
Oyamada Medal
Awarded by the Japan Institute of Light Metals (JILM) in recognition of people whose inventions, hypothesis or research established the use of excellent technology born in Japan related to light metal production or products manufactured with light metals.
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2016 Oyamada Medal
- Awarded
- Development of world-leading weight-reducing parts and technologies for motorcycles
- Recipient(s)
- Toru Kitsunai
Material Division, Manufacturing Technology Section, Technology Center
Tsuyoshi Kubota
Materials Division, Component Section, Engine Unit
Takaharu Suzuki
Material Division, Research & Development Operations
- Awarded
- Creation of various functions for motorcycle aluminum frames
- Recipient(s)
- Toru Kitsunai, Hiroshi Yamagata, Toshikatsu Koike
Research & Development Operations
- Awarded
- Development of cylinder liner in the new rapidly solidified aluminum alloy extruded material
- Recipient(s)
- Shuhei Adachi, Atsushi Inoue, Shigeru Okaniwa, Jun Kusui
Research & Development Operations
- Awarded
- Mass-production of high performance engine piston by forging technology
- Recipient(s)
- Toshikatsu Koike, Hiroshi Yamagata
Research & Development Operations