Awards and Social Contributions
Awards
| March 1983 |
Received the Governor’s Award under the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Diagnosis System
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| March 1985 |
Received the Director-General of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Award under the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Diagnosis System
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| January 1990 |
Recipient of the Precision Engineering Society Technical Award
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| October 1991 |
Recipient of the Takagi Award from the Foundation for the Promotion of Precision Measurement Technology
“Research on the Evaluation of Cutting Edges for Ultra-Precision Diamond Cutting Tools”  |
| September 1996 |
Recipient of the Takagi Award from the Foundation for the Promotion of Precision Measurement Technology
“Research on Micromachining Technology”  |
| March 2000 |
Recipient of the 30th Award for New Machinery Development by Medium-Sized and Small Enterprises from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Machinery
“Development of a High-Acceleration Electric Field Emission Electron Beam Lithography System”  |
| April 2002 |
Recipient of the Asahi Foundation Award for Outstanding New Technologies and Products by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
“Electron Beam Disc Mastering System”  |
| April 2004 |
Resona Foundation for the Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Industrial Research Institute: Winner of the Excellence Award at the 16th SME Excellent New Technology and New Product Awards (Ultra-High-Precision Electron Beam Lithography System); Winner of the Special Award for Technology Management at the 16th SME Excellent New Technology and New Product Awards
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| February 2005 |
nano tech2005 International Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference: Nanotech Grand Prize
Recipient of the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Award  |
| April 2006 |
Selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency as one of the “300 Vibrant Manufacturing SMEs Supporting Japan’s Future”
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| September 2008 | Received the Grand Prize at the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s “6th Courage in Management Awards” |
| February 2010 |
nano tech2010 Received the Microfabrication Technology Award at the International Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference
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| May 2010 | Seigo Motome, Representative Director, Chairman, and CEO, Receives the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 8th “Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Achievement Awards” |
| January 2011 |
Seigo Honme, Representative Director, Chairman, and CEO, Receives the Grand Prize at the 28th “Outstanding Executive Awards” Hosted by the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
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| April 2011 |
Seigo Honme, Representative Director, Chairman, and CEO, Receives the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, in the Spring Decorations
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| November 2012 | Recipient of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Venture Technology Grand Prize Encouragement Award |
| March 2014 | Selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s “Top 100 Global Niche Companies” list |
| January 2020 |
nano tech2020 International Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference
Winner of the Nanofabrication Award  |
| October 2020 |
Selected as a “Regional Future-Leading Company” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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Social Contribution
Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration
Elionix is involved in a variety of industry-academia-government collaboration activities, including joint research and hosting internships.
Examples of Joint Research
| Tokyo University of Science | Joint Development of 3D Molds for Nanoimprinting |
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| Nagaoka University of Science and Technology | Joint Development of an Ultra-Micro Indentation Hardness Tester |
| Hokkaido University | Development of Nanostructure Fabrication Technology Using Ion Beams |
| Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Companies and Universities in the Tama Area of Tokyo | (Regional Revitalization Consortium Research and Development Project) Research on Integrated Molding Technology for Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Using Metallic Materials (Strategic Infrastructure Technology Enhancement Project) Development of Advanced Functional Components for Measurement and Control Equipment Contributing to a Safe and Secure Society |
| Kanagawa Prefectural Industrial Technology Center, etc. | (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kanto Regional Development Consortium) Large-Area 3D Nanoimprinting Technology Using Nanocarbon |
| (National Research Institute) National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology | (Regional SME Support R&D Project) Development of Software to Support the Upgrading of a Micro-Indentation Hardness Tester |
Examples of Staff Development and Exchange Programs
| Organized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Industry-Academia Collaboration Project for Developing Core Manufacturing Talent Participation in the Training Program for Core Nanotechnology Manufacturing Talent |
This program is designed for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies to develop “personnel who are proficient in basic processing skills and specialized technical skills, and who aim to advance manufacturing technology” as well as “personnel who have mastered extensive knowledge of nano-processing procedures and the know-how to effectively utilize cutting-edge equipment, and who can oversee skills and technologies on the manufacturing floor.” Our company participated in this program by hosting interns and conducting lectures on electron beam lithography. |
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| Activities as a Member of the Incorporated Association Metropolitan Area Industrial Revitalization Association |
As a director of the Metropolitan Industrial Revitalization Association, an incorporated association, I am involved in a variety of activities. These include organizing internship programs for students from Hanyang University and hosting interns through the Internship Promotion Association. |
Environmental Initiatives
As part of our environmental initiatives, our company is working toward obtaining “Eco Action 21” certification. The Eco Action 21 certification and registration system is a program for businesses established by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan based on the Eco Action 21 Guidelines. It is designed to help a wide range of small and medium-sized enterprises, schools, public institutions, and others “establish, operate, and maintain a system for effectively and efficiently implementing environmental initiatives; set environmental goals; take action; compile results; evaluate performance; and report findings.”
