{"id":1808,"date":"2018-09-24T19:54:04","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T10:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hodogaya.co.jp\/english\/?page_id=1808"},"modified":"2024-03-08T10:06:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T01:06:21","slug":"rd-voice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hodogaya.co.jp\/english\/rd\/rd-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Researcher\u2019s Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Agro Science Divison<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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New Project Exploration Team<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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Research & Development Department<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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Agro Science Divison<\/p>\n

Listening to the challenges that producers are facing,
pursue further possibilities for our products.<\/p>\n

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Agro-science division is a department dealing with plants in Hodogaya Chemicals, which is known for its chemistry. The products we handle are broadly divided into pesticides and agricultural materials, and I am mainly in charge of the development of environmentally friendly agricultural materials called oxygen supply materials.
In order to commercialize, it is essential to utilize the voices from the field site. So, we are always conducting research while tuning into the field, considering how our products can contribute to solving the problems that producers are currently facing.
One of the features of this division is that we have many opportunities to go on business trips to local areas as technical sales together with the sales department in charge and exchanging opinions with external testing institutions in addition to experimental research at the laboratory.
I find it rewarding to cherish connections with people, gain new insights, and pursue further possibilities for our products through trial and error.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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New Project Exploration Team<\/p>\n

Learning cutting-edge technologies,
contribute to the realization of a sustainable lifestyle.<\/p>\n

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The New Project Exploration Team is a department that uncovers next-generation research themes at the preliminary stage of research and development. We search for the seeds of new research themes and consider whether or not they will sprout. Themes that do sprout are passed on to departments that will conduct full-scale research and development, and they blossom into new businesses for our company. We are advancing multiple research themes in our department, and I have been assigned to research materials that can realize a more sustainable lifestyle as an application of our company’s core technology, which is dye-related. There are also members who are conducting research in new fields using the organic synthesis technology that we have cultivated in our company’s history, and the research fields are truly diverse. Even when the research theme changes, we cross boundaries to discuss daily and devote ourselves to research towards the achievement of our mission of discovering new materials.
Sometimes we participate in academic societies to learn about the latest technologies and explore research unique to our company. One of the best part of this job is being able to produce innovative materials while touching the latest technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Research & Development Department<\/p>\n

We grow through the inspiration and experience gained from the exchanges with next- generation researchers in Korea.<\/p>\n

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I belong to the ‘R&D DepartmentTsukuba Research Center’ and am engaged in the development of OLED materials. Korea holds the top share of OLED panels, and their manufacturing technology is of a high standard. Our group companies, Hodogaya Chemical Korea , SFC, and REXCEL, are also developing, manufacturing, and expanding OLED materials in Korea, competing daily with major material manufacturers.
Our trainee program in Korea which I participated in was for the purpose of learning the technology of these group companies, and also to cultivate a global awareness and personnel exchange among young researchers.
Although it was challenging to communicate in overseas, I was able to feel the speed of material development firsthand. Moreover, there were many young researchers, and it was stimulating to see their vibrant energy. In the future, I intend to grow even more as a researcher, using the knowledge and inspiration I gained from the trainee program in Korea, and apply it to new material development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Koriyama Plant<\/p>\n

From the development of new products to solving problems
in production, refining knowledge and on-site capabilites
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The work of the development in plant includes following up on the production of existing products and developing new products, but neither of these tasks can be completed in laboratory.
For existing products, we seek ways to manufacture them more simply and efficiently. When trouble occurs, we go the manufacturing site immediately to investigate the cause and consider subsequent responses. Both of these tasks require a good understanding of the manufacturing site.The same applies to new products. No matter how good the synthesis in the laboratory is, it is meaningless if it cannot be manufactured in reality. Keeping in mind the actual production, it is necessary to consider not only the toxicity and danger of the reagents used but also the operability of the operators.
In this way, a deep understanding of both laboratory-scale knowledge and the manufacturing site is required. However, when we overcome these challenges and achieve the goals, we can feel a great sense of accomplishment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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