{"id":723,"date":"2021-08-04T22:34:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T13:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/160.16.233.38\/?page_id=723"},"modified":"2025-04-09T09:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T00:03:08","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/en\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our footsteps from founding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"l-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"l-breadcrumb\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to \u4e0a\u6751\u5de5\u696d\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">TOP<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"heading-primary\">Our History<\/h1>\n<div class=\"l-tab-wrap\">\n<div class=\"l-tab-button\">\n<div class=\"l-wrapper\">\n<ul class=\"c-tab-buttons is-space-bottom is-large\">\n<li class=\"c-tab-buttons_item\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/company\/history\/\" class=\"c-tab-buttons_button is-active\" rel=\"noopener\">Our footsteps from founding<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tab-buttons_item\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/company\/history-timeline\/\" class=\"c-tab-buttons_button\" rel=\"noopener\">Chronology<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-wrapper js-tab\">\n<ul class=\"p-company-history-navi js-tab-buttons\">\n<li class=\"p-company-history-navi_item\">\n<button class=\"is-active js-tab-button\">1848\u301c1979<\/button>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p-company-history-navi_item\">\n<button class=\"js-tab-button\">1980\u301c1997<\/button>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p-company-history-navi_item\">\n<button class=\"js-tab-button\">1998\u301c<\/button>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"js-tab-content p-company-history-navi-section is-active\">\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1848<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Commenced business in Doshomachi, Osaka<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The predecessor of C.Uyemura &#038; Co., Ltd., operated under the trade name &#8220;SANUKIYA&#8221;. The starting point for our company was a store specializing in business selling traditional Japanese and Chinese medicines in 1848 in Doshomachi, Osaka, which was the center of the medicines trade in Japan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/modern01.png\" alt=\"Medicine wholesale district in Doshomachi\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">Medicine wholesale district in Doshomachi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1918<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Succeeded in domestic production of Oily abrasive compounds<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">After World War I, the government announced a policy of encouraging domestic production in order to break the dependence on foreign countries. Taking that opportunity, Chobei Uyemura VI carried out research for the domestic production of polishing compounds, for which Japan previously relied on imports. In 1918, the company succeeded in the domestic production of oily abrasive compounds and began manufacturing them. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/modern02.png\" alt=\"Oily abrasive compound\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">Oily abrasive compound<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1933<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Incorporated as a joint-stock company named C.Uyemura &#038; Co., Ltd. <\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">C. Uyemura &#038; Co., Ltd. was established with capital of 500,000 yen, so our company changed from being a privately owned store to being a modern company organization. Chobei Uyemura VI became the first company president.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/modern03.png\" alt=\"Chobei Uyemura VI\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">Chobei Uyemura VI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1957<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Establishment of a specialty plating chemical department<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">Promoted full-scale research on plating technology and worked on the development of chemicals such as brighteners. Eventually succeeded in developing original products such as the &#8220;ASAHI COPPENER&#8221; brightener for copper cyanide plating and &#8220;ASAHI RIGHT&#8221; for bright nickel plating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/modern04.png\" alt=\"The \u201cAsahi mark\u201d trademark of our company products\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">The \u201cAsahi mark\u201d trademark of our company products<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1960<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Establishment of a plating equipment department<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">Started the planning and design of various plating equipment, including automatic plating equipment. As an addition to abrasive compounds and chemicals, the creation of a plating equipment department secured a new major pillar for the products of the company, and it established the company as an all-round manufacturer of plating products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/modern05.png\" alt=\"Scene of automatic machine assembly\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">Scene of automatic machine assembly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1963<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Established Sanwa Bosei Co., Ltd. <br \/>(later renamed to Sumix Corporation) <br \/>as a plating company<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">A joint venture company, Sanwa Bosei Co., Ltd. (later renamed to Sumix Corporation), was established in Osaka, as a factory to check the usage conditions for the users of the products developed in our company, before those products were put on the market.\uff08Merged into C.Uyemura &#038; Co., Ltd.\u200b in 2024\uff09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/modern06.png\" alt=\"Headquarters factory when Sanwa Bosei Co., Ltd. was established\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">Sanwa Bosei Co., Ltd. at the time of establishment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1967<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Launch of &#8220;The Robot Compact&#8221; <br \/>fully automatic programmed plating system <\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">In order to diversify our machinery and equipment technology, we introduced &#8220;The Robot Compact (Fully automatic programmed plating system)&#8221; ahead of the industry. This was the predecessor of the UF Carrier, which had a long track record that continued to this day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/modern07.png\" alt=\"The Robot Compact\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">The Robot Compact<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1968<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Completed the Chemical Plant and the Central Research Laboratory<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The Chemical Plant and the Central Research Laboratory were completed in the grounds of the current Hirakata Plant. From that time, the Central Research Laboratory was the most advanced research institute in the industry, with a lineup of advanced instruments and equipment such as scanning electron microscopes and X-ray analysis equipment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/modern08.png\" alt=\"Hirakata Plant around 1978 \" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">Hirakata Plant around 1978 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1972<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Launch of &#8220;NIMUDEN&#8221; electroless nickel plating solution<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">With &#8220;NIMUDEN 5X&#8221;, the long-term continuous use of electroless nickel plating was established for the first time in Japan. Furthermore, the solid position of the company in the plating industry was established with the preparation of &#8220;NIMUDEN DX&#8221; as a version with improved corrosion resistance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/modern09.png\" alt=\"Launch of NIMUDEN electroless nickel plating solution\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-tab-content p-company-history-navi-section\">\n<!-- page2 --><\/p>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1980<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Launch of &#8220;NIMCON&#8221; automatic control systems for electroless nickel plating<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">As the demand for the functional characteristics of electroless nickel plating deposits became more evident, our company&#8217;s &#8220;NIMCON&#8221; was installed on a large number of production lines. This automated the analysis and replenishment and helped to secure deposits with a constant thickness and constant quality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/global01.png\" alt=\"NIMCON \" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">NIMCON <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1983<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Launch of the &#8220;CHEMiROBO&#8221; automatic general-purpose plating-liquid control system<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The &#8220;CHEMiROBO&#8221; general-purpose control systems were launched with the ability to handle various plating and pretreatment liquids through the installation of a microcomputer in the control section and the incorporation of analysis mechanisms as needed. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/global02.png\" alt=\"CHEMiROBO\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">CHEMiROBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1984<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Launch of &#8220;NIMUDEN HDX&#8221; electroless nickel plating solution for hard disks<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">As IT advanced, the demand for higher density aluminum magnetic disks also increased. The pretreatment method &#8220;AD Process&#8221; and electroless nickel plating solution &#8220;NIMUDEN HDX&#8221; were developed for hard disks. The Science and Technology Agency Director-General\u2019s Prize was received in 1996 for the development of a hard disk substrate layer forming technology using electroless plating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/global03.png\" alt=\"Launch of NIMUDEN HDX electroless nickel plating solution for hard disks\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1985<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Established Uyemura International Corporation in the United States<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">After establishing the joint venture company Uyemura International Corporation (UIC), in Los Angeles, USA, the company went on to expand its business globally, centering on the Asian region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/global04.png\" alt=\"U.S. office when it was established\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">U.S. office at the time of establishment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1989<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Developed &#8220;NIMUFLON&#8221; electroless Ni\/PTFE composite plating solution <\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The successful development of composite plating technology was achieved in 1980 and this attracted attention from various fields. The &#8220;NIMUFLON&#8221; composite plating solution developed in 1989 combines excellent mass productivity and coating properties. It quickly spread to a wide range of general-purpose products such as automobiles, motorcycles, IT products and home appliances. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/global05.png\" alt=\"\u7121\u96fb\u89e3\u30cb\u30c3\u30b1\u30eb\/PTFE\u8907\u5408\u3081\u3063\u304d\u6db2\u300c\u30cb\u30e0\u30d5\u30ed\u30f3\u300d\u958b\u767a\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1989<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Launched &#8220;STARLiNE-DASH&#8221; control systems <\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The simple &#8220;STARLiNE-DASH NP&#8221; control systems were launched with functions limited to analysis and replenishment. Together with the &#8220;CHEMiROBO&#8221; series, this created a system to be able to supply the equipment to meet the needs of users for electroless nickel plating control systems, and was adopted in many plating workplaces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/global06.png\" alt=\"STARLiNE-DASH NP\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">STARLiNE-DASH NP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1993<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Developed &#8220;Ucon&#8221; vertical transfer plating system for printed circuit boards<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The &#8220;Ucon&#8221; was developed as a plating system that fixed the lower part of printed circuit boards and transferred them vertically and continuously without the use of jigs. This made it possible to reduce maintenance work and improve the uniformity of the plating deposit thickness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/global07.png\" alt=\"Ucon\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">Ucon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1993<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Developed &#8220;KAT Process&#8221; for final finish process<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The &#8220;KAT Process&#8221; was developed to cope with higher density printed circuit boards. This in turn led to the development of our company&#8217;s flagship final finish process (electroless nickel-gold plating).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/global08.png\" alt=\"Developed KAT Process for final finish process\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1994<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Developed &#8220;FLOW-THROUGH PLATER RP-1&#8221; plating equipment for small parts<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The &#8220;FLOW-THROUGH PLATER RP-1&#8221; plating equipment for small parts was developed based on a new concept that made anything up to fine powder plating possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/global09.png\" alt=\"FLOW-THROUGH PLATER RP-1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">FLOW-THROUGH PLATER RP-1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1997<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">On November 21, 1997, our company listed its shares on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange. In 2013, the company was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, following the merger of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange.\uff08Listed on the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2022\uff09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/global10.png\" alt=\"Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-tab-content p-company-history-navi-section\">\n<!-- page3 --><\/p>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1998<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Developed the &#8220;THRU-CUP PEA&#8221; electroless copper plating solution<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The &#8220;THRU-CUP PEA&#8221; electroless copper plating solution for build-up substrates was developed in 1998 for build-up substrates with insulating resin blind via holes (BVH) made by laser beam machining, which was attracting attention at that time. It received favorable evaluations for the low stress deposit and the high reliability provided by the throwing ability to the inside of the BVH.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/other01.png\" alt=\"Developed the THRU-CUP PEA electroless copper plating solution\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1998<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Opened the Technical Center in the United States<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The Technical Center was opened in Connecticut, U.S.A. It has presented a large number of research results at conferences attended by world-class companies and engineers, and plays an important role as a contact point with global IT companies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/other02.png\" alt=\"Technical Center\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">U.S. Technical Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">1999<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Developed &#8220;SOFTALLOY GTC&#8221; lead-free solder plating solution<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The development of products in response to various environmental regulations progressed rapidly from the 1990s, against the background of increasing interest in environmental problems. Our company began the development of a lead-free solder plating solution in 1995 and the &#8220;SOFTALLOY GTC&#8221; developed in 1999 was used in a wide range of applications, including semiconductor lead frames and chip components.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/other03.png\" alt=\"Developed SOFTALLOY GTC lead-free solder plating solution\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">2003<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Developed &#8220;EPITHAS Process&#8221; for wafers<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The &#8220;EPITHAS Process&#8221; was developed as a UBM (Under Bump Metallization) formation process for aluminum electrodes on silicon wafers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/other04.png\" alt=\"Developed EPITHAS Process for wafers\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">2004<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Developed the &#8220;THRU-CUP EVF-R&#8221; electrolytic copper plating solution<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">In the latter half of the 1990s, electrolytic copper plating solution for via filling appeared in the industry. In 2004, our company developed the &#8220;THRU-CUP EVF-R&#8221; for panel plating. It was the product that became the base for the EVF series, which were currently our main product for electrolytic copper plating for via filling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/other05.png\" alt=\"Developed the THRU-CUP EVF-R electrolytic copper plating solution\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">2005<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Established Taiwan Research Laboratory (TRL)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The Taiwan Research Laboratory (TRL) was established in 2005 to respond to the state-of-the-art companies in the Taiwan market. It also conducts joint research with universities in Taiwan and provides technical support to Taiwanese companies advancing into the Chinese continent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/other06.png\" alt=\"Taiwan Research Laboratory (TRL)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">Taiwan Research Laboratory (TRL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">2007<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Completed a three-year plan for the modernization of the Hirakata Plant<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The aging buildings at the Hirakata Plant were rebuilt and the plant was modernized to increase its production capacity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/other07.png\" alt=\"Chemical Plant and raw materials warehouse\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">Chemical Plant and raw materials warehouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">2012<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Developed &#8220;U-VCPS&#8221; vertical transfer continuous plating system<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The &#8220;U-VCPS&#8221; fully automatic vertical transfer continuous plating system with no up-down mechanism was developed for printed circuit boards. Its unique circulation system realized efficient mass transfer and enabled improved plating deposition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/other08.png\" alt=\"U-VCPS\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">U-VCPS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">2013<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Completed construction of a new building for the Central Research Laboratory<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">This was a reconstruction of the former Central Research Laboratory, and was completed with the aim of encouraging researchers to think creatively. It is an environmentally-symbiotic laboratory that has been designed with consideration for the surrounding environment. It received an S rank in the &#8220;Osaka Prefecture CASBEE (Osaka Prefecture environmental performance indication for buildings)&#8221;. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/other09.png\" alt=\"Central Research Laboratory\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">Central Research Laboratory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"p-company-history-content\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_date\">2018<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-company-history-content_data\">\n<h2 class=\"p-company-history-content_heading\">Development of &#8220;SpeedPlater UBM&#8221; plating system for UBM<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_text\">The &#8220;SpeedPlater UBM&#8221; equipment was developed for the main purpose of forming UBM by electroless plating on the mounting pad electrodes on semiconductor wafers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"p-company-history-content_figure\">\n<p class=\"p-company-history-content_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/themes\/uyemura\/assets\/images\/pages\/company\/history\/other10.png\" alt=\"SpeedPlater UBM\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"p-company-history-content_caption\">SpeedPlater UBM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our History Our footsteps from founding Chronology 1848\u301c1979 1980\u301c1997 1998\u301c 1848 Commenced business in Doshom [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":707,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-rmp.php","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"http:\/\/160.16.233.38\/?page_id=114"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/723"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=723"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10257,"href":"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/723\/revisions\/10257"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uyemura.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}