Organised by AMADA School since 1989, the "Precision Sheet Metal Technology Fair" skill contest promote processing know-how in the sheet metal technologies in 5 categories.
Amada is the main sponsor and this fair is supported by the backing from many people in the field.
| Sponsor | Amada School of Vocational Training Corporation | |
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| Support | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| Kanagawa Prefectural Government | Japan Vocational Ability Development Association | |
| The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. (Daily Industrial News) | The Amada Foundation | |
| Japan's Local Sheet Metal Associations | AMADA CO., LTD. | |
| Co-operation | The Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity | |
| Place | Amada Global Innovation Center situated in Amada Co.,Ltd. 200, Ishida, Isehara-shi, Kanagawa 259-1196, Japan | |
The nominated entries from the initial selection (one product per category for each company) will be
evaluated by the Judging Committee which is composed of academic experts and sponsors.
| Chairman | Shinichi Warisawa, Dr. Eng. Professor, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies |
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| Vice-Chairman | Susumu Takahashi, Dr. Eng. Nihon University, College of Industrial Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Project Professor |
| Committee Member | |
| Toyohiko Akiwa Senior Manager, Automation Systems Production Engineering Department Production Management Division Components & Platforms Business Group Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. | |
| Haruhiro Imizu President of The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun | |
| Takaaki Imura Secretary General, The Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity | |
| Kaoru Katayama General Manager, MONOZUKURI Strategy Division Hitachi Ltd. | |
| Takashi Kuboki, Ph. D. Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Systems The University of Electro-Communications | |
| Motonao Kobayashi Chief of The Center Engineering Skill Training Center, Okamura Corporation | |
| Junichi Komiya Director, Skill Testing Department Japan Vocational Ability Development Association | |
| Takayasu Soramoto General Manager, Production Technology Center Production & Procurement Group Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. | |
| Masahiro Tsukamoto, Ph. D. Professor Department of Manufacturing Process Research Division of Materials Joining Process Joining and Welding Research Institute Osaka University | |
| Yoshihisa Harada, Dr. Eng. Group Leader, Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology 4 |
