The Technology and Intelligence Oriented Company That Turns Wisdom into Business.
The Nagase Application Workshop (NAW) provides a single location for working with partnering companies in researching and evaluating the functionality and effectiveness of materials and additives used in plastics, coating materials, and fiber processing, and for analyzing data and conducting experiments to develop new applications. Nagase’s unique business model combines research and development, manufacturing, and processing with traditional trading company activities, and NAW arose as a natural extension of this model. The ability to provide technology support is what sets us apart from other trading companies. It’s what makes Nagase unique.
Overview of Labs at the Nagase Application Workshop
PLASTICS
The plastics lab designs extruded thermoplastic compounds that contain fillers and additives and explores new colors, new textures, and added functionality using a full range color materials and additives.
- Equipment
- Twin Screw Extruder (15mm L/D=45, 26mm L/D=64)
- Single Screw Extruder (20mm)
- Injection Molding Machine (80t, 110t)
- Henschel Mixer (Small, Mid Size)
COATING/PRINTING
The coating and printing lab tests dye dispersal, explores resin designs for coating materials, creates coatings and inks, and carries out trial production of coatings and printing materials to meet customer specifications.
- Equipment
- Painting Booth
- Paint Conditioner
- Bead Mill (Continuous, Batch Type)
- UV Curing System
DYEING
Utilizing a knowledgebase accumulated over years of dyeing experiments, the dyeing lab uses a variety of dyeing techniques to adjust colors, and also develops dyeing systems for new textile materials and assists in the selection of chemicals used to provide added functionality.
- Equipment
- Laboratory Dyeing Machine
- Printing Machine
EVALUATION
The evaluation lab houses equipment (listed below) for evaluating the test materials produced in each of the other labs, and evaluates and analyzes test samples.
- Equipment
- Weathering Tester (Super Xenon WOM, Super UV, Salt Apray Testing Instrument)
- Mechanical Properties Tester (Impact Tester, Dupont Impact Tester, Universal Testing Machine)
- Thermal Properties Tester (HDT Tester, Melt Flow Indexer, Capillary Rheometer)
- Electrical Properties Tester (Resistivity Tester, Static Honest-Ometer)
- Miscellaneous, Analysis (FT-IR, Flammability Test Chamber, Thermal Analysis System, CCM, 3D Coordinate Measuring Machine)
Access
Access by car
Exit the Meishin Expressway at the Amagasaki Interchange. NAW is around 500 meters to the east on the northern side of Yamate-kansen Road.
Access by train
JR Amagasaki Station (North Exit) is the closest station. NAW can also be reached by taxi from JR Tsukaguchi Station, Hankyu Tsukaguchi Station, or Hanshin Amagasaki Station. NAW is located on Nagase Logistics Co., Ltd. grounds, so ask your driver to go to Nagase Logistics, located at the Kukuchi Intersection.
