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Greeting from JFPA Chairman
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| The Japan Fluid Power Association (JFPA) was reestablished in 1999 by amending the articles of association of its predecessor, Japan Hydraulics and Pneumatics Association, to meet the needs of today's fluid power industry. The history behind the reorganization of the Association dates back to 1956. In the fiscal year 2010, being the election year of the Association, I, Toshikazu Miyauchi (President, Konan Electric Co., Ltd.) have been elected Chairman of the Association at its General Meeting held on May 19, 2010. As Chairman in this drastically changing economic environment, I pledge to devote myself to the Association and appreciate your further support and guidance. |
Chairman
Toshikazu Miyauchi |
| JFPA is presently composed of 65 full member
companies, including manufacturers and suppliers
of hydraulic, pneumatic, and water hydraulic
equipment and providers of the technology.
JFPA is also supported by 64 associate member
companies that support the activities of
the Association. Our activities are extensive
and designed to contribute to the further
advancement of the industry at both domestic
and global levels. Our activities include
the standardization of industrial codes relating
to ISO, JIS, and other organization standards,
which is a common challenge across the industry;
the promotion of industry-academia collaboration;
the technical investigation of the trends
of relevant overseas laws and regulations,
such as the RoHS Directive and REACH; publicity
and public relations, including the publication
of the magazines "FLUID POWER"
and "MONTHLY FLUID POWER"; and
international exchange activities, including
participation in international conferences
and exchanges with overseas associations.
Fluid power equipment and systems, which
use fluids, such as oil, air, water, and
others, as their media, are important functional
products that provide the "control"
and "driving power" for a variety
of "industrial machines." They
are also auxiliary equipment employed in
areas familiar to and inevitable in our lives,
such as "construction machinery,"
"semiconductor manufacturing equipment,"
"machining tools," "transportation
equipment," and "steel plant machinery."
Via its web site, JFPA continues to offer
the latest information on the fluid power
industry and hopes that such information
is widely used by concerned parties. We encourage
people to visit the web site frequently to
take advantage of the information, and welcome
your comments on the contents and your requests
for further information. |
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Organaization
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Japan Fluid Power Association, supported
by 129 member companies, is conducting a
wide range of activities as summarized below
under 6 permanent committees and adjunct
working parties and groups.
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Research on manufacturing, trading, application
and consumption of fluid power equipment
and components as well as planning and practice
of various policies worked out based on the
aforementioned research work. |
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Collection, analysis and supply of statistical
data concerning the fluid power industry. |
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Research and promotion of various measures
to timely serve the needs of member companies,
i.e. constant improvement and diffusion of
product liability (PL) insurance and life
insurance systems. |
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Drafting and diffusion of industrial standards
and principles related to the fluid power
equipment and components. |
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Experiments and studies concerning enhancement
of quality and performance of the fluid power
equipment and components. |
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Research and promotion of measures for improving
production efficiency and so on of the fluid
power industry. |
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Promotion of research and development of
water hydraulics technology. |
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Publication of quarterly, monthly and other
periodicals. |
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Promotion of international activities: |
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Organizing and sponsoring of international
fluid power exhibition (IFPEX) at home and
participation in similar shows to be held
abroad. |
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Dispatch and reception of various study missions
to and from abroad. |
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Exchange of fluid power statistical data
with counterpart organizations all over the
world and positive participation in the international
project for the fluid power statistics harmonization. |
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Promotion of harmonization with international
standards including ISO. |
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| Japan Fluid Power Association will be led
by the following members of the Board of
Directors and Auditors: Teams through May
2010 to May 2012 |
| Chairman: |
Mr. T. Miyauchi
(President, Konan Electric Co., Ltd.) |
| Vice chairmen: |
Mr. M. Sonoda
(President, Kawasaki Precision Machinery
Ltd.)
Mr. K. Kajimoto
(President, CKD Corporation)
Mr. K. MaTsumoto
(President, Nabtesco Corporation)
Mr. T. Kato
(President, TACO Co., Ltd.) |
Executive Director: Mr. S. Hiromitsu
Number of Directors: 29 companies
Number of Auditors: 2 companies |
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