Company History

September 1951 Established Sanyo Metal Industry Co., Ltd. at 2-169 Kujominami, Nishi-ku, Osaka
February 1952 Construction of factory at the same location
May 1960 Established new head office building in Nishi-ku, Osaka
January 1964 Capital increased to 15 million yen
New construction of the first plant at 155 Oihara 4-chome, Yao City, Osaka Prefecture (current location) and relocated the plant.
February 1967 New construction of the second factory and warehouse
May 1971 New construction of the third and fourth factories
May 1989 New construction of office and product warehouse
October 1989 Installation of a heat treatment furnace (non-oxidizing continuous annealing furnace)
October 2003 Obtained ISO 9001 certification
January 2006 New construction of Kyushu factory
October 2008 Expansion of material warehouse
September 2011 Established Chubu factory
September 2016 Consolidation of Kyushu factory equipment into the head office factory
March 2020 Capital increased to 60 million yen
August 2020 Installation of centerless polishing machine
November 2021 Chubu Factory, second factory completed.
December 2022 IHQT mass production commences.