Furukawa-Sky manufactures a vast range of products, from rolled and extruded materials to cast and forged products, as well as processed aluminum products that are fabricated from these materials. The fields using these products are just as diverse, from daily necessities, such as aluminum foil, to the aerospace industry, including the material for the fuel tank used in H-II rockets.

Given the extensive range of research themes drawn from this vast array of products and applications, the Technical Research Center promotes cross-sectional research and development practices that integrate basic research with specific research efforts that are commonly being conducted in various business units. We fully intend to deepen our basic and fundamental technologies behind all products and to accelerate the development of innovative, next-generation products and technologies. These goals can be accomplished through close cooperation with factory-based R&D divisions, which conduct specialized R&D for each product and/or customer, and by gathering researchers who can work on individual products and technologies in order for them to engage in deep, comprehensive exchanges and dialogs.

We have also strengthened our role as the company's analysis center through the introduction of a lineup of cutting-edge evaluation equipment including a full-spec transmission electron microscope.

The building that houses the Fukaya Technical Research Center has been coated with FUSCOAT CLEAN®, a stain-resistant, pre-coated aluminum material developed by Furukawa-Sky, on all external walls, and the building also offers universal accessibility with elevators and level access, thereby embodying the principles behind the revised "Heart Building Law" ("Act on Buildings Accessible and Usable by the Elderly and Physically Disabled").

The building also features open spaces for relaxed gatherings, and large meeting rooms in which study sessions can be conducted by both in-house and guest instructors. The layout was developed with a strong emphasis on offering a liberating space where researchers working on projects with different themes can actively collaborate with each other.