On June 8, 2022, at the National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), Dr. Julathep Kajornchaiyakul, Director of MTEC, welcomed Dr. Tsuchiya Koichi, the Executive of the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) of Japan, for the discussion of potential cooperation in metal research and development.  The laboratories of the Material Processing and Manufacturing Automation Research Group and Rail and Modern Transports Research Center (RMT) had been presented and  Dr. Ekkarut Viyanit, Director of RMT, had joined the discussion.