Marketing Division

Vol.59DEC.

Engineering Quarterly

2015
Domestic Sales“Nobel Prize in Physics” Awarded to Professor Kajita of
Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, Tokyo University !!!
Congratulations, Professor Kajita !!!
on Winning Nobel Prize
Professor Kajita raised an issue of the “Atmospheric Neutrino
Anomaly” that the composition ratio of the atmospheric
neutrino did not match the expected figure as observed during
the experiments carried out at “Kamiokande” which had
started its operation in 1983. Meanwhile, in 1996, “SuperKamiokande” was completed. By using “Super Kamiokande” ofthe size more than 20 times greater than that of “Kamiokande”,
Prof. Kajita demonstrated for the first time in the world thatthe anomaly was caused by the “Neutrino Oscillation” meaningthat the types of neutrinos changed during their flight.

University, inside Mozumi Mine of Kamioka Mining. We
continued to provide our support with the basic engineering
work, etc. for the construction of “Kamiokande” and also of“Super Kamiokande” which followed.
We, Mesco, will proudly continue to play a role in the advanced
technologies in the area of the cosmic ray researches by fullyutilizing our experiences and proven technologies.

Discovery of the atmospheric neutrino oscillation overturned
the established elementary particle theory and opened the doorto new physics. This achievement was recognized and led tothe award of the Nobel Prize in Physics this time. We, on
behalf of everyone at Mesco, cordially and sincerely
congratulate Professor Kajita on his achievement.
We have engaged ourselves in the series of projects since 1983,
starting from the construction of the Kamioka undergroundobservatory for Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, Tokyo

Inside Super Kamiokande
under Construction

Letter of Thanks Received from Tokyo Universityfor Completion of 1st Stage KAGRA Project
At Ceremony of Completionof 1st Stage Research Facility

State-of-the-art equipment is required by this project, and muchof Mesco’s technologies have been used for its implementation.

A ceremony was held in Toyama on November 6 to celebrate
the completion of the 1st stage research facility of the KAGRA
Project, which involves a large-scale cryogenic gravitational
wave telescope and is run by the Institute for Cosmic Ray
Research, Tokyo University, headed by Professor Kajita,
winner of the Nobel Prize, as the institute director. We arepleased to announce that a letter of thanks was presented toMesco at the ceremony for the contribution we made as prime
contractor for the ultra-high vacuum duct installation, flange
fastening, and electrical works.
The KAGRA Project, run underground at the Kimioka mine,
where Mitui Mining & Smelting originally started
発its電operation,機
is a research project intended for the first-ever direct
observation in human history of the gravitational waves, i.e.,
distortion of the space-time transmitted in the form of waves ofgravity that governs the construction and evolution of theuniverse. Enabling gravitational wave observation will largely
contribute to providing clues to the mystery of the universe,such as black holes.

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Professor Kajita (Left)
President Araki of Mesco(Right)
Letter of Thanks received
from Tokyo University

Inside KAGRA
Untra-High Vacuum
Ducts & Cryostat1

Exhaust Gas Treatment Facility Construction
Order Received from Takehara Refinery of Mitsui Mining & Smelting
To be Completed in March, 2016
Mesco received from Takehara Refinery of Mitsui Mining &Smelting Co., Ltd. an order for construction of an exhaustgas treatment facility, which is an item in one of ourspecialty areas, and a groundbreaking ceremony was held.
This facility is intended for thorough removal of fine dusts,
containing heavy metals, from the blast furnace. The mainequipment items to be delivered are two (2) gas cleaning
towers and one (1) wet type electrostatic precipitator.

Groundbreaking CeremonySocial demands for recycling are getting higher and higher
and call for higher quality of the engineering expertise
required.
We, Mesco, are committed to continue our efforts to pursue
higher level technologies so as to respond to such needs inthe market and thereby develop technologies that contributeto our customers.

Site Officeat Refinery

Liquid Feed Material Production Facility Construction
for Nichiha Matex Co., Ltd.
Feed Material Tank
In August, 2015, we completed construction of a liquid feedmaterial production facility ordered by Narashino Works of
Nichiha Matex Co., Ltd., manufacturer of ceramics-based
exterior wall materials.
While the project involved utilization and modification ofpart of the existing facilities, we managed strict schedule
control within the limited time for the shutdown
maintenance work to respond to our customer’s needs bycompleting the project in time.
Nichiha Matex Co., Ltd. is a group company of Nichiha
Corporation, a leading manufacturer of ceramics-based
exterior wall materials and we, Mesco, are pleased and proudthat we were offered an opportunity of contributing toNichiha Matex’s production.

Feed Material Production Facility

We, Mesco, will continue to serve the industries of a wide
variety, including the construction materials producers, notonly those in the non-ferrous metals industry.

Narashino Works of Nichiha Matex Co., Ltd.
Main Products: Exterior building materials - Excelard series
Location: Higashi Narashino, Narashino-shi, Chiba-ken※ Source: Nichiha Corporation’s Website

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“Fin Assembly Machine”
Delivered to Heat Exchanger Manufacturer

Mesco’s Kamioka Branch delivered in September a “FinAssembly Machine” for radiators to a heat exchanger
manufacturer on schedule as ordered.
The “Fin Assembly Machine” automatically inserts finsto heat conductive pipes at an equal spacing and put
them together to form radiators. We added newdevelopments to a variety of spots of the machine toautomate it for delivery.
The present fin assembly operation requires operators’
trained skill in proper spacing and positioning of theheat transfer pipes for inserting the fins. As such,operation by dedicated experts has been indispensable.
The newly developed “Fin Assembly Machine” has afreely adjustable fin spacing feature to handle radiatorsof different sizes. It has enabled smooth assembly bymeans of automatic positioning of the heat conductive
pipes, which initially used to be considered difficult toachieve from the construction point of view.
Mesco’s automatic assembly machine delivered with suchnew features built in here and there has largely
contributed to the user’s improvement in its operation
efficiency, productivity, manpower saving, productquality, and working safety.
Mesco’s Kamioka Branch will continue to respond to ourcustomers’ demanding needs by making the best use of
its experience and proven technologies and by making FA
proposals such as labor saving and equipment
automation.

Fin Assembly
MachineMesco’s abundant track records and excellent technologies
超高真空ダクト

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have led to a high reputation gained in various fields.

3Sales of Quemetco RSR Lead Anodesfor Decopperization Processes

Mesco represents Quemtco of the Ecobat group, the world’s
largest lead smelting group, and has been delivering RSR
lead anodes for the decopperization processes produced byQuemetco to the Japanese non-ferrous metals companies.
Compared to the conventional lead anodes, the RSR anodes
used at the smelters in many countries in the world have
proven to have higher corrosion resistance, higher
deformation resistance, and longer life (4-8 years, more thantwice the life of the conventional anodes, 2-4 years). Use ofRSR anodes also improves the electric current efficiencies
thanks to the resulting lower cell voltages and thereby
contributes to the reduction of the running costs of thesmelters.
It is a significant part of our activities to offer superior
overseas technologies, such as RSR anodes, to our customers,
both domestic and overseas.
We will continue to introduce superior technologies of theworld and thereby contribute to our customers.

【Send Your Inquiries to:】Domestic Sales & Marketing Dept.
Mesco, Inc.
Phone: +81-(0)3-5610-7840

Pb-Sn-Ca Anodes for Decopperization
Processes at Qumetco’s Works

Finally
As headlines of this issue, we took up the ceremonycelebrating the completion of the “KAGRA” project
which led to the Nobel Prize awarded to Professor
Kajita of Tokyo University. We feel so proud to find
two Nobel Prize winners have come from theprojects in which Mesco have played a role. It is
expected that discovery of the gravitational waves
by “KAGRA” completed this time will lead towinning of another Nobel Prize. It is indeed a greathonor for Mesco to be involved in such siginificant
projects as an engineering company.

Engineering
QuarterlyVol.59

issued on Dec. 14, 2015
Authorized by: So’ichiro Kimura(kimura_s@mesco.co.jp)
Produced by:Kazuki Horie(horie@ mesco.co.jp)

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I am a simple layman, who takes such things asneutrinos and gravitational waves well beyond mycomprehension and is unable to visualize any use
for the future, but their discoveries may lead tonew voyages to a new space world decades later.
Time may come in a distant future when Mesco will
be involved in plant constructions in the outerspace. We would appreciate your continued supportto Mesco having such a big dream.
So’ichiro Kimura, GM
Domestic Marketing & Sales Dept.

Mesco, Inc.
Supporting the Technologies for Tomorrow
Head Office: Arca East 14 Fl., 3-2-1 Kinshi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8531, Japan
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