Possible applications

Repy Board® is ideal solution for construction of rural roads. Road surface of Repy Boards® remains rugged enough to support traffic of vehicles for 30+ years. Roads of Repy Boards® enable farmers to access markets even in rainy season, which helps motivate farmers for more production and income to get out of poverty. The following photos illustrate examples of use.

              
                                                           Fig. 4 Vehicles driving on Repy Board®

HELIBOARD® is an ideal helipad in developing countries where heavy equipment is rarely available. Rural areas are prone to natural disasters. In such an event, helicopters are deployed to transport first-aid team to inaccessible locations for aid to victims. Helipad is essential for safe flight of helicopters, and HELIBOARD® can be installed within a couple of hours.

HELIBOARD® catalogue

Product video of HELIBOARD® 
Installation and removal

Disaster-preparedness drill by Kameoka City, Kyoto, Japan in 2019

Competitive advantage

For construction of rural roads, Repy Board® is much more advantageous than concrete/asphalt both in cost and time. Repy Boards® require no heavy equipment for installation. Repy Board® has long service life of 30+ years, which helps to save cost for maintenance.

Helipad is conventionally made of aluminum, stainless steel or concrete. HELIBOARD® is not as aesthetic as such helipads, but is equivalent to those helipads in practical use. In consideration of the lifespan of HELIBOARD® of 30+ years, HELIBOARD® is far better than conventional helipads in terms of cost performance.

Performance

Product specifications of Repy Board®: https://www.oohasi.co.jp/en/product/rbd.html

                                                      Table. 1 Size and surface pattern of Repy Board®

Repy Board® demonstrates stable performance on durability, pressure and heat resistance (see Table 2).

                                                  Table 2 Mechanical properties of REPY BOARD®

Technical maturity / Past record of introduction

OOHASHI CO., LTD. launched manufacturing Repy Board® more than 30 years ago. Nowadays, 15,000 pcs. of Repy Boards® are annually supplied to private businesses, farmers and public sectors including local municipalities and The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). In developing countries, around 4,000m² of Repy Board® has been installed in Thailand and Vietnam.

HELIBOARD® is a new product of OOHASHI CO., LTD., and five units of HELIBOARD® have been supplied to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism (MLIT).

OOHASHI CO., LTD. has developed the technologies for recycling crosslinked polyethylene, in cooperation with a local institute and plastic manufacturers.

News: October 15, 2021
OOHASHI’s proposal on “the basic research on the recycling of resources from discarded electric cables in Vietnam” was adopted by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on The Business Support Program for SMEs and SDGs 2021.

Information on patent related to this technology

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Name	OOHASHI CO., LTD.
Address	Takuto Home Tsurumi bldg 2F, 10-1, Tsukuno-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, 230-0061 Japan
Capital	25 million JPY (as of 1 December, 2019)
Contact person	Dr. Takeo SHIONO Mail: shiono@oohasi.co.jp Tel: +81-45-502-3052 Corporate website: https://www.oohasi.co.jp/en/index.html
Number of employees	30 (as of 1 December, 2019)
Date of company foundation	28 February, 1970
The type of business	Collection and processing of industrial waste Recycling of plastics Manufacturing, sales and lease of plastic products

                  

International operation

Number of employees for international operation		2
Overseas offices	City, Country	Name of Company (if applicable)
	Bangkok, Thailand	TEMCO., LTD.
	Binh Duong Province, Vietnam	TEMCO VIETNAM CO., LTD.

Modality of business transaction

Partnership
Assigning local agents to promote Repy Boards® in the markets under Partnership Agreements.

Export of product
Partnering with heavy-equipment rental firms to rent Repy Boards® as essential accessory to enhance efficiency.

Schematic illustration of the technology

                                                                                                                 Fig. 5 Production scheme of Repy Board®