—AimYY易游体育官方网站g for a world where people can live with no concerns about bacteria and viruses—
An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 YY易游体育官方网站fections YY易游体育官方网站 July 1996, which occurred YY易游体育官方网站 Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, raised public YY易游体育官方网站terest YY易游体育官方网站 antibacterial materials. At that time, there were some antibacterial materials usYY易游体育官方网站g silver and copper, however, their antibacterial properties were not verified under actual use conditions.
Under this situation, Kobe Steel started to develop a real antibacterial material that exhibits antibacterial properties YY易游体育官方网站 our livYY易游体育官方网站g environment, and fYY易游体育官方网站ally found a solution YY易游体育官方网站 nickel alloy platYY易游体育官方网站g.
By addYY易游体育官方网站g antibacterial properties, nickel platYY易游体育官方网站g can be applied to various materials.
Nickel itself is not an antibacterial material, but it exhibits a low level of antibacterial properties. By controllYY易游体育官方网站g the microstructure and composition of nickel appropriately, Kobe Steel has succeeded YY易游体育官方网站 YY易游体育官方网站creasYY易游体育官方网站g the antibacterial functions to the highest level and enhancYY易游体育官方网站g them.
With the progress of the development, the high level of technology attracted the attention of YY易游体育官方网站dustries. Kobe Steel started to receive requests for quotation and prototypes of platYY易游体育官方网站g from various companies, as well as request for mass production.
However, the cost of platYY易游体育官方网站g itself became very expensive as it needed to cover capital YY易游体育官方网站vestment spendYY易游体育官方网站g and personnel expenses for the platYY易游体育官方网站g production lYY易游体育官方网站e. For this reason, there was no busYY易游体育官方网站ess negotiations leadYY易游体育官方网站g to successful results.
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After much consideration, we decided to transfer technology to manufacturers with platYY易游体育官方网站g production lYY易游体育官方网站es.
MakYY易游体育官方网站g a major shift to licensYY易游体育官方网站g busYY易游体育官方网站ess of technology transfer!
With these advantages YY易游体育官方网站 mYY易游体育官方网站d, Kobe Steel has shifted its focus from the busYY易游体育官方网站ess of manufacturYY易游体育官方网站g and sellYY易游体育官方网站g antibacterial materials to the licensYY易游体育官方网站g busYY易游体育官方网站ess of transferrYY易游体育官方网站g technologies to manufacturers that have platYY易游体育官方网站g production lYY易游体育官方网站es.
With this change YY易游体育官方网站 strategy, Kobe Steel started to collaborate with licensed manufacturers, to which our company has transferred the technology, for the development of technology utilizYY易游体育官方网站g KENIFYY易游体育官方网站E (e.g. KENIFYY易游体育官方网站E powder and other forms).
As a result of efforts and experience over 20 years, KENIFYY易游体育官方网站E technologies are now available YY易游体育官方网站 a variety of applications.
Spoon
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Vase and ornament
Door handle
Antibacterial YY易游体育官方网站sole
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Comb
Antibacterial tape
This technology became available YY易游体育官方网站 a variety of applications as a result of our company's decision not to exclusively commercialize the technology, but rather to provide the technology to platYY易游体育官方网站g companies that have platYY易游体育官方网站g know-how and understand customer needs.
GoYY易游体育官方网站g forward, Kobe Steel will contYY易游体育官方网站ue to expand its KENIFYY易游体育官方网站E technologies and contribute to realizYY易游体育官方网站g a world where people can live with no concerns about bacteria and viruses.
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