Mitsufuji Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with FibreCoat GmbH, a start-up based in #Aachen, to collaborate in building local production of AluCoat spinning technology in Fukushima. FibreCoat has developed high-strength, lightweight and recyclable aluminum-coated fibers that are to be used for various applications, including radar countermeasure products such as Chaff, EMI/EMC shielding and EMP shielding. This partnership contributes to the efforts in rebuilding the economy in the aera of Fukushima under the support of METI and ATLA,<READ MORE>
Mitsufuji Corporation (Head office : Kyoto/CEO : Mitera Ayumu) announced “hamon AG Mask”, that can be washed more than 50 times and used repeatedly to help alleviate the nationwide shortage of sanitary masks. This sanitary mask is made of special yarn for unique smart-wear specialized in collecting wearer’s heart-rate to visualize his/her vital data, and AGposs®, a silver-metalized fiber developed with our proprietary technology over many years.
Mitsufuji Corporation (Head office : Kyoto / CEO : Mitera Ayumu) which develops the wearable IoT platform, exhibits hamon solutions to meet the needs of super-aging society and social issues Japan is facing in Japan at G20 as Osaka Summit. Japanese unprecedented ageing population has achieved health and longevity ahead of the rest of the world, and G20’s issues we continue to lead the world in solving problems related to health and ageing that are common theme in the international<READ MORE>
Mitsufuji Corporation and Wacoal have done a join development about wearable iBRA as bra type for working ladies. We got the corporation upon development from Peach Aviation who also actively works on Health Management for theirs employees and we carried out wear test of iBRA intended for cabin crew. Content of experiment : Cabin crew of Peach wear wearable device. After getting this biometric information, Medical B connect did the analyze de stress supervised by doctors. In consequence, we found<READ MORE>
Mitsufuji Corporation (Head Office : Kyoto / CEO : Mr Mietra Ayumu) exhibits at 5th Wearable EXPO 2019* between 16th and 18th January at Tokyo Big Sight. It is for us a largest exposition ever. This year, the fifth exhibition, we will hold the largest opening space in the history of wearable Expo, and display contents that can contribute to solving client’s issues of management and business. In addition, our CEO Mr Mitera will talk about that we will<READ MORE>
<hamon> as platform of Mitsufuji Corporation (Head Office : Kyoto / CEO : Mr Mitera Ayumu) was chosen by Kimuratan Corporation (Head office : Kobe / CEO : Mr Asakawa Takehiko) for the service which will be provided as wearable keeping watch for children to kindergarten in the whole country. Thus, Mitsufuji has just started to expand into wearable market for children as wearable IoT platformer and develop services for keeping watch for children with them in order to improve<READ MORE>
Mitsufuji Corporation (Head Office : Kyoto / CEO : Mr Mietra Ayumu) signed up the service partnership contract with Medical B Connect Co., Ltd. (Head Office : Nagoya / CEO : Mr Seo )which furthers develop mental health measure business(EAP). In consequence , Mitsufuji enters the health management market by providing mental health measures using stress values calculated from the biometric data such as heart rate, RRI and other data acquired by hamon® cloud service, a biometric information management<READ MORE>
Mitsufuji (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku Tokyo; CEO Ayumu Mitera), IBM Japan(NYSE:IBM) and Nippon Information & Communication (headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President Yujiro Hirose, hereafter “NI+C”) have announced that IBM Worker Insights, an Industrial Internet of Things solution from IBM, has been adopted as the cloud platform for the Mitsufuji’s biometric data management service hamon® that uses a wearable IoT device and is released today. NI+C will be responsible for developing and operating the cloud platform and will co-work with Mitsufuji. As<READ MORE>
Mitsufuji Corporation (head office: Seika-cho, Kyoto; CEO: Ayumu Mitera) is announcing that we have received Forbes JAPAN’s SMALL GIANTS for Grand Prix and Cutting-Edge Award with its theme of the most beautiful economic magazine. Mitsufuji had started in Nishijin textile factory and has shifted to develop highly conductive silver-metalized fiber known as AGposs®, with considerable experience and expertise inheriting from generation to generation. In this award, we have been acknowledged and evaluated as the potential to change people’s lives since<READ MORE>
Mitsufuji Corporation (head office: Seika-cho, Kyoto; CEO: Ayumu Mitera) is announcing to receive SENKEN Newspaper’s Synthetic Fiber Award for New Frontier Award for development and expansion of our highly conductive silver-metalized fiber AGposs®. Its conductivity is not only superior due to the large amount of silver, but it is excellent for electromagnetic interference, antibacterial effect, anti-odor and insulation and electrostatic discharge. With these features, AGposs® can be used as sensor to collect and monitor biometric information. Moreover, a creation of<READ MORE>