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Visiting a Town with Mitsubishi Materials 〜Sanda Plant edition〜
Ms. Stride, a woman traveling around the world, visits a town where a Mitsubishi Materials Group hub is located.
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Ms. Stride
A woman in her late twenties who enjoys factory tours and strolls around town.
Sanda Plant edition
In this edition, we will introduce the town from where Mitsubishi Materials Corporations’ Sanda Plant supports the company’s business in electronic materials and components for advanced products.
Sanda Plant operates from Sanda City, a place abound with nature located in southeastern Hyogo Prefecture. The plant currently handles products used in semiconductors and advanced materials, due to it originating from the transfer of Osaka Smelter & Refinery’s new materials division to Sanda in 1989.
The Sanda Beer Exam A test for beer lovers?
Kawamoto Komin, a scholar of Rangaku (Japan’s Western studies through the Dutch language) from Sanda, is known for being the first to brew beer in Japan. In honor of this achievement, the city has been hosting the Sanda Beer Exam since 2017. The highest level exam is said to be filled with difficult questions.
Kawamoto Komin, a scholar of Rangaku at the end of the Edo period
Arimafuji Park The largest city park in Hyogo
Sanda City puts its heart into raising its children. There are many parks within the city limits, but we recommend visiting Arimafuji Park. Asobi Okoku (Play Kingdom), which was built based on local folklore, is always crowded with children.
Sanda Celadon Traditional art from the Edo period
Known as one of the three greatest celadon techniques in the world, Sanda Celadon has been passed down since beginning in Japan in the Edo period. It is characterized by its beautiful blue-green coloration and its unique sense of purity. The same blue-green color covers the outer walls of Sanda Plant.
Yamada Nishiki The king of sake rice
Yamada Nishiki, famous for its use in Japanese sake, is grown around the plant. The plant draws water from a nearby river to grow the rice, so Sanda Plant periodically inspects and cleans the rain gutters on its grounds and takes great care in manag- ing the quality of the water.
By protecting nature, the plant is building trust with the local community!
Welcome to Sanda Plant!
About Sanda Plant
Sanda Plant mainly manufactures precision mounting materials and precision silicon products. Other than mass production functions, the plant also has research, development, and customer support functions. With R&D, manufacturing, and quality assurance teams uniting as one, and with “Cooperation and innovation” as our motto, we are creating state-of-the-art products capable of meeting customers’ needs in the rapidly changing market.
Products being manufactured at Sanda Plant
Precision mounting materials in surprisingly familiar places
Low alpha solder drastically reduces the emission of alpha rays, a cause of soft errors. It is mainly used in bonding materials for semiconductors installed in precision machinery. In addition, AuSn paste, a highly reliable bonding material, is used in high-power LED lighting and other devices.
The R&D Department is responsible for Sanda’s future through development
The R&D Department is responsible for new product development at Sanda Plant. It is equipped with the same mass-production prototype equipment as our customers and evaluates various developed products. Using analytical equipment such as high-performance electron microscopes to evaluate and measure products in the plant and providing feedback on product devel- opment, the department enables quick development.
Precision silicon products hold the key to manufacturing semiconductors
It is unacceptable for even the smallest impurity to appear in a semiconductor. Therefore, the same silicon as is used in wafers is used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Sanda Plant flexibly processes fine silicon to meet customer demand. Furthermore, the plant has realized thorough quality control using fully-automated cleaning equipment.
Rare B-to-C products in the Group
Gold card
At Sanda Plant, we use metal rolling technologies to manufacture gold items, such as business cards, playing cards, and bookmarks. We thinly and evenly stretch gold using a metal rolling mill.
At Sanda Plant, we use metal rolling technologies to manufacture gold items, such as business cards, playing cards, and bookmarks. We thinly and evenly stretch gold using a metal rolling mill.
Guide
Materials Characterization Technology Group,
R&D Department, Sanda Plant
Ms. Nao Okabe
Joined the company in 2011.
Ms. Okabe operates microscopes and analytical equipment in the R&D Department. Her recommended place to visit is the Kobe-Sanda Premium Outlets, located just 15 minutes from the plant.
Ms. Okabe operates microscopes and analytical equipment in the R&D Department. Her recommended place to visit is the Kobe-Sanda Premium Outlets, located just 15 minutes from the plant.
Guide
General Affairs Group, Administrative Department, Sanda Plant
Mr. Tetsuro Mizuta
Joined the company in 2006.
Mr. Mizuta has worked in Sanda Plant since 2018, mainly engaging in general management of the plant’s premises as someone in charge of welfare and general affairs. He enjoys going on walks and often refreshes himself by walking along the Muko River near Shinsanda Station and around Goryo Shrine.
Mr. Mizuta has worked in Sanda Plant since 2018, mainly engaging in general management of the plant’s premises as someone in charge of welfare and general affairs. He enjoys going on walks and often refreshes himself by walking along the Muko River near Shinsanda Station and around Goryo Shrine.
