Corporate
Profile

[Company strength]
Our company name identifies us as an enterprise that has developed with a focus on developing heat-producing products. We have clients in the fields of major shipbuilders, electric power companies, metal and machining manufacturers, and so on. We are expanding our business activity as a heat treatment specialist. We are a global top runner, specifically in manufacturing heating products that make use of high frequencies. We are a pioneer company of on-site heat-treatment construction using high-frequency heating products, and we support various customer needs. We have trading company functions as well as being a manufacturer, so we can propose a wide range of products according to customer needs. We have a corporate system that can satisfy any requirement, so we receive high evaluations and establish sound relationships of trust with our customers. We are taking the opportunity of celebrating our 40th anniversary to take on the challenge of overseas business.

[Business description]
We pursue customer satisfaction with a spirit of co-creation and mutual cooperation. This is done by supplying products that satisfy the needs of the times as an R&D enterprise through technology development focusing on heat treatment. We are pursuing this management philosophy to develop our business in three fields: various industrial furnaces, high-frequency induction heating products and heat-related products, and heat treatment construction and associated services.

[Industry]
Electric machinery and equipment manufacturing

[Strength of products/technologies]
We have produced various heat-related products on the basis of local heat processing technology, which is our core technology. We are a manufacturer that has a construction unit, so we have a system in which we can reflect on-site requirements in the design. One of our advantages is that we have an extensive line-up of original products and patented technology in heat-related technology fields. Each of our business units has its own specialty, but we integrate these technologies in the company as a whole. This is why we have infinite potential to create new products.

[Representative's message]
We have taken the opportunity of celebrating our 40th anniversary to conduct a survey for establishing overseas bases. We plan to establish local affiliates by 2017, specifically with Indonesia as our primary target. We are making proposals related to heat treatment in Indonesia mainly to Japanese-affiliated enterprises. We plan to expand our business in heat treatment and engineering (including preservation and maintenance). Our goal is to satisfy customer needs in the fields of power plants and steel-related manufacturers. We hope to refine our technology power in order to achieve unique technology and the status of being the top company in various categories. We are developing our overseas business with a focus on the ASEAN area.

[Company structure for market development/overseas expansion]
Each of our business units will take charge of an inquiry according to its content. Our management strategy office will respond to overseas matters. We can provide English-language support for overseas clients.

[Market share/Ranking]
(1) Induction heater for steel straightening  80% share in domestic shipyards.
(2) Induction heater for preheating & stress reliefing 90% share (in Japan).


[Awards and media coverage]
[Awards]
Exhibition of the Advanced Technology of SMEs, Kyushu Industrial Technology Center (Foundation) Prize for our NETZ System (1997); recognition as a unique enterprise in Kitakyushu City (2011); and so on.

[Media]
TVQ, “Kirameki Enterprise.”


[Authorization/Certification]
Acquired ISO 9001 certification (1999).

[Joint research and development]
Japanese Registered Patent Nos. 2873782 and 3907076: Induction heating equipment (one-touch coil).
Japanese Registered Patent Nos. 4302298, 5288857, and 5121059: Induction heating equipment (equipment related to our straightening device), and so on.


[Transaction terms]
To be negotiated.

[Main Clients / Business History (domestic)]
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal (industrial furnaces, high-frequency induction heating equipment, heat-related products, and heat-treatment construction); Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Engineering (industrial furnaces); Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (heat treatment construction, high-frequency induction heating equipment, and heat related products); Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (high-frequency straightening devices, high-frequency induction heating equipment, annealing equipment and heat-related products); JMU (high-frequency straightening devices); Imabari Shipbuilding (high-frequency straightening devices); JGC (heat treatment construction and high-frequency straightening devices); about 500 other companies.

[Main Clients / Business History (overseas)]
Via Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Engineering (mainly industrial furnaces to China, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, and so on); via JGC (heat treatment construction and heat treatment materials to the Middle East); via Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (heat treatment construction and heat treatment materials to the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and so on).