Our History

  • April 1949
    • Established with the capital of 1.5 million JPY.
    • Head office: Minatocho, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
    • Plant: Shimizumachi, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
    • Manufacture and sales of patented triple needle nozzles.
  • April 1961
    • Capital increased to 3 million JPY.
    • Head office moved to Shimo-shimizucho, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka.
    • Began machining of molding machine parts for Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd., NKK, and Yazaki Kako Corp.
  • June 1963
    • Plant established in Yachiyocho Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka.
    • Began manufacture of diesel parts and assemblies for Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
  • April 1968
    • Head office established in Yachiyocho Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka.
    • Plant floor space expanded to 450㎡.
    • Began manufacture of major hydraulic industrial robot parts for Star Micronics Co., Ltd. and Kawaguchi, Ltd.
  • November 1977
    • Capital increased to 5 million JPY.
    • Plant floor space expanded to 564㎡.
    • Began manufacture of precision molds for Pola Chemical Industries, Inc. and Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
  • May 1979
    • Capital increased to 10 million JPY.
    • Began manufacture of precision molding machine parts for Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
  • August 1980
    • Capital increased to 20 million JPY.
    • Began manufacture of tip parts for precision molding machines and special shutoff nozzle assemblies began.
  • April 1985
    • Ion nitriding treatment furnaces introduced and treatment room established.
    • Ion nitriding equipment, machining center, electric discharge machine, NC surface grinder, and EX grinding machine introduced.
  • April 1987
    • Hauser’s jig grinding machine, S40-CNC311, introduced.
    • Began manufacture of nozzles for CD molds and fiber optics for Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. and CBS/Sony Records Inc.
  • June 1988
    • Temperature-controlled room for 3-D measurement established.
    • Carl Zeiss’ 3-D measuring instrument, WMM550/500, introduced.
    • Began manufacture of molds for large-aperture plastic aspherical lenses and aspherical pickup lenses for Sekinos Co., Ltd.
  • June 1992
    • Jung’s CNC precision profile grinding machine introduced.
    • In-house thermal treatment began. (advance investment in in-house next-generation combined coating)
  • 1993
    • Began manufacture of injection machine parts for Fanuc Corp.
  • August 1995
    • Vacuum hardening furnace and hardening plant established.
    • Plant floor space expanded to 800㎡.
    • Began manufacture of 2,500kg-common rail injection nozzles and pump assemblies for Isuzu Motors Limited (GM).
  • May 1997
    • Auto-shelf storage added.
    • Plant floor space expanded to 950㎡.
    • Proper stocking for strict inventory control and just-in-time delivery
  • August 2000
    • Installation of multiple machines including Yasuda Industry’s YBM850V-5PC and Studer’s S20CNC, LB200, LB300, UK500 and EDNC43 to retry unattended plant operation
    • Efforts made to enable high-quality low-cost delivery date management for future.
  • September 2004
    • Air-cooled micromini laser marker YV4 and France-based Avyac’s drill grinding machine, 3P32, introduced.
    • Compliant with ISO and PC law.
    • Began manufacturer of disk machine parts for Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
  • August 2005
    • Makino’s machining centers, V56-2PC and GF6-5XR , introduced.
    • Domestic monthly production of plastic injection machines by such companies as Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Fanuc Corp., Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. and Japan Steel Works. Ltd. exceeded 1,700 units.
  • December 2006
    • Jung’s CNC precision profile grinding machine, C740-D, introduced. (second C-740)
  • December 2007
    • Extrude Hone Vector 6/6 introduced.
    • 671㎡ land plot purchased for future plant expansion.
  • 2008
    • April Okamoto’s internal grinder, IGM-1DX, introduced.
    • October Lehman’s fall triggered the worst financial contraction in a century.
    • December Carl Zeiss’ 3-D measuring instrument, WMM550/500, for replacement.
  • 2009
    • Domestic monthly production of plastic injection machines dropped to 142 units in January but recovered to 945 units in December.
  • 2010
    • Domestic monthly production of plastic injection machines recovered to 1,032 units in January and further increased to 1,349 units in April (76 percent of them are for overseas markets).