issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message adamant co. ltd. native name type kabushiki kaisha founded april 26 1957 headquarters adachi tokyo japan key people chairman and ceo shoji namiki president yoichi shimoda products photonics fine industrial jewels advanced materials website www.adamant.jp en adamant co. ltd. adamant kabushiki gaisha is a component manufacturing company based in tokyo japan . its name is from the word adamant which was derived from the greek word adamas meaning diamond . at of its founding adamant s main products were watch jewels that were made of a hard material . in 1957 adamant separated from namiki precision jewel co. ltd. 1 it started sales of jewel bearings for watches and clocks and began to manufacture cap jewel hole jewel impulse jewel and pallet stone . in 1980 it started manufacturing ferrules for the optical communication industry utilizing injection molding engineering and polishing techniques . contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 photonics 2.2 mems micro electro mechanical system 2.3 fine industrial jeweline industrial jewel 2.4 advanced material 3 references 4 external links history edit 1957 adamant shoji co. ltd. was established . started sales of jewel bearings for watches and clocks . 1959 the company changed name to adamant kogyo co. ltd. 1960 began to manufacture jewelled bearings for watches . 1967 akita factory was set up at yuzawa city akita . 1969 started manufacturing and sales of component parts for medical equipment . 1971 started manufacturing and sales of component parts for telecommunication and applied electronic devices . 1976 started manufacturing and sales of phonograph parts 1978 started manufacturing and sales of optical equipment parts 1979 started manufacturing and sales of ruby capillaries 1980 started manufacturing and sales of ferrule 1981 started manufacturing and sales of sleeve 1983 started manufacturing and sales of high performance temperature humidity sensors and ruby surgical knives 1989 established akita adamant co. ltd. a subsidiary of adamant kogyo co. ltd. was established at yuzawa city akita . 1990 started manufacturing and sales of stn liquid crystal displays 1992 started manufacturing and sales of touch panels 1993 akita adamant co. ltd. was moved to yokote city akita 1996 akita adamant co. ltd. obtained iso 9001 certification 1998 adamant america inc. a subsidiary of adamant co. ltd. was established in united states . 2 2003 in alliance with micralyne to provide mems products . 3 adamant group gained certification according to iso 14001 . 2009 adamant europe gmbh a subsidiary of adamant co. ltd. was established in germany . 2013 adamant headquarters akita adamant obtained iso 13485 certification 2014 the company changed name to adamant co. ltd. products edit photonics edit zirconia ferrule sleeve receptacle and connector incorporating injection molding techniques . lensed fiber lens is formed on top of optical fiber which is equivalent with human hair . mems micro electro mechanical system edit started full foundry service covering development test production and oem manufacturing of mems in tie ups with micralyne inc. in canada . 4 5 pursuant to joint development with micralyne inc. for optical sensor device incorporating mems.voa variable optical attenuator and optical switch with hermetically sealed in metal package fine industrial jeweline industrial jewel edit capillaries for bonding tool wedge also ruby knife pellet dental block for medical device physics and chemistry . advanced material edit variety of color ceramics available such as white black blue and brown . featuring glossy by polishing finish and a high class touch . ltcc low temperature co fired ceramics 6 are co fired at low temp . 900 in process which makes silver material possible in order to use as a conductor . suited for rf products due to low loss . also multi layered and flat substrate can be made easily . highly accurate high density mounting are realized . 7 references edit namiki precision jewel co. ltd. homepage . namiki precision jewel co. ltd. adamant homepage aai . adamant co. ltd. adamant and micralyne . micralyne . micraline.inc . micralyne and adamant forge alliance to develop mems based fiber optic subsystems . business wire . transfer of ltcc business to adamant . pr newswire . nikkan kogyo shimbun 1 april 2014 . nikkan kogyo shimbun . external links edit official website 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