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AISIN CORPORATION Signs and logos

AISIN CORPORATION Signs and logos (Photo taken at the Automotive Engineering Exposition 2024) ＝Kanagawa, Japan, May 22, 2024.

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Toyota suppliers to integrate business to boost efficiency

NAGOYA, Japan - Fumio Fujimori (L), president of Aisin Seiki Co., shakes hands with Takuo Matsui, president of Shiroki Corp., at a press conference in Nagoya on Dec. 19, 2014. The two companies, which both supply parts to Toyota Motor Corp., said they will integrate their businesses in April 2016.

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Salmon milt for recovering rare earths

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on May 17, 2013, shows a scene from a presentation at the Japan Sustainable Mining, Investment & Technology business forum delivered by Yoshio Takahashi (R, below), professor of environmental chemistry at Hiroshima University, who belongs to a Japanese research team from the university and Aisin Cosmos R&D Co. The team said it has found a more effective and less costly way of recovering rare earths from mineral ores by using salmon milt.

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Aisin Seiki restores 38-year-old Corolla

NAGOYA, Japan - Aisin Seiki Co. makes public a restored first version of the Toyota Corolla at its factory in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, on May 24. Aisin Seiki restored it as part of an educational program for its young engineers.

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Concern over disappearance of craftmanship spreading

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Itakura (R), a 63-year-old metal mold worker at Aisin Seiki Co.'s Shintoyo plant in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, teaches trainees from India and Thailand how to repair metals molds used for making auto parts on March 10.

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Thermoelectric power generation module developed by NEDO and NIMS.

The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Aisin Seiki, and Ibaraki University announced on April 21 that they have developed a thermoelectric power generation module, which is composed of an alloy of easily available elements such as iron, aluminum, and silicon, and converts temperature differences into electricity. The company has developed a prototype communication device that incorporates the module, and confirmed that it can generate electricity and communicate with a temperature difference of 5 degrees Celsius. The temperature and humidity information was transmitted via Bluetooth, a short-range wireless communication standard, and was successfully displayed in real time on a tablet terminal screen. Photo taken on August 21, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Aisin Seiki restores 38-year-old Corolla

NAGOYA, Japan - Aisin Seiki Co. makes public a restored first version of the Toyota Corolla at its factory in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, on May 24. Aisin Seiki restored it as part of an educational program for its young engineers. (Kyodo)

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4 injured in blast at Aisin Seiki unit plant

Firefighters gather at the site of an explosion at an auto parts factory operated by Advics Co., a unit of Aisin Seiki Co., in the central Japan city of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, on May 30, 2016. Four people were injured in the explosion, according to police. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 injured in blast at Aisin Seiki unit plant

Firefighters gather at the site of an explosion at an auto parts factory operated by Advics Co., a unit of Aisin Seiki Co., in the central Japan city of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, on May 30, 2016. Four people were injured in the explosion, according to police. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aisin, partner develop transformable personal mobility vehicle

Aisin Seiki Co. and the Chiba Institute of Technology introduce their jointly developed ILY-A three-wheel electric personal mobility vehicle for use by a single person in Tokyo on March 17, 2015. The vehicle can be transformed into a "rollerboard mode" (L) and a "vehicle mode" in addition to a "cart mode" and a "portable mode." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota suppliers to integrate business to boost efficiency

NAGOYA, Japan - Fumio Fujimori (L), president of Aisin Seiki Co., shakes hands with Takuo Matsui, president of Shiroki Corp., at a press conference in Nagoya on Dec. 19, 2014. The two companies, which both supply parts to Toyota Motor Corp., said they will integrate their businesses in April 2016. (Kyodo)

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Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech

A part of the Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech production plant is seen on July 15, 2020, in Pisek, Czech Republic. Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech, a part of Japanese group Aisin Seiki, made sales of Kc2.2bn in the financial year ending in March, 8 percent less yr/yr, and its operating profit grew by almost 6 percent to Kc33m, according to the annual report. After-tax profit fell by 50 percent to Kc9.8m, said the firm that supplies engine parts to car makers in Europe and Japan. The firm laid off 100 agency workers over coronavirus but now it is taking on new staff again. Staff numbers will reach 600, which is the pre-coronavirus level. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

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Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech

A part of the Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech production plant is seen on July 15, 2020, in Pisek, Czech Republic. Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech, a part of Japanese group Aisin Seiki, made sales of Kc2.2bn in the financial year ending in March, 8 percent less yr/yr, and its operating profit grew by almost 6 percent to Kc33m, according to the annual report. After-tax profit fell by 50 percent to Kc9.8m, said the firm that supplies engine parts to car makers in Europe and Japan. The firm laid off 100 agency workers over coronavirus but now it is taking on new staff again. Staff numbers will reach 600, which is the pre-coronavirus level. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

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Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech

A part of the Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech production plant is seen on July 15, 2020, in Pisek, Czech Republic. Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech, a part of Japanese group Aisin Seiki, made sales of Kc2.2bn in the financial year ending in March, 8 percent less yr/yr, and its operating profit grew by almost 6 percent to Kc33m, according to the annual report. After-tax profit fell by 50 percent to Kc9.8m, said the firm that supplies engine parts to car makers in Europe and Japan. The firm laid off 100 agency workers over coronavirus but now it is taking on new staff again. Staff numbers will reach 600, which is the pre-coronavirus level. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

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Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech

A part of the Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech production plant is seen on July 15, 2020, in Pisek, Czech Republic. Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech, a part of Japanese group Aisin Seiki, made sales of Kc2.2bn in the financial year ending in March, 8 percent less yr/yr, and its operating profit grew by almost 6 percent to Kc33m, according to the annual report. After-tax profit fell by 50 percent to Kc9.8m, said the firm that supplies engine parts to car makers in Europe and Japan. The firm laid off 100 agency workers over coronavirus but now it is taking on new staff again. Staff numbers will reach 600, which is the pre-coronavirus level. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

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Milos Hnizdil, Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech

Milos Hnizdil, Senior associate officer at the Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech poses for the photographer on July 15, 2020, in Pisek, Czech Republic. Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech, a part of Japanese group Aisin Seiki, made sales of Kc2.2bn in the financial year ending in March, 8 percent less yr/yr, and its operating profit grew by almost 6 percent to Kc33m, according to the annual report. After-tax profit fell by 50 percent to Kc9.8m, said the firm that supplies engine parts to car makers in Europe and Japan. The firm laid off 100 agency workers over coronavirus but now it is taking on new staff again. Staff numbers will reach 600, which is the pre-coronavirus level. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

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Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech

A part of the Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech production plant is seen on July 15, 2020, in Pisek, Czech Republic. Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech, a part of Japanese group Aisin Seiki, made sales of Kc2.2bn in the financial year ending in March, 8 percent less yr/yr, and its operating profit grew by almost 6 percent to Kc33m, according to the annual report. After-tax profit fell by 50 percent to Kc9.8m, said the firm that supplies engine parts to car makers in Europe and Japan. The firm laid off 100 agency workers over coronavirus but now it is taking on new staff again. Staff numbers will reach 600, which is the pre-coronavirus level. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

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Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech

A part of the Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech production plant is seen on July 15, 2020, in Pisek, Czech Republic. Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech, a part of Japanese group Aisin Seiki, made sales of Kc2.2bn in the financial year ending in March, 8 percent less yr/yr, and its operating profit grew by almost 6 percent to Kc33m, according to the annual report. After-tax profit fell by 50 percent to Kc9.8m, said the firm that supplies engine parts to car makers in Europe and Japan. The firm laid off 100 agency workers over coronavirus but now it is taking on new staff again. Staff numbers will reach 600, which is the pre-coronavirus level. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

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Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech

A part of the Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech production plant is seen on July 15, 2020, in Pisek, Czech Republic. Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech, a part of Japanese group Aisin Seiki, made sales of Kc2.2bn in the financial year ending in March, 8 percent less yr/yr, and its operating profit grew by almost 6 percent to Kc33m, according to the annual report. After-tax profit fell by 50 percent to Kc9.8m, said the firm that supplies engine parts to car makers in Europe and Japan. The firm laid off 100 agency workers over coronavirus but now it is taking on new staff again. Staff numbers will reach 600, which is the pre-coronavirus level. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

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(1)Aisin fire in 1997

NAGOYA, Japan - Arial photo of Aisin Seiki Co.'s Kariya factory on Feb. 1, 1997, when a fire broke out and Toyota Motor Corp. was later forced to shut down its operations for four days. Aisin was the sole supplier of certain brakes used in all Toyota vehicles. (Kyodo)

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(2)Aisin fire in 1997

NAGOYA, Japan - Arial photo of Aisin Seiki Co.'s Kariya factory four days after fire. A fire broke out Feb. 1, 1997 and Toyota Motor Corp. was forced to shut down its operations for four days. Aisin was the sole supplier of a brakes used in all Toyota vehicles. The photo was taken Feb. 5, 1997. (Kyodo)

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(4)Aisin fire in 1997

NAGOYA, Japan - An employees parking lot at a Toyota Motor Corp. factory in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. The assembling factory suspended operations because of a parts shortage caused by a fire at brakes supplier Aisin Seiki Co. on Feb. 1, 1997. (Kyodo)

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(3)Aisin fire in 1997

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s Tahara factory in 1994. The factory was forced to suspend operations because of a parts shortage caused by a fire at brakes supplier Aisin Seiki Co. on Feb. 1, 1997. (Kyodo)