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

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.

664 Hiuotsu, Ojiya City, Niigata 947-8555
TEL: +81 258 82 4121

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Kakizaki Machinery Co., Ltd.

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