法人情報

[Company strength]
We have developed general technology through independently establishing a stand-alone theme with small lot and a high value being added. We also develop and commercialize products with hardware and software in an integrated manner. We are using our general technology as a tool, and developing our business targeting niches where the market is too small for major corporations. In addition, small and medium-sized corporations find it difficult to commercialize products because of a lack of general technology. The source of our general technology lies in developing the system technology with the power and the speed that our founder feels are necessary for various products. Such thinking was acquired by our founder in the equipment industry, working as a craft worker for many years. We commercialize the products by combining the amateur radio manufacturing technology our founder mastered as a hobby and processing technology in the sites.


[Business description]
We develop snow and ice instrumentation sensors to create happiness (YUKI in Japanese) from snow (YUKI in Japanese). Our products and services support the safety and comfort of roads and railways in the winter season. One of our establishment objectives lies in “Innovative technologies to overcome snow and ice obstacles as social environmental problems”. We intend to propose new utilization technologies for snow and ice energy in the future. We offer sensor development and consultant business related to snow and ice, snow-melting, and freezing prevention; development and consultant business for electronic measuring instruments; technology development of snow and ice energy; technology development of solar light energy utilization; and technology development of micro hydraulic energy utilization.


[Industry]
Measurement equipment manufacturing and sales


[Representative's message]
We offer road snow- and ice-related products mainly in response to requests from national and local governments. We can make contracts with overseas contractors; however, we have to be careful about private requests made through mere curiosity. We need to establish reliable business partners, and would like to receive guidance for overseas business.


[Company structure for market development/overseas expansion]
We conduct practice and study meetings for direct overseas exports, and educate our employees about strict adherence to deposit priority shipping. We are planning to specifically conduct study meetings mainly with employees who can use English. Our staff have export experience, directly overseeing exports to Spain.


[Awards and media coverage]
[Awards] 
Kyoto venture grand prize, (November 14, 1998); Governor of Fukui Prefecture, 1st Science Technology Encouragement Award, (April 20, 2000); Governor of Fukui Prefecture, Special Award of 3rd Fukui Prefecture Science Technology Grand Prize, (February 7, 2008); 2009 Gengkina Monozukuri 300 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, (April 24, 2009); Cold Region Technology Award (industry category), (December 8, 2010); Monozukuri: New Selection in Kansai 2017, (January 25, 2017) (Water Power Light)

[Media] 
Journal of Japan Society of Snow Engineering, “Snow and ice expert”, (October 2008); Kansai Monozukuri Genki 100 companies, (2009); Manufacturers in Fukui with excellent technologies; Powerful Kansai Neo Cluster Front Line, (November 2007); Hokuriku Economic Research, (May 2010); JAEA, Patent Story, (August 2010); JAEA, Tsuruga no shiki; Shinsangyo Soushutsu Kouryu Center (venture 100 selection), (March 2010); Hoku-shin-etsu Branch, Japanese Society of Snow and Ice, (June 2008)


[Authorization/Certification]
Construction Industry permission, Electrical machinery and appliances Installation industry, Fukui Prefecture No. 7568


[Intellectual property]
Japanese Patent Registration No. 2696141; Japanese Patent Registration No. 2840919 (also published in Canada); Japanese Patent Registration No. 3581867; Japanese Patent Registration No. 4092494 (also published in the United States/Canada/Germany/France/the United Kingdom/Denmark); Japanese Patent Registration No. 4208199; Japanese Laid-open Patent Application No. 2016-31854; Japanese Laid-open Patent Application No. 2016-31858; Japanese Laid-open Patent Application No. 2016-31861.