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Greeting

Masaaki Hara, President & CEO

Thank you for visiting the SHINKO website.
Since our founding, we have grown into a custom equipment manufacturer — taking each project from concept and design through fabrication and installation, tailored to our customers' needs.
What makes custom equipment unique is this: a machine built for Company A cannot simply be handed off to Company B or C. Every machine is built from scratch, for one specific purpose. Unlike the textile or food machinery industries, there is no industry association for custom equipment makers — and that's precisely what defines us.
When an order comes in, we start from zero. No templates, no off-the-shelf solutions. We design, fabricate parts, wire the electronics, and assemble everything ourselves. And we don't stop at making it work — we think deeply about the layout of the customer's factory, the flow of the operators, and every detail that makes the machine a pleasure to use. We aim for the kind of quality where customers feel we've thought of everything — because we have.
It's demanding work. For our engineers, it's never easy. But that's exactly what makes it so rewarding.
No matter how the economy shifts, the world will always need things — and where there are things to make, there will always be a need for the machines that make them. Our equipment is already running in factories across the United States, Mexico, India, China, Europe, and beyond.
Knowing that machines we poured ourselves into are running in factories around the world — and that the products they make find their way into people's daily lives — that's something I find deeply fulfilling.
Whatever you need — new projects, maintenance, parts, subcontracting, or overseas work — we're ready to take it on. Startups, global corporations, one-off requests: if it involves machinery, bring it to us. We move fast, we go anywhere, and we give everything we've got. The more unusual the request, the more we welcome it.
SHINKO. All in, every time.

President & CEO Masaaki Hara

Information

Company Name
Shinko Kikai Co., Ltd. (General Industrial Machinery Manufacturing)
Address
302 Hachijo, Godo, Anpachi, Gifu
Access
15 min by car from Ogaki-Nishi IC (Tokai-Kanjo Expressway) /
30 min by car from Ogaki IC (Meishin Expressway)
Phone
0584-27-7311
Founded
February 28, 1946
Capital
¥90,000,000
Employees
96 (84 male, 12 female)
Fiscal Year End
March
Facilities
Headquarters & Factory: 19,600m² (site) / 8,600m² (building)
Ogaki Hayashicho: 8,800m² (site) / 2,700m² (building)

Our Philosophy

Management Philosophy: Be a Good Neighbor

A good neighbor reaches out to those in need — offering support, taking action, and doing so consistently. At SHINKO, every one of us strives to be a good neighbor to our customers, suppliers, local community, fellow employees, and their families.

Quality Policy: Manufacturing That Moves Our Customers

  • 1.

    Maintain appropriate profitability to ensure sustainable growth.

  • 2.

    Focus sales efforts on high-value customers to improve efficiency and stabilize revenue.

  • 3.

    Break free from conventional thinking and design solutions that meet the needs of the times.

  • 4.

    Continuously improve productivity and quality.

  • 5.

    Foster a strong sense of unity among all employees and pursue manufacturing with a shared vision.

  • 6.

    Uphold a results-driven culture that brings out the best in every person.

History

Oct 1945
Founded in Fujie, Ogaki by former employees of the Nagoya plant of Osaka Kikai Seisakusho. Began restoring war-damaged spinning machinery for the Ogaki plant of Teikoku Fiber Co., Ltd.
Feb 1946
Incorporated as Shinko Boki Co., Ltd.
Apr 1948
Designated as an authorized textile machinery factory by the Nagoya Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
Feb 1949
Completed an integrated spinning system of 25,000 spindles.
Jan 1955
Developed the patented S.B.K Super Card.
Apr 1956
Began production of the R.T type winder.
Sep 1957
Modified flat cards into roller cards for synthetic fibers.
Mar 1958
Relocated factory from Fujie to Hayashi, Ogaki.
Jun 1962
Changed company name to current name. Developed and began production of a new synthetic fiber super card (combination type).
Oct 1970
Built Second Factory (now First Factory) in Godo, Anpachi, Gifu.
Jul 1973
Built additional factory (now Second Factory) at Godo plant.
Sep 1975
Began manufacturing plywood production machinery.
Mar 1980
Expanded Godo plant with new factory buildings (now Third and Fourth Factories), offices, and cafeteria.
Apr 1980
Relocated headquarters from Ogaki City to Godo, Anpachi.
Jul 1983
Developed needle punch technology.
Jul 1990
Built a DIY shop in Hayashi, Ogaki.
Aug 1991
Completed construction of Fifth Factory and new cafeteria.
Apr 1994
Completed construction of new administration office.
Aug 1997
Completed construction of management dome.
Apr 1999
Completed construction of new manufacturing and technology building.
Jul 1999
Began technical partnership with TOCCO Inc. (Alabama, USA), a manufacturer of high-frequency oscillators.
Mar 2001
Obtained ISO 9001 international quality management certification.
Mar 2003
Opened an international school on company premises.
May 2007
Completed construction of Sixth Factory.
Mar 2008
Introduced 3D CAD system.
Jan 2009
Introduced 5-axis machining center.
Jan 2011
Began operations at new tenant facility in Hayashi, Ogaki.
Jun 2016
Converted all offices and factories to LED lighting.
Jun 2018
Renamed international school to Gifu Montessori School; registered as a licensed childcare facility.
Jul 2020
Began accepting orders and sales of mask manufacturing machines.
Jan 2022
Renewed the mechanical design department's system infrastructure.

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