{"id":4382,"date":"2024-11-28T14:03:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T05:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/?p=4382"},"modified":"2024-12-04T13:55:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T04:55:56","slug":"interview-with-an-engineer-who-designs-vacuum-equipment-he-graduated-from-the-department-of-engineering-at-hokkaido-university-and-took-a-job-supporting-researchers-interview-with-the-chief-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agus.co.jp\/en\/?p=4382","title":{"rendered":"Interview with the chief engineer of technical development at SUGA Co., Ltd."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Interview with an engineer who designs vacuum equipment. He graduated from the Department of Engineering at Hokkaido University, and took a job supporting researchers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Chief engineer of technical development<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is from Ishikawa and graduated from Department of Engineering, Hokkaido University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During studying in Hokkaido University, he was involved in many research and development activities at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, such as XAFS.While he was a university student, he was approached by the president of SUGA, a business partner of the university, which led to his decision to join the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
XAFS is a technique for analyzing absorption spectra obtained by irradiating materials with X-rays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Current main work involves the development and design of research equipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It is a very difficult but rewarding job because we need to determine the research themes, requests, and needs of the researchers at Hokkaido University, our main client, in detail, and design products that can meet the demands they are seeking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have designed ALD and sputtering equipment, which are now catalog items, as well as custom-made and special-order fluidized-bed testing equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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He likes ‘research’.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I like to learn about various topics from university researchers, as well as experiment and research new equipment and designs in-house to meet their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the most enjoyable achievements to date has been the research on field emission using the PEEM equipment at Hokkaido University, where I supported the design and improvement of the equipment and was continuously involved in the field to produce a single result up to the publication of the paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is great joy and satisfaction in work done together with researchers of the same age!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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His hobbies are outdoor camping and fishing.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
He is from Ishikawa Prefecture, but chose Hokkaido to work because of his longing for a place where his hobbies – snowboarding and camping – have a wide range of fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he was a student, he became so addicted to snowboarding that sometimes went into the mountains more than 40 times in one winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After joining SUGA, he also learnt to fish in Hakodate’s bountiful waters, accompanied by his senior colleagues, the chief of the production department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently, I have been going fishing and camping more and more, and I enjoy fishing for trout and carp, camping and enjoying the outdoors in unexplored areas such as Rishiri and Rebun islands, where even people from Hokkaido don’t often go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
I, the interviewer Imai, was also very much involved in the conversation, as I was someone who knew about the outdoor and fishing possibilities and splendor of Hokkaido, such as Itou fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Strengths and products of SUGA as seen by the design staff.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In recent years, some of our products have been born out of our struggle to meet requests from researchers for equipment modifications and orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many researchers have requested equipment with high versatility and flexibility, and SUGA’s ‘Plus Series’ of sputtering equipment was created to meet such demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These products are compatible with transfer units that work with ALD and annealing equipment, and are in high demand because they can send materials to another device without exposing them to the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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