Future Expansion of Industrial Applications of SPring-8 and Improvement of Its Effects

Number of Conducted Proposals at Public BLs by Affiliation SPring-8 Utilization Status (2012)

(Number of Conducted Proposals) Rate of Industry SPring-8 was constructed at a great cost of about 30% attempting to breach the frontiers of current 110 billion yen in 1997 and has an annual 1600 Number of industrial technologies through collaboration with Submitted Proposals 1,781 Proposals maintenance cost of about 8.5 billion yen. Large Others top academic institutions. 20% facilities such as this have a major responsibility to 1400 (include) If you are interested in or wish to know more Industry 25% 351 Proposals maximize the use of their technologies, not only Industry Proposals about the industrial applications of SPring-8, at the frontier of scientific research, but also for Rate of Industry please visit our website (http://www.spring8.or.jp), 1200 Conducted Proposals 1,408 Proposals industry. A coordinating system was introduced where you can find many examples of industrial 20% Public Beamlines 21% in FY 2000 to promote the use of SPring-8 for (include) applications. If you wish to use SPring-8 or find 291 Proposals industrial applications. Then, a public beamline 1000 Industry Proposals out whether the measurements you require are specialized for industrial applications became Number of possible, please contact our coordinators in the 9,376 Persons 15% cumulative Users operational in FY 2001 (3 beamlines are operational 800 Industrial Application Division (Phone: +81-(0) 12% at present), and the Industrial Application Division (include) 791-58-0924, E-mail: [email protected]). They 1,162 Persons was established in FY 2005. In addition, SPring-8 Industry Users help you use our facility if you are unfamiliar 600 offered a program for trial users (attempted in FY 10% with the use of synchrotron radiation. We hope Conducted Proposals 599 Proposals 2002, systemized in FY 2003-2005) as well as a that you will make active use of our facilities. 32% program for the strategic use of the large 400 (include) Industry Proposals 192 Proposals cutting-edge research facilities (FY 2005-2006). 5% Contract Beamlines The industrial applications of SPring-8 have 200 Number of expanded yearly as shown in the figures owing to cumulative Users 5,873 Persons 30% the improvement of the facility and its systems, 0% (include) 0 Industry Users 1,750 Persons and the implementation of programs. Not only 1997 01009998 02 03 04 05 0607 08 09 11 1210 Year has the number of users increased, but we have * Industry Proposals: Proposals users belong to Industrial Companies also seen users from new kinds of industry during this period. There is still, we believe, room to explore new profitable uses of SPring-8. In Publication: RIKEN and Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute Editing: Public Relations Office, Japann Synchrotro Radiation Research Institute addition, we are not only promoting the use of our Production assistance: Sci-tech Communications Design: Takada Office Photographs: Shuichi Yuri Photos and images provided by: Motor Corporation; Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.; Sumitomo Rubber Industries; Kao Corporation; Kracie Home Products, Ltd.; Ezaki established measurement technology for industry, Glico Co., Ltd.; Nakashima Medical Co., Ltd.; Ozeki Chemical IndustryCo., Ltd.; Corporation; Asahi Kasei Construction Materials Corporation; but are also actively promoting the development Laboratories Limited; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.; GS YuasaCorporation; Corporation; NEC Corporation; Displays, Ltd.; Chemical Industries, of essential new measurement technology and Ltd.; Corporate Research & Development Lab. of Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.; RIKEN All rights reserved. January, 2014

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