Message / Overview / History
Message
As a specialist in special metal wires and a behind-the-scenes supporter of industry, we have long contributed to Japan’s manufacturing sector.
Since our founding in 1934, we have cultivated over 80 years of technological expertise. Leveraging the limitless potential unique to a materials manufacturer, we have earned high praise from customers across a wide range of fields—including wires used in tires and engine components, as well as in the medical, semiconductor, home appliance, and solar power industries.
As society continues to change rapidly, expectations for technology are growing stronger by the day. That is precisely why we strive to consistently exceed customer expectations, drive innovation in both technology and organization, and pursue value that only we can provide. Through these efforts, we aim to contribute to our customers and to society as a whole.
Kohsuke Kanai
President & Representative Director
Company Outline
- Name
- TOKUSEN KOGYO CO., LTD.
- Head Office
- 1081 Minamiyama,Sumiyoshi-cho,OnoCity,Hyogo 675-1361,JAPAN
Tel:+81 794-63-1050 Fax:+81 794-63-2153 - Establishment
- 1934
- Incorporated
- 1973
Separated Kanai Juyo Kogyo Co.,Ltd.and became an independent company. - Capital
- 480 million yen
- Line of Business
- Manufacture and sales of steel cord and bead wire for automobile tires and various types of shaped wire, piano wire, and other special metal wire
- Main Directors
- Chairman & CEO Hiromi Kanai
President & COO Kohsuke Kanai
Managing Director Makoto Ishii - Employee
- 722
- Technical Center
- 1081 Minamiyama,Sumiyoshi-cho,OnoCity,Hyogo 675-1361,JAPAN
History
- 1894
- Kanai Traveller manufacturing Co.,Ltd.established
- 1934
- Kanai Special Steel Wire Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.established in Amagasaki City. Started production of wires for spinning machine.
- 1943
- Integrated with Kanai Manufacturing Co.,Ltd. and established Kanai Juyo Kogyo Co.,Ltd.
- 1951
- Developed bronze plated bead wires for the first time in Japan
- 1962
- Started manufacturing of oil-tempered wires for automobile seats.
- 1968
- Built new factory in Ono City Japan .Started manufacturing steel cord for automobile tires.
- 1969
- Transferred bead wire production facility to the Ono Factory.
- 1971
- Started manufacturing piston ring wire.
- 1973
- Separated form Kanai Juyo Kogyo Co.,Ltd.
And established an independent company,Tokusen Kogyo Co.,Ltd. - 1976
- Integrated the Tachibana Factory with the head Office /plant.(Capitalized at 715 million yen)
- 1981
- Received permission to display the JIS label on music spring wire.
- 1983
- Award the President’s Prize of the Regional Bureaus of International Trade and Industry ,Osaka. Started manufacturing dot-pins for printers.
- 1984
- Completed construction of the Technical Center.
- 1989
- Established TOKUSEN U.S.A.,Inc.
- 1995
- Established TOKUSEN ENGINEERING CO.,LTD.
- 1998
- Assessed and registered to ISO9002
- 2001
- Established JAPAN FINE STEEL CO.,LTD.
Assessed and registered to ISO14001 - 2002
- Assessed and registered to ISO9001
- 2003
- Established KANAI TOKUSEN SHANGHAI CO.,LTD.
- 2014
- Established TOKUSEN HYTECH,Inc.