About FTR

Our continuing challenge to providing the best solution for flow diagnosis.

We design and develop systems for visualizing and measuring various flow fields, and also provide high-precision measurement services on consignment. We take on total-service consignment from modeling to fluid measurement. We are extending our business by contributing to our customers’ R & D and product planning. We have accumulated a track record of doing business in more than 170 cases. Our customers include private companies such as Canon Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, Panasonic Corporation, and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., as well as universities such as Keio University, Tohoku University, and Kyoto University.





Company Strength

Our company holds expert consultations on fluid experiments to appropriately understand complicated fluid phenomena. We provide optimal measurement systems and flow visualizing devices. We provide detailed support for customer needs by exhibiting our technical ability in fluid measurement. We provide optimal measurement systems and flow visualizing devices that are highly appreciated by our customers. We make the most of our cutting-edge technologies and know-how (skill), and quickly deliver the fluid information expected by our customers (speed). In providing solutions we protect technical information related to new customer products and key technologies by means of strict information control (confidentiality).

Business Outline

Our company provides world-class high-level multidimensional fluid measurement solutions by designing, developing, and selling systems for visualizing and measuring various flow fields. We also provide high-precision measurement services on consignment. Understanding fluid behavior is essential for the design and development of fluid-related equipment as well as basic research. We work hard to provide high-accuracy multidimensional fluid measurement. Our moto is "Skill, Speed, and Confidentiality." Our company provides integrated consignment fluid measurement services from modeling to fluid measurement to help customers with R& D and efficient product planning.

Product Strength

Consignment fluid measurement: Our experts provide integrated fluid measurement services under thorough security control. Development and sales: We provide comprehensive support for various fluid measurement solutions and can flexibly meet needs and budgets. The core of our PIV system is the PIV analysis software. This software realizes high-speed data analysis based on coding that makes the most of Intel CPU native operation functionality. TomoPIV features flexible extensibility regarding multidimensional measurement from standard PIV to stereo PIV, then on to tomographic PIV (TomoPIV). Only our company in Japan and one company in Europe have successfully commercialized TomoPIV. It makes it possible to conduct high-end flow velocity distribution measurement with three dimensions and three components.


Company Profile

Company name Flowtech Research Inc. (FTR)
Established November 28. 2005
Capital 10,000,000 (JPY)
Board Members Koichi Nishino (Chairman, CTO)
Shinichiro Takeda (President, CEO)
Number of Employees 11
Address 789-2, Nippacho, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-0057, Japan
Phone number +81-45-716-8361
Fax number +81-45-716-8362
Transaction record (domestic)

Destinations of system delivery: R&D and design divisions of major companies, and universities and other research organizations.

Main customers (no alphabetical order):Canon Inc., Konica Minolta, Inc., Sony Corporation, Taisei Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., PHOTRON LIMITED, Mazda Motor Corporation, Ehime University, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Keio University, Tokyo University of Science, Tohoku University, National Defense Academy of Japan, Kyoto University, Yokohama National University.

Consignment measurement: More than 170 cases, which cannot be disclosed because of non-disclosure agreements.

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