JST announces that enterprise-led development of
production equipment for ultra-low loss nano crystal ribbon,
supported through the NexTEP-B type phase of the agency’s
“Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Program through
Target-driven R&D” (A-STEP) program, has succeeded in its goal
of creating mass production equipment. This equipment should allow
for the mass production of 250 mm-width nano crystal ribbon, an
industry first. JST’s evaluation revealed that the program achieved
its targeted results. The R&D challenge was consigned to Tohoku
Magnet Institute (TMI) Co. Ltd., a company established around
research performed by Professor Akihiro Makino and others at Tohoku
University’s New Industry Creation Hatchery Center. The company
performed practical development between April 2017 and March
2019.
Development of mass production equipment for thin magnetic
ribbon, minimizing energy-loss
