COMPANY

Greetings from the President

Every machine we make is different and unique. We are confident that our products satisfy our customers and their needs.

Since we started operating in 1910, Saikawa has been pursuing products that maximize our customers’ satisfaction for every order we receive. Through this journey, we have successfully developed a loyal customer base and unrivalled technology. We describe ourselves as “a small global company”. In the small island country of Japan, there is a tiny city called Kashiwazaki, which has a population of less than 100,000. That’s where Saikawa is located. Though we are small in size, in this niche market of wire drawing machines, the difference we make to the world is big. We will keep improving ourselves as a leading manufacturer by continuing to provide the best solutions and services to our customers.

Masao Saikawa, President and Chief Executive Officer
Masao Saikawa, President and Chief Executive Officer

Company Information

Company Information
Company Name:
Saikawa Co., LTD.
Location:
7586 (in Tajiri Industrial Park), Oaza-Yasuda, Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Japan 945-1395
Representative:
President and Chief Executive Officer, Masao Saikawa
Capital:
62,350,000 yen
Founded:
August 1910
Business Operation:
Design, manufacture and sell wire drawing machines (materials: copper, aluminum, steel, gold, etc.), optical fiber cable manufacturing machines, LAN electric wire cable manufacturing machines, corrugating machines, single twist bunchers, double twist bunchers, served shield insulation machines, jacketing machines and plastic processing machines.
Number of Employees:
117 (in 2019)
Company Information:
Saikawa Company Information (PDF: 3.9MB)pdf

History

August
1910
Started manufacturing oil well drilling machines and components
1934
Started developing wire drawing machines under the leadership of Okochi Masatoshi, the third director of RIKEN.
1935
Produced the first 10 wire drawing machines
November
1935
Established Saikawa Ironworks Kakizaki Factory in Kakizaki-machi
March
1937
Started manufacturing wire drawing machines
October
1940
Became an incorporated company
January
1955
Acquired Riken Steel Co., Ltd.’s factory in Ojiya and renamed it Riken Seiki Co., Ltd.
December
1956
Moved to 1-chome, where a new plant was completed in front of the station
November
1974
Completed hydraulic wire drawing machines and started production
July
1982
Completed the MF-60 unmanned wire drawing system, and exhibited it at the Wire Asia Show held in Singapore
June
1991
Completed registration of the Head Office location in Tajiri Industrial Park at 7586 Oaza-Yasuda, Kashiwazaki City (New location), from 1-5-48 Ekimae, Kashiwazaki City (former location).
April
1992
Completed registration of the new company name as follows:
Former name: Saikawa Ironworks Co., Ltd. New name: Saikawa Co., Ltd.
September
1995
Company’s capital became 62,350,000 yen
May
2002
Acquired can-manufacturing frames and ceramic spraying capstans from Xiamen Kanwa Machinery Co., Ltd. (China)
February
2003
Integrated the Osaka Sales Office into the Head Office
March
2003
Acquired all business of twisted wire machine manufacturer Yoshida Industries Co., Ltd.
March
2004
Established a joint venture of three companies, KSW, in China; Kunshan Wilson Engineering & Machinery Co., Ltd. (Taiwan), Saikawa Co., Ltd.
(Japan), and Kinrei Machinery Co., Ltd.
New Company Name: Kunshan San Chi Engineering & Machinery Co., Ltd. (KSW)
June
2007
Received an award from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and was chosen as one of “the 300 Successful Small and Medium Enterprises of 2007”
October
2009
Developed high-speed rolling anneal lines for FFC
September
2010
Exhibited FFC rolling lines at the Wire Show in Shanghai
October
2010
Celebrated our 100th anniversary with successful trading with 21 countries (207 companies in Japan and 135 overseas companies)
May
2011
Received the Plasticity Technology Achievement Award from the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity
December
2011
The capital investment ratio of Kunshan Sangi Machinery Co., Ltd. (KSW) became 70%
January
2012
Received the Excellent Company Prize of 2011 at the 45th Good Company Grand Award
October
2012
First export of wire drawing machine HMA-22 to the Republic of Peru
May
2013
Began commercial development of mobile charger / discharger
November
2014
Received CHAdeMO certification, an international standard of fast-charging for electric vehicles for mobile charging/discharging device, “EDS-11”
July
2017
Completed liquidation of KSW after 1 year and 7 months
April
2018
Exhibited products at Dusseldorf Wire Show
July
2018
Transferred the ISO9001 Certification to 2015 standards
December
2018
Selected as “Regional Future Leader” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
October
2019
Renewal of company website

Saikawa Group Companies

Riken Seiki Co., Ltd.

Riken Seiki Co., Ltd.

664 Hiuotsu, Ojiya City, Niigata 947-8555
TEL: +81 258 82 4121
Kakizaki Machinery Co., Ltd.

Kakizaki Machinery Co., Ltd.

1278-30 Bashomen, Kakizaki-ku, Joetsu City, Niigata 949-3293
TEL: +81 25 536 2224
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Phone: +81-257-24-4111

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Open:
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