Press Release
Wisdom Square, Elevator and Escalator Quality Evaluation Facility, is NowComplete ～Strengthening the Group’s Quality Control System as “All Fujitec”～
Shiga, Japan – Fujitec Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan; President and CEO Masayoshi Harada) hereby announces the successful completion of construction of the Quality Lab , an elevator and escalator quality evaluation facility, on March 3 on the grounds of the Head Office in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture. It has been decided that the name of this facility is “Wisdom Square.”
Wisdom Square is a specialized quality testing and verification facility for the purpose of offering the best quality products and services not only to Japan but also to the world. The facility is equipped with experimental equipment to evaluate the reliability of various elevator components in addition to validation elevators and escalators for testing operation. The facility will begin operation in phases from April 2025.
Previously, the company has conducted quality evaluations as part of the product development process. With the new facility, quality-focused tests and verifications will be carried out to strengthen quality control, increase performance, and enhance the reliability of Fujitec products. The company will also develop and verify installation methods for more efficient installation to reach higher quality in the field as well. Global model elevators are also installed in the facility to support quality and resolve the challenge of verifying global products in Japan.
Moreover, the job rotation of product development engineers to the quality division is planned for deeper cross-sectional coordination, and the quality verification cycle will be reformed. Through these initiatives, Fujitec will strengthen the Group’s overall quality control system. Going beyond quality enhancement in Japan, Fujitec will globally offer high-quality products and services that can be offered only by Fujitec, a specialized Japanese manufacturer.
| Facility name | Wisdom Square (Tentative name during construction: Quality Lab) |
| Location | 591-1 Miyata-cho, Hikone, Shiga, Japan Big Wing (R&D, production site at the Fujitec head office) |
| Building area | 1,000 m2 |
| Facility configuration | Office building: Six floors above ground Test building: 11 floors (60m high) |
| Main equipment | – Experimental equipment to evaluate the reliability of elevator components – 11 elevators for quality verification and installation method testing – One escalator for quality verification, research, and testing |
| Design & Supervision | Nikken Sekkei Ltd |
| Builder | Asanuma Corporation |
| Construction start | September 2023 |
| Completion | March 2025 |
WISDOM SQUARE *Registered trademark (Registration number is No. 6678306)
The facility was named Wisdom Square to be a place where various quality related members gather, share knowledge, and create new value with the promise of high quality.
Logo
The W in the logo expresses the interaction of products, people, and technologies in this square and represents a facility serving as the birthplace of top-quality products and services. The W is highlighted with Fujitec’s corporate color red, while the gold signifies superior quality. To emphasize quality is a basic of safety and reliability, Fujitec’s mascot, Tecky, is used in place of the letter “A” in the word Square. Tecky is designed using the shape of the letter A (first letter of Anzen and Anshin or safety and reliability in the Japanese language) as a motif to symbolize safety and reliability.
– ZEB Oriented level high energy efficiency design for next generation standards
(1) Exhaust heat recovery and CO2 control in offices
(2) Exterior using exterior wall materials with high thermal insulation performance
(3) Automatic dimmer control of offices with daylight sensors, and so on
– Use of mature artificial forests of Shiga Prefecture in the facility in consideration of local production for local consumption and forest resource recycling
▽ Announcement during the start of construction
September 6, 2023 Press Release “Fujitec to Build Specialized Quality Analysis and Evaluation Center”
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