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Japan Superconductor Technology, Inc. (Japanese registered trademark No. 4668645 in Japan)
JASTEC is a manufacturer of superconducting wires and magnets, and contributes the superconducting technology in the world.

Enviromental Policy

Quality Policy

Place of Business

Outline

Company Name	Japan Superconductor Technology, Inc.
Founded	April 1, 2002
Capital	400Million Yen
Number of Employees	150 employees (as of October 1, 2025)
Shareholder	JEOL Ltd. 100%
CEO	Takahiro Anai

Markets

01.	Manufacture and sales of the following items: ・NbTi and Nb3Sn superconducting wire ・High-resolution NMR magnets ・Various magnets for MRI ・Various magnets for industry and research ・Component parts and accessory for superconducting magnet
02.	Installation and set up of the above items.
03.	Consulting business for superconducting and low temperature technologies .

History

1964

Start R&D on superconducting wire at the Asada Research Laboratory of Kobe Steel, Ltd.

1980

Start sales of NbTi superconducting wire

1983

Start sales of Nb3Sn superconducting wire

1989

Japan Magnet Technology, Inc. (JMT) is established to handle superconducting magnet business

1990

Start joint development of 750 MHz NMR magnet with MIT
Deliver a 400 MHz wide NMR magnet

1992

Start cold shipping of NMR magnets
Deliver a 1.5 T MRI magnet
Deliver a 500 MHz NMR magnet

1994

Deliver the world's first 750 MHz NMR magnet

1995

Start supplying wire to Bruker for NMR magnets
Start supplying NMR magnets to JEOL Ltd.
Join project to develop 1GHz NMR magnet

1996

Deliver a cryogen-free superconducting magnet

1998

Deliver an 800MHz NMR magnet

2001

Complete a high-resolution NMR superconducting
magnet with world's highest magnetic field of 920 MHz *1

2002

JMT's magnet business is merged with Kobe Steel's
superconducting wire business to form Japan
Superconductor Technologｙ,　Inc.　(JASTEC)

2003

Start delivery of FT-ICR magnets to Thermo Electron Corp.

2004

Complete a high-resolution NMR superconducting magnet
with world's highest magnetic field of 930 MHz *2
Total of 100 cryogen-free superconducting magnets shipped
Deliver a zero boil-off 7.0 T/400 SS MRI magnet
Complete a 20 T research magnet

2006

Deliver a Super Self Shield (SSS) High-resolution NMR magnet

2007

Achieve 150 sets of deliver records for cryogen-free superconducting magnet

2008

Start supplying Nb3Sn superconducting wire for TF-coil of ITER project
Start delivery of magnet for extremity MRI

2010

Achieve 1000 sets of NMR magnet delivery

2011

Succeed to generate world highest magnetic field of 24.0T in cooperation with NIMS
(National Institute of Materials Science)
Achieve 150 sets of deliver records for cryogen-free superconducting magnet

2012

Receive “innovation Award” from GE Healthcare
10th anniversary after establishment as JASTEC

2013

Start supplying Nb3Sn superconducting strand and conductor for CS-coil of ITER project

*1,2 The 920 MHz and 930 MHz high-resolution NMR magnets were jointly developed by
the National Institute for Materials Science(NIMS) and Kobe Steel/JASTEC.

Customers

University	Chiba University, Dalian University of Technology (PR China), Fukui University, Hokkaido University, Iwate University, Keio University, Kobe University, Kyoto University, Kyushu University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), Nagoya University, Niigata University, Northeastern University (PR China), Northwestern Polytechnic University (PR China), Osaka University, Saitama University, Shinshu University, Sophia University, Tsinghua University (PR China), Tsukuba University, Tohoku University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo University of Science, The University of Tokyo, Waseda University, Yamagata University, Yamanashi University, Yokohama National University, etc.
Research Institutes	Central Research Institute of Electrical Power Industry, International Superconductivity Technology Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI, Korea), National Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, National Institute for Fusion Science, National Institute for Material Science, RIKEN,Railway Technical Research Laboratory.National Institute of Radiological Science. etc.
Company	Ajinomoto Co.,Inc., Bruker Biospin AG (Switzerland), Bruker Biospin GmbH (Germany) GE Healthcare (USA), Gycom (Russia),Canon Inc., Hitachi Ltd., JEOL Ltd., Kobe Steel, Ltd.,,Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Panasonic Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Shin-etsu Chemical Co.,Ltd, Sony Corporation, CHUBU Electric Power Co.,Inc., TDK Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, JEOL Resonance Inc, Agilent Technologies UK Limited(UK), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.(Germany)

Environmental Management

Environmental Policy

01．Environmental philosophy

As a member of the JEOL Group, Japan Superconductor Technologies, Inc. implements environmentally-friendly business activities based on the Group's environmental management policy. The superconducting wire and magnet products that we supply allow electrical currents to be supplied with zero resistance, and are capable of contributing to significant savings in terms of energy consumption. These products are currently being utilized in the development of energy saving equipment used in the transmission of electric power, electricity generators, and fusion reactors, etc. Through the supply of these kinds of products and technology, we aim to preserve a healthy global environment for future generations, and in our business activities, become an environmentally-friendly corporation capable of effectively coexisting with local communities.

02．Action guidelines

The following items will be continuously implemented through the efforts of all employees of our company.

1) The establishment of an environmental management system and the development of an organizational structure designed to continuously operate and improve this system.
2) Compliance with environmentally-related regulations and other requirements our company agrees with, as well as the implementation of measures designed to prevent environmental contamination.
3) Reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and water discharge levels, and reductions and recycling of waste materials in order to create a recycling-oriented society with a minimum impact on the environment.
4) The establishment of environmental goals and the implementation of regular reviews of these goals as well as continuous improvements.
5) The implementation of education and training designed to allow all employees to gain an understanding of our company's environmental policy and continuously implement activities in accordance with this policy.
6) Participation in environmental conservation activities carried out by local communities.
7) Disclosure of the results of the implementation of activities based on our company's environmental policy and environmental management system.

Quality Management

Quality Policy

Through the development and the manufacture of the superconducting wires and the superconducting magnets, we provide highly reliable products and services, maximize customer satisfaction, and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.

1) We strictly comply with relevant domestic and international laws and regulations, as well as our internal rules, to provide safe and reliable products and services.

2) We continuously review and improve our quality management system to promote improvement in the quality of products and services and business efficiency.

3) We actively promote the reduction of the environmental load, energy conservation, and effective use of resources in our manufacturing processes, contributing to the creation of a sustainable society through the environmental conservation.

September 1st, 2025
Japan Superconductor Technology, Inc.
CEO: Takahiro Anai

Quality Management System

Quality management systems
Upon resuming the manufacture and sale of superconducting magnets for MRI systems, we again obtained ISO13485:2016 certification which is the international standard for quality management systems for medical devices, for our Kobe head office, magnet factory, and Tokyo sales office in December 2024.

We will operate this international standard in conjunction with ISO9001:2015,

an international standard for quality management systems for which we have already been certified, and will continue to strive to improve our products and services to gain even greater trust from our customers.

ISO9001 Certificate of Approval

ISO9001 Certificate Schedule

ISO13485 Certificate of Approval

ISO13485 Certificate Schedule