Organization Committees
The following committees perform main activities of APPIE.
General Administration
-Handling of general affairs of APPIE
-Publicity and membership development activities
-Planning, creation, management and maintenance of APPIE website
Organization Strengthening
-Planning and implementation of measures for membership growth and retention
Technical Supervising
-Support the AI Technical committee
-Address technical issues common to both organization and technical committees
Al Technical
-Obtain information and knowledge on the use of AI and IoT in the powder process and the latest digital technologies
-Encourage member companies to adopt digital technologies
Editorial
-Editing and publishing the APPIE monthly magazine Funtai Gijutsu (Powder Technology)
Award Recommendation
-Review and recommend the nominees of the various APPIE awards, individual members, emeritus individual members and APPIE Friends to the Board of Directors
POWTEX®
-Supervise the committees of Tokyo and Osaka exhibition
Tokyo Exhibition
-Plan and implement the Tokyo Exhibition
-Edit and publish Funtai Gijutsu Souran (Powder Technology overview)
Osaka Exhibition
-Plan and implement the Osaka Exhibition
Technical Committee Supervising
-Oversee the operating policies of the sub-committees
-Deliberate on plans for new subcommittees, consolidation and elimination of sub-committees, and implementation plans
International Liaison
-Disseminate activities of APPIE to overseas and to collect and provide information on overseas powder technology to members
-Planning and implementation of overseas exchange programs
Human Resources
-Develop and implement a human resource development plan for the powder related industry
-Dissemination of powder technology to employees of powder-related companies
Standard Powders
-Research, study and development of standard powders to be handled by APPIE
-To maintain the quality and improve the performance of standard powders distributed by APPIE
Standard (ISO, JIS, SAP)
-Particle Characterization
-Sieve and Sieving
-Dust Collection Technology
-Drafting JIS
Dust Explosion
-Investigation, research, and dissemination of countermeasure technologies for dust explosions
-Preparation of dust explosion prevention techniques, guidelines, standards