Example of Development (Achievements & Awards)
Tofuji E.M.I. has developed a wide range of technologies across many different fields, made possible by being a fabless company working in development proposals. From among these, here are some examples of contributions made to world-wide industries by achieving world’s first, and the awards and prizes we have achieved.
For the first time in the world created with Tofuji involvement!

- Realization of making turbocharger parts from stainless steel, and reducing their weight
- Development and taking to mass production of a latch-less hinge (patent held by our company). This item has been appreciated from PC manufacturers around the world
- Realization of cordless X ray CT devices (slip ring method)
- Realization of miniaturized high voltage transformers for X ray devices (unification of electrical parts)
- Ag brush for auto focus (Canon Autoboy)
Tofuji’s VE Proposals and Received Awards
| 1980, ‘81, ’84 | VA1 commendation from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Sagamihara Machinery Works |
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| 1988 | VE3 commendation from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Sagamihara Machinery Works |
| 1997 | QCD Excellence Award from Toshiba Medical Systems, Ltd. |
| 2002 | Second period TCR Excellence Award from Toshiba Medical Systems, Ltd. |
| 2003 | First period TCR Excellence Award and second period JIT Excellence Award from Toshiba Medical Systems, Ltd. |
| 2007 | Changed cutting process to MIM. Realized 100 million yen/year cost reduction |
| 2009, ’10, ’11 | Received commendation letter from Canon Ltd. Visual Business Machinery Section |
| 2010 | VE3 commendation from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Sagamihara Machinery Works |
| 2011 | VE1 commendation from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Sagamihara Machinery Works |
| 2012 | VE proposal commendation from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Sagamihara Machinery Works |
| 2015 | VE1 commendation from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Machinery & Equipment System Domain |
ISO Certification
| April 2003 | Acquired ISO14001 environmental management system certification |
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| December 2005 | Acquired ISO9001 quality management system certification |
