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ESPEC’stechnologydevelopmentcapacityCoretechnologiesPeripheraltechnologies●Environmentalfactortechnology●Refrigeratingandairconditioningsystemtechnology●Sensingandcontroltechnology●Testingandanalysistechnology●Networksystemtechnology●Electronicdevicemeasurementandcontroltechnology●MixedgasprecisioncontroltechnologyoursuperiortechnologyallowsmultipleInordertoreplicatealltypesofmeteorologicalenvironmentsonearth,wehavevariousenvironmentalfactortechnologies,andenvironmentalfactorstobereplicatedsimultaneously.Environmentalfactorsthatwecanreplicateincluderain,fog,snow,wind,andlight,inadditiontotemperatureandhumidity.Ourcoretechnologyforreplicatingtemperatureandhumidityisusedinrefrigeratingandairconditioningsystemtechnology.Wehavedevelopedrefrigerationandairconditioningourownhigh-performancesystemsinordertoreplicateuniformtemperatureandhumidi-tyofspecimen.Sensingandcontroltechnologyisthebrainofourenvironmentaldevelopedcontrollersthatcontrolvariousenvironmentalfactorswithhighprecisionandhighefficiency,whichareeasytouseandveryexpandable.Intheareaoftestingandanalysistechnology,weanalyzetheimpactofenvironmentalteststressonspecimentheperspectiveofinthermophysics,applyappropriateenvironmentalstressandreflecttheresultsinourproducts.termsofphysicalproperties,andenvironmentschamber,researchconductperiodstestingtypesshorthavefromtimehowandweweforonalltoofinthatbutthethewithtestcorehaveservetestingvariousdevicescreatedsystemschamber,combiningtechnologiesenvironmentalInfieldelectronicofelectroniccomponents,peripheralByatechnologies,wevarietyofpurposes.Ournetworksystemtechnology,whichrespondstothedigitizationofenvironmentaltesting,notonlycentrallymanagesalsoevolvesthetestingenvironmentforourcustomersbycombin-ingitwithspeciallydevelopedcamerasthatmonitortheinsideasofchamber.semiconductors,lithium-ionbatteries,wehaveindependentlydevelopedevaluationtestingintegrateenvironmentalsystemsandscreeningsystemstestingandOurtechnologiescoverawiderangeofareas,includingequipmentdriveandtesting,wecharge/dischargealsosecuritymechanismtechnologybyutilizingourowntestingtechnolo-gies.AtESPEC,ourgoalistofurtherevolvethetechnologiesweattainstatusasoneofourcoretechnologies.control,measurementInoflithium-ionwithmeasurementcharacteristictechnologies.developedenhancedtheymaysomedayconsidercontrol.providealreadyvalues,controlbatterysafetyhavesuchandourandthatsoThiscenterdevelopsnewtechnologyandproductsasthebaseofourR&Dactivities.Wehaveopenedtothepublictheworld’sfirst“AllWeatherSimulationChamber”thatreplicatesvariousweatherenvironmentsonearthtopromoteopeninnovation.ItalsoencompassestheKobeTestCenter,whichhasbeencertifiedasanISO/IEC17025-complianttestcenterandaplantthatmanufacturesTemperature(&Humidity)Chambers.Allthepowerthecenterusesisderivedfromrenewableenergyresources.Moreover,thepremisesfeatureaforest,abiotope,androoftopgreenery,allofwhichareusedasplacestodisseminateourbiodiversitypreservationactivitiesandraiseawarenessoftheenvironment.WehavereceivedtheMinisterofEconomy,TradeandIndustry’sAwardastheNationalAwardforGreeneryFactory,aswellasbeencertifiedbytheAssociationforBusinessInnovationinharmonywithNatureandCommunity(ABINC)andcertifiedasa“30by30AllianceforBiodi-versity”sitebytheMinistryoftheEnvironment.Location5-2-5Kanokodaiminamimachi,Kita-ku,Kobe,HyogoYearoperationsstarted2001Totalarea31,911m2BuildingareaTechnologyDevelopmentBuiding4,558m2BuidingfortestingBuidingfordesignandproductin2,462m25,032m2Totalareawithgreenareasincluded14,693m2*IncludingareawithfacilitiesKobeR&DCenterArarespecies“suzusaiko(cynanchumpaniculatum)”isplantedforpreservationintherooftopgreenareaoftheTechnologicalDevelopmentBuilding.EffortstowardbiodiversitypreservationInaddition,abiotopeconsistingofstreamIntherooftopgrasslandontheTechnologyDevelopmentfromnorthernBuilding,wearecultivatingnativeplantstwopondsRokko.andathings,includingbirds,fish.TheconstructionandplantingweredonebyESPECMIC,whichisengagedinenvironmentalconservationbusinesses.attractsinsects,andawidevarietylivingofESPECCORP.COMPANYPROFILE16