History

1938

Ryohei Ogawa founded Ogawa Seisakusho at 3-128, Tabata, Kita Ward, Tokyo for the manufacture of aircraft turbine vanes and Caterpillar tractor parts.

1951

Company name changed to Sankyo Seisakusho Limited.
Started manufacturing automobile parts and electrical parts for consumer items.

1964

Company organization changed and incorporated as Sankyo Seisakusho Co.

1970

Developed a shrink tunnel packaging machine (photo 1). (Patent No. 121463. The first patent applied for under the name Sankyo Seisakusho Co.)

Began research into intermittent indexing devices using roller gear cammechanisms (Applied for a basic patent for an intermittent indexing device)

1973

Succeeded in developing the first roller gear cam indexing drive in Japan (Applied for a patent related to our in-company produced cam processing machine.)

Started selling our D series, a basic model with an output shaft (photo 2)

1980

Started producing our AIM – Ampoule Inspection Machine (photo 3). (Applied for a patent for the oscillating synchronization system we developed)

Our indexing devices were chosen to be added to the drive mechanism of a large-scale high-speed production system manufacturer.

Developed the Variax M1, a press feeder (photo 4)
(Patent No. 1376660.)

1981

Our Shizuoka Plant was constructed in Kikugawa-cho (currently called Kukugawa City), Shizuoka (Site area: 54,000m²)

1982

Developed and sold world’s smallest pick & place unit: FS.
Developed the world’s fastest press materials feed units, the Variax V60A and V70M.

1984

Started selling the world’s smallest ultra-compact indexing drive, the 2.8D.

1985

Expanded our Shizuoka Plant. It became the world’s largest plant dedicated to cams.

1987

Ryohei Ogawa was named Chairman of the Board of Directors
Hiroumi Ogawa was appointed President (photo 5).
Sankyo America Inc. was established in Ohio, the USA (photo 6).

1989

Newly constructed Second Shizuoka Plant.
A bridge was completed between the 1st and 2nd Plants.

1992

Second Shizuoka Plant expanded. The new building to expand the 2nd Shizuoka Plant received the 24th Central Award for Architecture.

1993

The Shizuoka Plant received the 12th Japanese Greening Center Chairman’s Award.

1994

The 2nd Shizuoka Plant received the 6th Prefecture City Landscape Excellence Award.

The Miyagi Plant was completed at Shiwahime Cho, Kurihara Gun (currently called Kurihara City), Miyagi (Photo 7).

1996

3rd Shizuoka Plant expanded.

2002

Plant for Hangzhou Sankyo Machinery Co., Ltd. completed

2004

The Shizuoka Plant received the Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry award for its excellent greenery.

2005

Released our RollerDrive RA series (photo 8)

2006

The RollerDrive RA series received a Good Design award (photo 8). Sankyo China Trading Co., Ltd. established (photo 9).

2007

Released RollerDrive system RC series circular CNC table.

2012

Developed a high speed, long stroke linear unit.
(Patent No. 4700944.)

2013

Completed a new Hangzhou Sankyo Machinery Co., Ltd. Jiang plant established sales and service bases in Korea and Taiwan. (Korean Branch, Taiwanese Branch)