Notice Regarding CKD’s First Awarding of

the “2025 Energy Conservation Grand Prize”

CKD Corporation (Head Office: Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture; President and CEO: Katsuhito Okuoka) has received the Energy Commissioner’s Award “Field of optimization of electricity demand” in the Product & Business Model Category of the 2025 Energy Conservation Grand Prize (Sponsor: The Energy Conservation Center, Japan; Support: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) for the Pulsed Blow Valve “BNP Series”.
This is the first time CKD has been awarded the Energy Conservation Grand Prize.

2. Energy Conservation Grand Prize Overview
   The Energy Conservation Grand Prize aims to raise awareness of energy conservation and decarbonization throughout Japan, promote the development and diffusion of advanced energy-saving products and business models, and contribute to the building of an energy-saving society with the hope of achieving carbon neutrality. It seeks to do so by recognizing outstanding energy conservation and decarbonization efforts, as well as advanced, high-efficiency products and business models, offered by companies and other organizations.
3. Award Overview
   (1) Judging Results: Product & Business Model Category, Energy Commissioner’s Award “Field of optimization of electricity demand”
   (2) Awarded part: Pulsed Blow Valve BNP Series
   (3) Product Summary: Pulsed blow valves release pulses of air at the desired interval during blowing operations, which consume the majority of compressed air generated at production sites and elsewhere.
   While maintaining blowing effectiveness, these valves reduce air consumption by up to 75% and cut down on electricity consumption, thereby contributing to both cost-effectiveness and global environmental protection.
   The lineup includes a unit type that is directly integrated into automated lines and a gun type that is held and operated by hand.