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Elephantech announces new sustainable industrial printer

Japanese green tech innovator Elephantech today announced the release of their new industrial inkjet printing platform, the ELP04. A cutting-edge inkjet printer compatible with metal nano inks, the new platform uses cutting-edge technology to offer manufacturers a way of producing sustainable electronic components to the same standards as conventional products but with significant resource, cost, and time savings.

Announcing NeuralJet™: High-precision inkjet manufacturing technology using AI

NeuralJet™ is a high-precision inkjet manufacturing technology achieved through advanced control techniques and AI. Rather than individually modeling the numerous error factors such as print operation errors, nozzle individuality, head assembly errors, and nozzle state changes, a single AI model absorbs them all. This enables high-precision ejection using general-purpose piezo chips while achieving a technical configuration suitable for mass production and widespread adoption.

Elephantech secures 3 billion yen in Series E financing.

Elephantech Inc. has raised around 3 billion yen in its Series E financing.

Elephantech Benefits from Startup Debt Guarantee Scheme
to Sign Loan Agreement Totaling 2 Billion Yen

Elephantech Inc is pleased to announce that it has recently signed a loan agreement for a total of two billion yen by utilizing the Innovative Technology Research Results Utilization Facilitation Debt Guarantee System provided by the Independent Administrative Institution, Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN .

Elephantech and LITEON Technology Partner for Innovative Technology and a Sustainable Future

Elephantech Inc. is excited to announce that Elephantech has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LITE-ON Technology Corporation (LITEON), a global leading tech company headquartered in Taiwan, to promote the mass production of low-carbon Printed Circuit Boards (PCB).

Elephantech raised funds through third-party allotment of new shares.
– Raised 3.9 billion yen through Series D financing, Total amount raised since inception is approximately 10 billion yen-

Elephantech raised funds through third-party allotment of new shares. - Raised 3.9 billion yen through Series D financing,Total amount raised since inception is approximately 10 billion yen-

Our CEO, Shinya Shimizu named as one of the 2023 Meaningful Business 100

11th October 2023; Tokyo, Japan: Shinya Shimizu of Elephantech has been named as one of this year’s Meaningful Business 100 (MB100), among a global group of leaders combining profit and purpose to tackle the world’s most pressing issues. The 5th edition of the award, recognises social entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and impact investors whose work supports the UN Global Goals.

Elephantech Receives Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at CEATEC AWARD 2023

Elephantech Inc. was awarded the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize at the CEATEC AWARD 2023.
The company believes that its achievement of mass production of electronic circuit boards using metal inkjet printing with low environmental impact was highly appreciated.

Elephantech has been selected for “J-Startup Impact”, a startup development and support program of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Elephantech Inc. announces that it has been selected for J-Startup Impact, a high-impact startup development and support program of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Elephantech wins the METI Award at the “Award for Academic Startups 2023”

Elephantech was awarded the “METI(Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry) Award” in the “Award for Academic Startups 2023” hosted by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).

Announcement of Management Personnel Changes

Elephantech Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Shinya Shimizu, CEO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Keisuke Ito, Hiroaki Nasu, Keita Sakimura, and Naohiro Hirata as new Executive Officers, effective August 1, 2023, to strengthen its business execution structure.

【Joint Press Release】Inkjet 4D Print: Self-folding Tessellated Origami Objects by Inkjet UV Printing

We would like to inform you that a Joint Press Release has been issued regarding the “Inkjet 4D Print: Self-folding Tessellated Origami Objects by Inkjet UV Printing” technology. Mr. Sugimoto, our company’s Senior Vice President, participated in this project. Citation: Inkjet 4D Print: Self-folding Tessellated Origami Objects by Inkjet UV Printing We propose Inkjet 4D Print, a self-folding fabrication method of 3D origami tessellations by printing 2D patterns on both sides of a […]

Elephantech Inc. was selected as one of the winners of Logitech’s Future Positive Challenge

Elephantech Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO & CTO: Shinya Shimizu, hereinafter “Elephantech”) was selected as one of the winners of Logitech’s Future Positive Challenge, a technology challenge for sustainability-led disruptors poised to make a meaningful contribution to a positive future.

Elephantech raises 900 million yen through third-party allotment of new shares.
-Total amount raised reaches 9 billion yen-

Elephantech Inc. (Shinya Shimizu, CEO & CTO, Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo), a developer of innovative manufacturing technologies that significantly reduce water, resources, and energy consumption of printed circuit boards, has raised approximately 900 million yen through a third-party allocation of new shares.

Elephantech Joins Ministry of the Environment’s Carbon Neutral Technology Research and Development Program

Elephantech Inc. is pleased to announce that the company’s project to “develop large-scale mass production printing technologies to lower the environmental impact of circuit board manufacturing” was selected by the Ministry of the Environment for the Local Co-creation and Cross-Sectoral Category of its FY2023 Carbon Neutral Technology Research and Development Program.

Elephantech Wins at the 8th JEITA Venture Awards

Elephantech Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO & CTO: Shinya Shimizu, hereinafter “Elephantech”) was selected for the 8th JEITA Venture Awards.

Elephantech Wins the “Environmental Startup Selection Committee Award”
at the Environmental Startup Awards 2022 – Ministry of the Environment

Elephantech Inc. has received the “Environmental Startup Selection Committee Award” at the Environmental Startup Awards 2022.

Changes to our Outside Director

Elephantech Inc. (Shinya Shimizu, CEO & CTO) announces that it has changed its Outside Director as of December 21, 2022.

Elephantech completes capital reduction procedures

As of December 31, 2022, Elephantech Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Shinya Shimizu, CEO & CTO) has reduced its capital.

Elephantech Wins Best Business Practices Award at the EcoBalance International Conference

Tokyo, Japan - Elephantech Inc. ("Elephantech") won the EcoBalance Award for the Best Business Practices at the 15th Biennial International Conference on EcoBalance held at Fukuoka Convention Center from October 30 to November 2.