NAGASE & CO., LTD. | Business Introduction | Nagase Application Workshop

The Nagase Application Workshop (NAW) facility is where, jointly with customers, we engage in activities that range from function and application development of raw materials related to plastics, coating materials and fiber processing to the formulation development of fi nished products that use such raw materials. NAW was born of necessity in the course of adding R&D, manufacturing and processing functions to our conventional base as a trading company. Accordingly, NAW is an important tool for advancing a switch from our previous sales model that focused on materials exploration to one that is driven by application proposals and joint development. In offering such technological support, NAW is providing unparalleled functions that only Nagase is capable of providing.

Overview of Labs at the Nagase Application Workshop

PLASTICS

Formula design function carried out by expert technicians, test production of compounds centered on a twin-screw extruder, properties assessed using all types of assessment equipment

Equipment: Twin-screw extruders (15mm L/D=45 and 26mm L/D=64); Henschel mixers; Injection molding machines (80t and 110t); Analytical equipment (thermal analysis equipment, FT-IR, etc.); Physical property measurement equipment (tensilestrength, bending, shock testing equipment, HDT testers, etc.); CCM (computer color matching system)

Coating Materials

Coating and ink composition design function carried out by expert technicians, test production of coatings and inks using all types of assessment equipment, properties assessed using all types of assessment equipment

Equipment: Painting booths; Disperser (paint conditioner, horizontal, vertical bead mill); UV curing system Drying oven; Age testing equipment (xenon WOM, SUV weathering test equipment, constant temperature/humidity oven, etc.)

Fiber Processing

Dye composition design suited to various fi ber materials carried out by expert technicians, dyeing testing carried out by machine, properties assessed using all types of assessment equipment

Equipment: Minicolor dyeing machine; Shaking-type dyeing machine; Printing screens

Access

Map showing location of NAW

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.