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[Company strength]
We collect various on-site needs on the basis of our many years of experience. We provide the products customers require, with reliable quality, and accuracy as a matter of course. We have an overwhelming share of the market for metal scales. We have also acquired many patents as an outcome our technology development to date. We carry out thorough quality control. We have already acquired ISO 9001 certification for quality management.

[Business description]
Our company is a measuring equipment manufacturer founded in 1971 with the merger of three companies. We offer accuracy and convenience to people in the workplace and at home through measuring tools, by making use of our reliable technology and planning capabilities. We develop and manufacture various products with this mission in mind. Our products include metal squares, metal rulers, special measuring equipment, ink pots, lasers and optical equipment for construction use, surface heating elements (heaters), thermometers, precision etching, and so on. 

[Industry]
Precision machine tool manufacturing and sales 

[Strength of products/technologies]
Our surface heating element is a thin-sheet heating element in which heat is generated by electrifying the metal foil. Our product includes the features noted below.
(1) The circuit is created by etching, so design and manufacturing can be carried out with flexible shapes according to the application.
(2) The thickness is about 0.1 mm, so this product is optimal for equipment simplification and weight reduction.
(3) Our product is flexible, so it can be mounted on a curved surface.
(4) The distribution and the shape of the heater circuit can be changed, so the calorific value can be made uniform or partially changed.
(5) The thermal capacity is small and the shape is a sheet, so it can heat up quickly.
All design and manufacturing are conducted on a custom-made basis, so we can supply products according to the customer's needs.


[Representative's message]
Our company was founded in 1971 with the merger of three companies that manufactured metal length-measuring devices. We subsequently expanded our business to measuring devices for angles, temperature, and so on with a focus on length measurement, and grew into a general measuring device manufacturer. We hope to develop products in the future as we did in the past: products that you wish you had or that do something you want. We hope to continue to invest novel ideas that do not stick to conventional products or common sense, and to create new products for our company. Our company's mission is to provide accuracy and convenience to people in the workplace and at home through measuring tools, by making use of our reliable technology and planning capabilities. We look forward to our customers' continuing patronage of our products.

[Company structure for market development/overseas expansion]
We have established a dedicated business division that deals with surface heating elements in order to provide integrated support from order reception to production. We have arranged a system in which four staff members who are capable of technical development directly visit the customer's workplace. We will support transactions with overseas companies through a trading company that handles overseas expansion as the point of contact.

[Market share/Ranking]
We have a top-class share of the market for surface heaters that use metal foil.

[Awards and media coverage]
[Awards]
IDS Judging Committee Award, for our L-angle Mini-15 cm circular saw guide ruler (2012); DIY Show 2000, MITI Consumer Goods Industries Bureau Director General's Award, for our i-Sensor stud detector (2000).

[Media]


[Authorization/Certification]
Acquired ISO 9001 certification in 1999.
Acquired JCSS (Japan Calibration Service System) certification in 2001.


[Joint research and development]
Japanese Patent No. 5527301 (Apparatus for Markings); Japanese Patent No. 5440253 (Ruler for Cutting); Japanese Patent No. 5217445 (Electric Thread Spool Drum); and many other patents.  

[Main Clients / Business History (domestic)]
Electrical manufacturers (for in-vehicle display equipment, IT equipment, etc.), medical equipment manufacturers (for CT, MRI, blood analysis equipment, etc.), analytical equipment manufacturers, liquid crystal production equipment manufacturers and office automation manufacturers (for inkjet printers), and many others.