Ensuring the formability and dimensional accuracy of aluminum sheet materials in conventional press forming has been a challenge that has predominantly been met by trial-and-error mold design. This has resulted in prolonged development periods and inefficiencies in the mold fabrication process. With this new technology, simulation accuracy will be significantly improved, enabling the optimization of mold designs. This, in turn, will reduce energy consumption in the mold fabrication process, contribute to vehicle lightweighting, and ultimately improve fuel efficiency and electric power consumption while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Fuji Technica & Miyazu will leverage its extensive applied expertise in press-forming and verification techniques to drive this project forward. By integrating UACJ’s simulation technology, we will create world-class predictive press-forming technology, thus accelerating the decarbonization of the automotive industry. We are fully committed to this endeavor.
Since becoming a member of Toyo Seikan Group’s Toyo Kohan Group in 2016, Fuji Technica & Miyazu Inc. has embraced a new corporate philosophy of constantly creating new value and contributing to the realization of a sustainable society for the benefit of mankind. With a history spanning 70 years from before the merger of Fuji Technica and Miyazu Manufacturing, Fuji Technica & Miyazu seeks to innovate press mold technology by integrating its years of accumulated press mold skills with the latest IT, creating an innovative and beneficial manufacturing process. Above all, we are dedicated to creating groundbreaking and appealing automobile designs that make people say, “I want to drive it.” With our customers from around the world, we strive to shape these designs through a wholehearted focus on mold manufacturing.
Operating globally as an integrated aluminum products manufacturer, UACJ Corporation strives to fulfill its purpose of “contributing to society by using raw materials to manufacture products that enhance prosperity and sustainability.”
UACJ leverages the collective capabilities of the entire UACJ Group, backed by a 125-year history of flat-rolled aluminum production. Operating five main businesses—the flat rolled products, automotive parts, extrusion and metal components, casting and forging, and foil businesses—the UACJ Group supports people’s livelihoods and industrial development by supplying aluminum materials to a wide range of industries, including the beverage can, automotive, IT device, air-conditioning, and aerospace industries.
UACJ posted consolidated net sales of 892.8 billion yen in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, and the UACJ Group currently employs about 10,500 people around the world.