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[Company strength]
Our company was started to develop, design, and manufacture special purpose machines for niche markets. We had to tackle with problems of low margins and limited marketing channels due to our lineup of production facilities for manufacturing plants. As a result, we left our position as a subcontractor after 5 years. We joined the ranks of manufacturer mainly by developing our fully-automatic grain roasters. We were certified for the New Partnership business plan in 2007, aiming to continue to expand our business. We succeeded in developing a method using microwave heating as well as A.D. (hot-air drying), and microwave vacuum dryers, and put them into use. Recently, we have entered the automobile industry in addition to the food processing industry.



[Business description]
We design, manufacture, and sell special dryers including a method using microwave heating. We also handle A.D. (such as hot-air drying), microwave vacuum dryers, full-automatic grain roasters, mozuku washing facilities (washing machines, equipment for visual inspection, salt content mixing equipment, transportation equipment, salting equipment, and measuring/filling equipment).



[Industry]
Food production machines/Food production machines manufacturing (2641)

[Representative's message]
We have started selling our “microwave vacuum dryer.” This machine is used to efficiently and rapidly dry fruits having a high sugar content. We are developing new domestic and international marketing channels for “additive-free dried foods” using a method which does not damage valuable nutrients. We anticipate demands for our fully-automatic grain roasters with fully adjustable levels of roasting and dilation. We plan to put them on the market soon.



[Company structure for market development/overseas expansion]
Our company contributes articles to, and advertises in “Food processing and ingredients” issued by UBM Media Co., Ltd. about twice a year. We also participate in exhibitions held in Tokyo about twice a year. We participated in business meetings in Singapore and the Great Okinawa Trade Fair in 2013. Subsequently, we have participated in business meetings in Hong Kong, Taipei, and Seoul to identify customer needs and develop new marketing channels. We have developed five models of dryers based on feedback from the above meetings. We will develop new domestic and international marketing channels in December when our site will have been renewed and new brochures prepared.

[Awards and media coverage]
[Awards]
Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 300 of Japan's Vibrant Monozukuri (Manufacturing) SMEs (April 2009); Fujieda City, Creating Active Fujieda City Grand Award (January 2010); Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture, commended for restoration of weaving machines for Miyakojofu (hemp fabric) (October 2011); Shizuoka Industrial Foundation, awarded a prize for development of microwave vacuum dryers (October 2012); The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd., the Shizugin Entrepreneur Awards (April 2015)

[Media]
The Japanese government, “We Are Tomodachi (public relations magazine)” (the New Year's edition, 2016)


[Intellectual property]
17 registered patents; 9 requests for examination (as of August 2016)
16 registered trademarks