Company Overview

Trade name Fuso Machine Works, Ltd.
Established June 1, 1953
Capital JPY 30 million
President Gaku Hattori
Number of employees 350
(Headquarters / Main Plant: 220, Toin Plant: 60, Hokusei Plant: 70)
Business Design and manufacture of automated machines (for producing car parts, electrical / electronic parts, etc.) Design and manufacture of measuring analysis devices and processing of molds, press dies and precision parts
Main business partners Denso Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc., Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc., Toyota Auto Body CO., Ltd., Toyota Industries Corporation, Toyota Boshoku Corporation, JTEKT Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Miwa Lock Co., Ltd., Canon Inc., Nikon Corporation
Locations
Headquarters / Main Plant
500 Oaza Masuda, Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture, 511-8558
TEL: 0594-24-5050, FAX: 0594-21-9394
Toin Plant
36 Aza Higashi-Kawahara, Oaza Tsukushi, Toin Town, Inabe County, Mie Prefecture, 511-0253
TEL: 0594-76-0661, FAX: 0594-76-0668
Second Toin Plant
1110 Roppano-Shinden, Toin Town, Inabe County, Mie Prefecture, 511-0242
TEL: 0594-86-0001, FAX: 0594-86-0022
Hokusei Plant
237 Hokuseicho Otsuji Shinden, Inabe City, Mie Prefecture, 511-0425
TEL: 0594-72-6111, FAX: 0594-72-6115
Overseas Locations
China Tianjin Fuso Machine Works Ltd. (Tianjin Dongli Development Area)
North America FUSO U.S.A., INC. (Lexington, KY)

History


1953 Fuso Machine Works was established in Sotobori, Kuwana City
1956 Manufactured the “Fine Boring Machine” which is the company’s first specialized machine.
1957 Began producing specialized machines and precision dies
1961 Relocated to the current location
1963 Began trading with Denso Corporation
1968 Began trading with Toyota Motor Corporation
Raises capital to JPY 10 million
1975 Began trading with Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
1976 Began designing and manufacturing of mold forming precision dies
1981 Exhibited NC centering machine at International Metal Processing Exhibition
1982 Began trading with Sony Inazawa Corporation
Builds parts processing plant in Hokusei Town, Inabe County, Mie Prefecture (Hokusei Plant)
1986 Exhibited machine for mounting odd-shaped parts on PCBs at (Tokyo International Exhibition) Internepcon Japan
1987 Introduced CAD for dies
1988 Began trading with Fuji Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd. Introduces CAD for specialized machines
1989 Raised capital to JPY 30 million
1991 Built die production plant in Toin Town, Inabe County, Mie Prefecture (Toin Plant)
1992 Renovated Head Office and Main Plant (awarded 6th Nikkei Chubu Area New Office Encouragement Prize in 1993)
1996 Completed LAN system in Headquarters / Main Plant
Introduced groupware (Notes)
1997 Introduced CAD / CAM system in Hokusei Plant
Completed company-wide network (WAN)
1998 Exhibited a new type of machine for mounting odd-shaped parts on PCBs at Jisso ProTec at Technopia Nagoya
1999 Attained the internationally recognized ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification
2000 Began trading with Nikon Corporation Starts trading with Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
Attained the internationally recognized ISO 14001 Environment Management System certification
2001 Expanded precision parts processing plant in Hokusei Plant
2003 Established Tianjin Fuso Machine Works Ltd. in China
Established FUSO U.S.A., INC. in North America
2004 Attained “OSHMS” Occupational Safety and Health Management System certification
2005 Expanded plant for manufacture of large dies at Toin Plant
2008 Buildt specialized machine manufacturing plant in Toin Town, Inabe County (the second Toin Plant)
2015 Expanded specialized machine assembly plant in the second Toin Plant
2017 Selected as one of the winners of the Vibrant HABATAKU Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) 300 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
2018 Received the Technology and Development Award from Toyota Motor Corporation