2 Special motivations stimulate Noko Corporation to have achieved great accomplishment in product innovation—Open ideas for research and development, and proactive attitude toward investment.

The research and development center of Noko is scattered on the world. It not only develops projects on new hydraulic goods elevator, Lifting platform, aerospace machinery and working machinery for special market segmentation, but also researches novel plans on maintenance and service. Our global research and development team works together via coordinate procedure and plans. Nowadays, we are considerably putting emphasis on exploration.

To develop new types of products and services, Noko has been researching technologies in every area and paying attention to market change, developing trend, customer demand and working styles, constantly. The research and development of products are carried out together with some related sections from Noko.

Noko applied for and registered the patents for thousands of lifter without motor room. We closely pay attention to the development of the machinery industry to prevent our patents from being invaded.

In 2007, the expenditure for research and development reaches 1.8％ of the net sales volume.