring symbol flowers of the 12 Japanese cities hosting a series of meetings of the 2010 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Japan Post Service Co. said April 28, 2010, that it will put the stamps on sale June 4. (Kyodo)

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