Prizes

Awards & Honors

1998For its laser-optical-path bellows, the company received the 31st Small and Medium Enterprise Research Center Award (now the “Good Company Award”) and the Technology Development Encouragement Award.
2002Founder and President Ryo Nagai was honored with the 2002 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (Commendation for Science and Technology Contributors) for developing and advancing bellows for laser-processing-machine optical paths.
2005Founder and President Ryo Nagai received the 22nd Community Contribution Award (sponsored by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun).
2007Selected for METI’s “300 Vigorous Monozukuri SMEs — 2007 Edition.”
2008“VS Armor” received the 2008 Super Monozukuri Parts Grand Award — Encouragement Prize (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Monozukuri Promotion Council).
2009“Water Defender” received the 2009 Super Monozukuri Parts Grand Award — Encouragement Prize (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Monozukuri Promotion Council).
2010“Bellows for Laser Optical Path with Temperature Sensor” received the 2010 Super Monozukuri Parts Grand Award — Encouragement Prize (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Monozukuri Promotion Council).
2013Received the Japan Patent Office “Intellectual Property Achievement Award” (FY 2013 JPO Commissioner’s Commendation for Outstanding Use of the Industrial Property Rights System).
2014“Bellows with Abnormal-Stroke Detection Function” received the 2014 Super Monozukuri Parts Grand Award — Encouragement Prize (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Monozukuri Promotion Council).
2016Received the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications “Hometown Enterprise Award.”
2017Yamaguchi Factory received the Yamaguchi Labour Bureau Director’s Award.<br/><br/>“nanoGrid” received the 2017 Monozukuri Parts Grand Award — Encouragement Prize (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Monozukuri Promotion Council).
2019President Norio Nagai received the 36th Excellent Manager Commendation — Excellent Manager Award and the Grand Prize for Best Manager (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun).