GENERAL AFFAIRS SECTION |
Office work related to management of budgets, settling of accounts, finance and administration of property and equipment. |
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PLANNING AND INFORMATION BRANCH |
Planning, coordination and administration of experiments, research and instruction.
Gathering and provision of technical information. |
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MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY BRANCH |
Research and development as well as technical consulting on ceramics, powder
metallurgy, powder technology, metallic materials, material recycles. |
| Chemical and instrumental analysis of industrial materials. |
| Research and development as well as technical consulting on coating technology
and composite materials. |
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PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY BRANCH |
Research and development as well as technical consulting on machinery and
precision measurement. |
| Research and development as well as technical consulting on welding, laser
processing, heat treatment and surface modification. |
| Research and development as well as technical consulting on woody materials. |
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SYSTEM
TECHNOLOGY BRANCH |
Research and development as well as technical consulting on electronic
control and measurement and image processing. |
| Research and development as well as technical consulting on product design. |
| Research and development as well as technical consulting on mechanical
design, assembling and CAD/CAM systems. |
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FOOD RESEARCH BRANCH |
Analysis, research and development as well as technical consulting on food
engineering ( processing, preservation and freezing), fermentation technology
and biotechnology. |
| Analysis, research and development as well as technical consulting on application
of local food sesources and functional food materials. |
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FERMENTATION & FOOD RESEARCH BRANCH
(Shodoshima-Cho, Shozu-Gun) |
Analysis, research and development as well as technical consulting on fermented
food and seasonings. |
| Cultivation and distribution related to lactic acid bacteria and yeast
for soy sauce. |
| Analysis, research and development as well as technical consulting on cooking
food, Japanease noodle, olive goods and other special products. |