OVERVIEW
Lunar Railworks (Asahian: 太阴铁路 "Taiyin Tetsudo") is an Asahian rolling stock manufacturer based in Nagonaya. For the last 100 years, Lunar Railworks has been the leader in the field, ever since it was established as a railway rolling stock manufacturer in 1919 by those who shared the same interest in business circles in central Asahi. Never content with maintaining the status quo, however, the company expanded its business into the areas of construction equipment, steel structures, transportation equipment, and agricultural plants in the 1970s. Even in recent years, we've never lost the appetite for the new opportunities that meet the ever-changing market needs, such as industrial chemical plants and environmental engineering.
Although losing the primacy of transportation to automotive, rail transport is re-recognized for its eco-friendliness around the world in recent years. We pride ourselves on contributing to the protection of natural resources through our products. In order to actively contribute to the construction of recycling systems, Lunar Railworks continues to focus on the development of the technologies and the products that meet the new standard of the eco-society. Lunar Railworks proposes the new technologies that are friendly to people and the environment, in promoting vehicles that are barrier-free, comfortable, low in noise and vibration, light-weight, energy-saving, etc.
CORPORATE PROFILE
| Company Name | Lunar Railworks |
| Type | Public Limited Company |
| Company Industry | Railways |
| Founded | 10 October 1919 |
| Headquarters | 23 Himeji Street, Lunar Railworks Office, Nagonaya, Asahi |
| Chief Executive Officer | Mr. Kojiki Hosho |
| Product | Rolling stocks |
| Number of Employees | 1450 |
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TECHNOLOGIES
Through abundant experience in railway rolling stock production, Lunar Raiworks has gained the know-how and technology to control movement. Examples include hydraulic, fluid, and electronic control. The ever increasing complexities in society demand an equal increase in the sophistication of control technologies. Lunar’s staff is always up to the task, and continues to gain improvements in safety, speed and precision. To enable high-speed operation, our bullet trains uses a range of advanced technology compared with conventional rail, achieving not only high speed but also a high standard of safety and comfort. Its success has influenced other railways in the world and the importance and advantage of high-speed rail has consequently been reevaluated.
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