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Basic information about Kataken Seiko Co., Ltd.

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Corporate Data

Company Overview

Company Name
Kataken Seiko Co., Ltd.
Established
December 1975
Capital
100 million yen
Fiscal Year End
December
Representative
Ryuichi Kuboshima, President and Representative Director
Employees
146 employees
Business

Design, manufacture and sale of precision dies, molds and their components; production and sale of parts made using these dies and molds; design, manufacture and sale of high-speed transfer units and various production systems

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Offices

Locations

Head Office
61-1 Suzukawa, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1146, Japan TEL +81-463-93-4811 / FAX +81-463-93-0830
Main Plant
61-1 Suzukawa, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1146, Japan TEL +81-463-93-1213 / FAX +81-463-93-6449
Oita Plant
3113 Itohara, Musashi-machi, Kunisaki, Oita 873-0421, Japan TEL +81-978-68-1177 / FAX +81-978-68-1354
Chubu Sales Office
49-1 Hongoshita, Ogakie-cho, Kariya, Aichi 448-0813, Japan TEL +81-566-27-3088 / FAX +81-566-25-4194
Details of each site are available on the Plants & Locations page.

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Affiliates

Affiliated Companies

2686-2 Itohara, Musashi-machi, Kunisaki, Oita 873-0421, Japan TEL +81-978-69-0388 / FAX +81-978-69-0399
49-1 Hongoshita, Ogakie-cho, Kariya, Aichi 448-0813, Japan TEL +81-566-25-4192 / FAX +81-566-25-4194

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Certification

Certifications

First certified in 2000; transitioned to ISO 9001:2015
First certified in 2006; transitioned to ISO 14001:2015

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Customers

Major Customers

Aisan Industry Co., Ltd.

AISIN CORPORATION

Aichi Steel Corporation
NOK CORPORATION
Oiles Corporation
Canon Inc.
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
Seiko Instruments Inc.
Seiko Group Corporation
TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K.
Tokai Rika Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Radiator Mfg. Co., Ltd.
PIOLAX, Inc.
Panasonic Corporation
Paloma Co., Ltd.

Astemo, Ltd.

PHC Corporation
Fuji Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Furukawa AS Co., Ltd.
MinebeaMitsumi Inc.
Morioka Seiko Instruments Inc.
(Honorifics omitted; listed in Japanese syllabary order)

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History

History

1975
Founded Kataken Seiko as a limited company (yugen kaisha) in Musashino, Tokyo
1976
Developed a transfer system for cigarette lighter production
1977
Developed a pull-top can end transfer system
1978
Developed components for disposable lighters (die-casting dies)
1979
Relocated the head office to Isehara, Kanagawa
1980
Developed plastic gears for watches
1981
Developed a production system for 3.5-inch MFD (micro floppy disk) shutters and center cores
1983

Built and began operating the Oita Plant
Developed a high-speed transfer system for capacitor case processing
Reorganized as Kataken Seiko Co., Ltd. (capital: 50 million yen)
Developed a CAD/CAM system for die design and machining (ADMS DIE MASTER)

1984
Acquired 100% of the shares of Sanmaru Co., Ltd.
1985

The CAD/CAM system for die design and manufacturing (ADMS DIE MASTER) won the Kanagawa Industrial Technology Development Grand Prize
Certified by Kanagawa Prefecture as an "Excellent Factory"

1987

Established China Precision Industry Co., Ltd. in Taiwan and began plant operations
Completed Phase 2 construction of the Oita Plant and began operations

1988
Developed a rotary transfer system
1990

Completed Phase 3 construction of the Oita Plant and began operations
Developed and patented the low-noise "SILENT DIE"

1992

Increased capital to 100 million yen
Established K&K Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with PIOLAX, Inc.

1993
Developed dies for semiconductor lead frame processing
1994

Completed Phase 4 construction of the Oita Plant and began operation
Developed dies for semiconductor finishing equipment

1995

Built and began operating the Musashi Plant in Oita Prefecture
Built an employee dormitory

1998

Developed the "KTM" high-speed progressive transfer system (for bearings, micromotors, battery cases and more)

1999

Absorbed Sanmaru Co., Ltd. through a merger
Built the new Head Office & Main Plant at the current location and relocated there

2000

Obtained ISO 9001 international quality standard certification
Developed the "KTE" 3D servo transfer unit
Developed a PC/Linux version of the CAD/CAM system for die design and manufacturing (ADMS DIE MASTER 2000)
Developed dies for semiconductor lead frame processing

2001

Developed the "KTE II" 3D servo transfer unit

2002
Obtained certification to the international quality standard ISO 9001:2000
2005
Developed the "KTME" high-speed mechanical servo transfer system
2006
Obtained certification to the environmental management standard ISO 14001:2004
2007

Developed the KTES 3D servo transfer unit
Completed Phase 5 construction of the Oita Plant and began operation

2008

Developed the "KIT160" transfer system
The 3D high-speed mechanical transfer system (KTM) won the Excellence Award at the 20th Excellent New Technology and New Product Awards for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

2009

Opened the Kansai and Chubu Sales Offices

2010

The 3D single-bar servo transfer system (KTES) received the Director-General of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Award at the 26th Materials Process Technology Awards
Completed Phase 6 construction of the Oita Plant and began operations

2011

Opened the Kita-Kanto Sales Office

2012

Developed the "KTMX" transfer feed unit
Implemented the Kataken Career Step Program (a management development program from the 37th fiscal period in 2012 to the 39th in 2014)

2014

Developed dies for micro deep drawing (ultra-small drawn parts)
Introduced the 3D CAD system TOP Solid Pro

2015
Held a 40th anniversary company trip (Hokkaido)
2018

Ryuichi Kuboshima appointed President and Representative Director
Obtained certification to the international quality standard ISO 9001:2015
Obtained certification to the environmental management standard ISO 14001:2015

2019

Developed the "KTES-HS" 3D single-bar linear servo transfer unit and exhibited it at MF-Tokyo 2019
Formulated the Kataken Medium-Term Management Plan (45th to 49th fiscal periods)

2020

Nayuta Co., Ltd. joined the Kataken Seiko Group
Relocated the Chubu Sales Office of Kataken Seiko Co., Ltd.

2025

50th anniversary of our founding

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