Protecting technology with cleaner care and commitment

A commitment to quality control and striving for zero defects from packaging has made Aicello a key player inthe semiconductor industry and a sustainability leader.

“The circuit line width of a semiconductor
is 1/50,000 of a hair, therefore, such small amounts of defects or contaminationmust be controlled on many levels. In themarket for PE bottles for high purity chemicals, Aicello is the only company thatprovides this technology. This is how wesupport society through our products.”
Satoshi Morita,President, Aicello Corporation

Even the most powerful devices and themost innovative products need to behandled with the most delicate touch. This
is where Japanese tech-packaging firm
Aicello has been excelling for decades– protecting high-purity chemicals for se-

miconductors, and aiming to ensure that
intricately crafted products and machinery
achieve as close to zero defects frompackaging as possible.
In fact, Aicello is so committed toprotecting the perfect condition of the technology contained within their products,that they have created a special rangeof packaging named D-Zero with thatvery goal in mind. Following a successful
and sustainable pivot from traditional
wrappings, such as cellophane, to lightbut tough industrial packaging, the firm
has gone from strength to strength. The
company plays a huge role in the semiconductor industry, where the tiniest precisioncomponents and chemicals require robust
protection.
“There are many processes involvedin the production of semiconductors that
require a wide variety of chemicals. Eachprocess requires contaminant-free highpurity chemicals, meaning that the packaging that those chemicals are held in mustbe super clean,”Aicello President, Satoshi
Morita, said. Morita attributes Aicello’s
success to his team’s consistent attention
to detail, commitment to the highest standards for quality, and pursuit of “Dantotsu”– which translates as a one-of-a-kind business model. Those qualities have propelled Aicello from a small company foundedin the 1930s in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture toa modern multinational with a presence inglobal manufacturing and sales markets.
This journey began with cellophane wrap
manufacturing. But, in 1970, Aicello bravely abandoned its most profitable productin order to help the local environment andimprove sustainability. “We lost 50 percent
of our sales by making this decision,” Mo-rita said. “This was in response to the pollution created through the manufacturing.
Since that time we have been pursuing environmental security, including recycling
and reusing plastics.” That commitment
to sustainability has endured. Contrary
to what one might expect from a packaging company, Aicello believes “the lesspackaging the better.” It strives to create
smaller and thinner packaging, improving
efficiency. The company’s courage has
been rewarded. Restructuring its business

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and expanding its product portfolio has
led many semiconductor factories andlabs employing Aicello’s clean technology. Today, Aicello’s portfolio of advanced
products include Boselon, a corrosion-inhibiting film used to protect a variety ofmetal parts; Fixelon, a thermoplastic
bonding film to join different materials,and Solublon, a water soluble film usedin laundry and dishwasher capsules andtablets, among others.
“As a customer-centriccompany,” Morita said,“we work from the client’s
side in, instead of theother way around.”