Corporate Profile
Head Office/Kobe Factory
Osaka Technical Office
Company Name | KONAN DESIGN INDUSTRIES Co., LTD |
Address | [Head Office/Kobe Factory] 1004-3 Kinkai, Yokawa-cho, Miki-shi, Hyogo 673-1232 TEL: 0794-76-2788 / FAX: 0794-76-2888 [Osaka Technical Office] 560-0083-1 Shinsenri Nishimachi, Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture, 1-4 TEL: 06-6310-0988 / FAX: 06-6310-0978 |
Board Member | President/CEO: Kinya Shiraki President/CFO/CAO Mayumi Yamamoto Executive Vice President/COO MASAHIRO SAWADA Makoto Ura, Senior Managing Director/CMO Director/CIO Shinji Fujioka |
Founding date | 1968/2 |
Established | 1980/5 |
Capital | ¥40,000,000 |
Business Overview | Design, manufacture and sale of environment-improving plastic-related equipment |
Number of Employees | 20 |
Factory site | 4000m2 |
Associated Companies | Sincerity Era Konan (Zhejiang) Seiki Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Province, China |
Average age of officers | 49.5 years old (as of 2021/11/1) |
Average age of employees | 35.4 years old (21-48 years old) (as of 2022/8) |
Philosophy
VISION
Contributing to the improvement of production sites and the global environment through the development and manufacture of innovative machines and equipment
MISSION
We deliver high-quality products in response to the high demands of our customers.
VALUE
Always forward with enthusiasm. In addition, be humble and unscrupulous
History
| 1968/2 | Founded by Yoshitaka Fukuda in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture |
1974/10 | Launched Japan's first chipless plastic Pipe Cutting Machine |
1980/5 | Established KONAN DESIGN INDUSTRIES Co., LTD Capital ５,０００,０００ yen |
1998/10 | Increased capital to 40,000,000 yen |
2001/10 | Construction of Yoshikawa Factory in Yoshikawa Town, Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture |
2013/9 | [World's first] Launched fully automatic plastic Pipe Cutting Machine with replaceable bite (simultaneous chamfering) and knife (chipless) |
2015/8 | Technical tie-up with German company S, launches chipless in-line plastic variant cutting machine |
2016/8 | Exhibited chipless plastic sheet cutting machine at the International Taipei Plastics and Rubber Industry Trade Fair |
2017/5 | Exhibited chipless plastic sheet cutting machine at CHINAPLAS2017 international trade fair |
2017/12 | [World's first] Launched chipless plastic sheet in-line cutting machine |
2018/4 | [World's first] Launched TWIN SHAFT TURRET FULL AUTOMATIC WINDER |
2018/5 | Exhibited chipless plastic sheet cutting machine at CHINAPLAS2018 international trade fair |
2019/1 | Chipless plastic sheet cutting machine selected for "Kansai Monozukuri Shinsen 2019" environment / energy category |
2019/4 | Chipless plastic sheet cutting machine won "Hyogo No. 1 Manufacturing Award Governor's Technology Category Award" |
2019/10 | Exhibited chipless plastic sheet cutting machine at K exhibition held in Dusseldorf, Germany |
2020/1 | TWIN SHAFT TURRET FULL AUTOMATIC WINDER selected for "Kansai Manufacturing Shinsen 2020" Environment / Energy Division |
2020/2 | Established a joint venture with Seisei Molding Co., Ltd., the world's largest T-die maker |
2020/4 | TWIN SHAFT TURRET FULL AUTOMATIC WINDER won "Hyogo No.1 Manufacturing Award Jury Special Award" |
2020/12 | Obtained a patent in the Republic of China for "SSC type chipless sheet cutting machine" |
2022/2 | Acquired a patent in Japan for "SSC type chipless sheet cutting machine" |
2022/10 | Completion of facilities related to polylactic acid (PLA) high-foam sheet |
2022/10 | "Fully automatic tapeless 2-axis turret winder" obtained Japanese patent. |
2023/1 | Certified as a "Hyogo Only One Company of 4" |
2023/12 | "Fully Automatic Tapeless 2-Axis Turret Type Winding Machine" Patented in the People's Republic of China |
2024/3 | "Fully Automatic Tapeless 2-Axis Turret Type Winding Machine" Wins the 49th Japan Invention Award |
2024/8 | "Fully automatic tapeless 2-axis turret winder" patented in the Republic of China |
2024/10 | Mayumi Yamamoto appointed as President |
2025/1 | We have opened the "Osaka Technical Office" in Senri-Chuo, Osaka. |
2024/12 | Technical advisor Hiroshi Ura receives the "Japan Plastics Machinery Manufacturers Association Distinguished Service Award". |
2025/7 | We have signed a business partnership agreement with Fuji Iron Works Co., Ltd. regarding the sale of each other's products. |
2025/10 | AMF automated guided vehicle equipped with a stopping position correction system has obtained a Japanese patent. |
2025/12 | The collective name for the unmanned systems has been decided as "KROCS". |
2026/1 | Kinya Shiraki appointed as President and Chairman |
2026/7 | Launch of "WHAZ," a Total Solution Brand for Web Handling Fuji Iron Works, Kyoei System, and Konan Design Industry (3 companies) |
Access
Headquarters / Factory
1004-3 Kinkai, Yokawa-cho, Miki-shi, Hyogo 673-1232
* Approximately 15 minutes by taxi from JR Sanda Station
* Approximately 10 minutes by car from Chugoku Expressway / Yoshikawa Interchange
* Approximately 10 minutes by car from Chugoku Expressway / Kobe-Sanda Interchange
* Approximately 10 minutes by car from Maizuru Road / Sanda Nishi Interchange
* Approximately 10 minutes by car from Chugoku Expressway / Yoshikawa Interchange
* Approximately 10 minutes by car from Chugoku Expressway / Kobe-Sanda Interchange
* Approximately 10 minutes by car from Maizuru Road / Sanda Nishi Interchange
Osaka Technical Office
560-0083 Senri Chuo Twin Building Annex ４F 1-1-4 Shinsenri Nishimachi, Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture
*6 minutes walk from Senri Chuo Station on the Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway
*6 minutes walk from Senri Chuo Station on the Osaka Monorail
*Approximately 10 minutes by car from Suita Interchange on the Meishin Expressway
*About 12 minutes by car from Ikeda Interchange on the Chugoku Expressway
* Approximately 13 minutes by car from the Minoh Todoromi Interchange on the Shin-Meishin Expressway
*6 minutes walk from Senri Chuo Station on the Osaka Monorail
*Approximately 10 minutes by car from Suita Interchange on the Meishin Expressway
*About 12 minutes by car from Ikeda Interchange on the Chugoku Expressway
* Approximately 13 minutes by car from the Minoh Todoromi Interchange on the Shin-Meishin Expressway
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