Siden 1989 har Amada skolen afholdt "Præcision Pladebearbejdnings Konkurrencen" Konkurrencen promovere proces knowhow I pladebeabejdnings teknologi, delt ud I 5 kategorier.
Amada er hovedsponsor af denne konkurrence og konkurrencen er bakket op af mange folk i branchen.
| Sponsor | Amada School of Vocational Training Corporation | |
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| Support | Japans Sundhedsministerie, Arbejde og velfærd | Finansministerie, Handel og Industri |
| Kanagawa Præfekturs regering | Japan Vocational Ability Development Association | |
| The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. (Daglige industrielle nyheder) | Amada Fonden | |
| Japans Lokale pladebearbejdnings assoiationer | AMADA CO., LTD. | |
| Samarbejder | Japans Teknologiske Plasticitet institut | |
| Lokation | Amada Global Innovation Center beliggende i Amada Co.,Ltd. 200, Ishida, Isehara-shi, Kanagawa 259-1196, Japan | |
De nominerede fra den første trækning (et produkt per kategori for hvert firma) vil blive
evalueret af dommer komiteen som der består af akademiske eksperter og sponsorer.
| Formand | Shinichi Warisawa, Dr. Eng. Professor, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies |
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| Viceformand | Susumu Takahashi, Dr. Eng. Nihon University, College of Industrial Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Project Professor |
| Komite medlemmer | |
| Toyohiko Akiwa Senior Manager, Automation Systems Production Engineering Department Production Management Division Components & Platforms Business Group Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. | |
| Haruhiro Imizu President of The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun | |
| Takaaki Imura Secretary General, The Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity | |
| Kaoru Katayama General Manager, MONOZUKURI Strategy Division Hitachi Ltd. | |
| Takashi Kuboki, Ph. D. Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Systems The University of Electro-Communications | |
| Motonao Kobayashi Chief of The Center Engineering Skill Training Center, Okamura Corporation | |
| Junichi Komiya Director, Skill Testing Department Japan Vocational Ability Development Association | |
| Takayasu Soramoto General Manager, Production Technology Center Production & Procurement Group Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. | |
| Masahiro Tsukamoto, Ph. D. Professor Department of Manufacturing Process Research Division of Materials Joining Process Joining and Welding Research Institute Osaka University | |
| Yoshihisa Harada, Dr. Eng. Group Leader, Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology 4 |
