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Elephantech Publishes Quantitative Evaluation of Life Cycle Assessment Based Reduction in CO₂ Emission and Water Consumption

Elephantech Inc. is pleased to announce that the company has published an estimate on LCA-based reductions in 1) CO₂ emission, 2) water consumption, and 3) toxic substances when using the company’s Pure Additive™ processing as compared to conventional PCB manufacturing methods.

Elephantech cofounder and SVP Masaaki Sugimoto will be giving a talk about Printed, Hybrid, InMold, and 3D Electronics at Tech Blick’s March event

Tech Blick's Printed, Hybrid, InMold and 3D Electronics event will be held online on March 9 and 10.

The official SNS account of the government of Japan just gave us an introduction!

The official twitter account of the government of Japan just gave us an introduction.

Announcing the ISO9001 and ISO14001 Certification
of the AMC Nagoya Large Mass-Production and Research Complex

Elephantech Inc. is pleased to announce that, as of December 13 2021, the AMC Nagoya large mass-production and research complex where Elephantech manufactures its P-Flex® Flex PCB has achieved ISO9001 (quality management system) and ISO14001 (environment management system) international standards certifications.

Focus NEDO No.82 Special Edition NEDO Startup Future

Our company was featured in “Focus NEDO” No.82 published by NEDO* as a noteworthy start-up company that continues to grow toward the future. *NEDO: National Research and Development Agency New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

[Media Coverage] Startup Info : Realizing Lean and Clean Manufacturing for Sustainable Electronics

The article “Realizing Lean and Clean Manufacturing for Sustainable Electronics” was live on Startup Info. Media Coverage List of Media Articles

Large-scale mass production demonstration base (AMC Nagoya)

Having raised a total of JPY 1.8 billion in October 2019 and established a large mass-production and research complex within the Nagoya factory rented from Mitsui Chemicals Co., Ltd. since July 2020, we started production and shipment of mass-produced products in April 2021.

JVA2021 Award Ceremony: A short speech by our CEO, Shinya Shimizu.

Here is a short speech from our CEO, Shinya Shimizu, at the “Japan Venture Awards 2021” ceremony held on March 1. At Elephantech, we develop mass production technologies that are environmentally friendlier and have succeeded in cutting the environmental impact caused by the manufacturing of our electronic circuits by more than 90%. The electronics industry continues to grow rapidly on the back of global trends such as IoT and 5G. Under such circumstances, the industry’s impact on the...

P-Flex® Flexible Circuits mounted with a QFP

Held in Shinya Shimizu’s hand is a sample of a P-Flex® Flexible Circuits mounted with a QFP.

Our vision for the future of AM (Additive Manufacturing)

This article explains the advantages of AM (additive manufacturing) in the production of Elephantech's flexible printed circuit board, P-Flex®.

Biosensor：Launch of the Additive Manufacturing Center (3)

Hello there! I ended my previous post by commenting on how I was going to look into what everyone had to say on the utility of inkjet in making biosensors. But before I get into that, I thought I’d share a little fun story about something that happened to me recently. The enzyme behind the blood sugar sensor So, I was doing some research on what biosensors are actually used for and, although there are all sorts of biosensors, it became apparent that the most familiar or the most commonly u...

[Inkjet Lab Vol.2] Printing and analyzing liquids you can find at home!

Hello everyone, this is Mai! My work involves using the EPSON inkjet machine for R&D to conduct experiments and ink evaluations. When hearing the word “inkjet machine”, you might imagine a machine that requires specialized ink cartridges for printing. That isn’t the case for this inkjet machine for R&D as it can print with even standard ink just as long as it complies with certain conditions such as viscosity.This means that we can even use liquid household items such a...

[Inkjet Lab Vol.1] Let’s Make an Origami Crane Fly by Itself!

Belonging to the Crafts Department of Tokyo University of the Arts, metal is usually at the core of what I make, be it banging out copper plates or mixing alloys for jewelry.

Launch of the Additive Manufacturing Center (2)

Learn how Elephantech advances additive manufacturing with inkjet-printed electrochemical sensors and paves the way toward broader applications beyond circuit printing.

【Ink Discharge Evaluation Service blog : 3】Introducing the Personnel Behind Elephantech’s Inkjet Technology

Introducing the Personnel Behind Elephantech’s Inkjet Technology

Launch of the Additive Manufacturing Center (1)

Among our existing services is the Ink Discharge Evaluation Service. Mr Saito, who is in charge of this particular service, joined us following a visit to our company on a tour organized by the Imaging Society of Japan.

【Ink Discharge Evaluation Service blog : 2】Video presentation of Epson’s inkjet machine for R&D purposes.

Here is an overview of Epson’s inkjet machine for R&D purposes used for our Ink Discharge Evaluation Service.

【Ink Discharge Evaluation Service blog : 1】Inkjet characteristics and evaluation

Elephantech is advancing the mass-production of P-Flex®, the company's Flexible Circuits, by using inkjet printing in its manufacturing process.

The future of electronics：Shifting from "dissolving unnecessary parts" to "printing onto necessary parts"

Before:「Etching unnecessary metal」 →Lot of waste. Now :「Print the metal you need」 →There’s no waste.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN News Broadcast

The contents of an interview the NHK International Broadcasting Station had with us has been broadcast in English on the NHK WORLD-JAPAN News.