From November 12th to 15th 2018, the city of Dusseldorf welcomes visitors and exhibitors from around the globe for the world’s leading med-tech trade fair MEDICA/COMPAMED 2018. As in the previous years, the Japanese prefecture of Saitama will again take part in 2018 and represent itself with a selection of 15 companies. These Japanese companies are already experienced as several of them participated in last year’s MEDICA/COMPAMED or the MT-Connect trade fair in Nuremberg in 2017 or 2018. Representing these companies, the Saitama City Foundation for Business Creation will serve as a perfect gateway to them. Established for the sake…

Starting as a manufacturer of optical parts in the 1950s, Kaneko has been leveraging their strengths in designing, manufacturing and assembling precision components to offer a wide range of solutions to the medical and aviation industries. Kaneko is today a leader in manufacturing components for medical endoscopes, including distal ends, operation section and optical parts, most of which are made of metal, resin, and ceramic.In the field of medical endoscopy, they now have over 40 years of experience. Furthermore, the company produces parts for artificial cardiac devices, circulatory system devices, parts for oxygenator equipment, anesthesia equipment, cauterization instrument parts and…

Since its foundation in the 1970s, Kyowa has been leveraging their strength in injection molding to live up to its clients’ needs in the following 3 fields: cosmetics, healthcare, and home/office electronics. Developed as an OEM producer of resin products, they establish a comprehensive system for producing immaculately hygienic plastic containers and packaging. Kyowa makes the most of their class 10,000 cleanroom for all steps of production, from injection molding to assembly, inspection and packaging of medical devices and cosmetic products. Skilled employees are working hard to seek highest standard in quality every day. Their portfolio in the medical field…

Kakoh, since its predecessor founded in 1964, has been specializing in electric discharging machining (EDM), and processing metals with a significant degree of precision, offering a number of unique solutions. Their products are today used for a variety of purposes, such as heavy industry, automotive industry supplies, aerospace, home electronics, semiconductors, and medical technologies. They actively challenge for new, sometimes demanding products with a high level of difficulty, seeking chances for collaboration with overseas as well as domestic partners, and putting forth ideas for innovation. Kakoh has developed its products with different sorts of metals including Ti-6AL-4V, nickel cobalt alloys,…

Established in 1990, Technical Arts started production of round die punching blades and profiled form cutter blades for the cutting of paper and board products. It has also gained experience with laser cutting technology. Early on, the company also ventured into the development of products for medical use; in February 2010, they developed first prototypes of puncture needles for drainage (procedures) and successfully entered the market in as early as October in the same year. Since then, the company has never received any negative comments from customers regarding the sharpness of their needles. puncture needle with 2-sided cut face hole…

Asahi Rubber was founded in 1970 and is a manufacturer of a variety of rubber products not only for industrial purposes but also for medical and hygiene applications. They create a number of functions, including better conductivity, heat and UV resistance, transparency or reseal ability, with making use of the innate stretchiness, elasticity and flexibility of assorted soft materials and the company’s four original technologies of manipulating light, surface modification, micro processing and material denaturalization. surgical model for training and education Their industrial rubber products include silicon rubbers for coloration, which are eligible to be applied to a rubber toning…

Established in 1998, the company h.i.t. developed into an expert for medical software solutions, assisting hospitals and various other medical institutions in streamlining their work flow. Their focus is on improving the efficiency of the annual health check-ups. A series of examinations in the health check-ups, in general, are mandatory for personnel of most Japanese companies and require a tremendous amount of work and staff to get involved in – a burden which h.i.t. successfully helps to alleviate with its “Kenshin NAVI” software. By allowing easy interoperability with electronic patient records, the “Kenshin NAVI” software provides an integrated data management…

NICHIRYO is a Japanese manufacturer of liquid handling devices and related consumables. These can be operated by hand or with the help of an automatic pipette controller unit also provided by NICHIRYO. The company’s flagship products are the micropipettes series Nichipet Premium and Nichipet EX. Besides, multi-channel pipettes, hand dispensers and bottle dispensers also belong to their product range. Their products offer a variety of functions and specifications, some of which are worth noting here. The Easy-Calibration function, for example, simplifies the calibration process in the laboratory. The UV-resistance allows for an application under UV-radiation (e.g. during clean bench work).…

Kamada Spring’s broad experience in wire forming and laser welding technology has pushed them up to be in a  leading position in producing medical components requiring high accuracy. The company ensures highest quality of its products by operating a class 100,000 clean room. Furthermore, a quality management system conforming to international norms, like the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 13485 for medical equipment management system is implemented. ultra-fine cannulas Kamada specializes in cutting, polishing and cleaning pipes, which allows them to produce ultra-fine cannulas (0.05 mm). Further options are available to add attributes like grooves, slits, holes, chamfering, etc.…

Sokenmedical Co.,Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer with over 40 years of experience in the area of magnetic field therapy and has gathered plenty of technical expertise and know-how. Their employees have been proud of the company for a long time. Their incessive effort allows for continuous research and development, which also resulted in successful cooperation with the Saitama University and other research institutions in Japan so far. Since 1989, their healthcare devices have been sold on the entire Asian market. Thanks to the close cooperation with local sales representatives a thorough sales network has been established to cover the Asia…