Fujifilm was founded in 1934 as the film laboratory of Dainippon Plastics. In 1919, he began to study the technology of manufacturing film. In 1922, he began to study photosensitive emulsions. In 1925, while accumulating business know-how in the photographic industry, he established a film laboratory and officially began research and manufacturing of film.
Led by the American Kodak Company, the world's photographic industry is conservative in its approach to technology. Since its founding, Fujifilm has had to develop its own technology on its own, and this independent technological nature has fostered Fujifilm's today's technology. Fujifilm is growing steadily. Fujifilm's technical level has partly surpassed that of Kodak. In September 1976, the company released a new product of high-sensitivity color film F-II 400, while Kodak only released a product with the same performance in May 1977, which was two months later than the product of another Japanese company, Konishiroku Photo Industry. moon.
Japan’s photographic industry, especially the technical strength of Fujifilm, soon became famous all over the world. The company also surpasses Kodak in terms of production technology. Its high quality and good reputation are highly praised in the photography industry.
Since its establishment, Fujifilm has attached great importance to research and development technology, with annual research and development expenses accounting for 5 to 6% of sales. is second to none in the chemical industry. This is the same level as the electronics industry, which has very active research and development activities. There are about 2,500 people engaged in development and research. Among all employees, 1 out of 4 is engaged in research and development.
The company's research and development system is an organization of the head office, including the Patent Department, Technical Information Office, Equipment Technology Department, and Development Department. The actual work departments include the Production Technology Department, Machine Development Department, and Magnetic Recording Research Institute. , Fujiyan Research Institute, Asaka Research Institute, NS Research Institute, Ashigara Research Institute, etc. In December 1980, the construction of the Technology Development Center began. Its purpose was to develop new businesses and strengthen the development of electronic technology. The construction cost amounted to 3 billion yen, and it was completed in October 1981.
Among the company's research and development systems, one that is particularly eye-catching is the Technology Situation Room. This room does not simply collect photos, but also collects and organizes necessary technical information. Its characteristics are similar to those of Kodak and the famous German film company. It uses technical information to disclose photos, information, and information from the three companies. The Internet can provide convenient conditions for each other. This system not only considers the interests of these three companies, but also contributes to the technological progress of the world's photographic industry. Intelligence power has increasingly become one of the important management resources. In the 1980s, it will play a greater role. Fujifilm's technology is developed based on photographic chemistry, photographic optics, color image evaluation technology and other processing technologies for image information or color information. Film, photographic paper, pressure-sensitive paper, video tape (YTR), etc. are media that convey information, and thin film coating technology plays an important role. These technologies will still be the core of the company's technology system in the future. In the 1980s, advanced electronic technology will be absorbed and precision technology will be further developed to develop the technology in depth and breadth. In the future, the comprehensive imaging intelligence industry advocated by --50 will be Totally possible.