About Us
This pride and technological prowess is also applied aggressively to new product development.
Japan is renowned throughout the world for its excellent products, and this reputation has been built heavily
on the high precision of the parts used to make these very products.
At SANKEI, we are currently putting all our energy into bringing our customers a complete range
of multistage cold formers embodying the very essence of our leading prowess in part manufacturing.
SANKEI’s products are of course built to the highest levels of quality, and have always been
produced in response to users’ needs for low cost, to meet tight deadlines, and for high-mix low-volume.
Not only that, but the needs of our customers are also becoming more and more sophisticated. With our eyes firmly focused on such a future, it is necessary that we at SANKEI move with the times and respond to the needs of our customers not only in terms of product size and shape, but also by producing products with new materials, and aggressively pursue product development by exploiting our unique technological prowess and latest facilities.
| Executive officers | Chairman Ryozo Kawai President Yasufumi Kawai |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Established | 1970 |
| Capital | 30 million yen |
| Major businesses | Cold heading part manufacturing for automobile industry, cutting work, rolling, assembly work (welding, caulking, assembly) |
| eadquarters No.1 plant/No.2 plant |
550 Misaki, Kisosaki, Kuwana 498-0814, Mie, Japan |
| No.3 plant/No.4 plant | 550 Misaki, Kisosaki, Kuwana 498-0814, Mie, Japan |
| Distribution center | 25-2 Sannowari, Kitsunejicho, Yatomi 490-0051, Aichi, Japan |
| Overseas plant B.T.America, Inc |
415 South Main St. P.O.BOX 818 Boiling Springs, NC 28017 USA |
| 1938 | Founded under name of “Kanegen Shoten” by first president. Commenced operations selling round nails, custom nails, steel wire and wire in Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya. |
| 1948 | Commenced operations manufacturing and selling rivet equipment under name of “Kawai Shoten”. |
| 1970 | Renamed company “SANKEI BOLT” and established private limited company. |
| 1995 | Constructed American plant (B.T.America.Inc) in North Carolina with start-up cost of $700,000. |
| 1997 | Established “SANKEI CORPORATION” with capital of 15 million yen. |
| 1998 | Obtained patent for manufacturing technique using sheet roller. Received investment from Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd. |
| 2000 | Obtained ISO9002-1994 certificate. |
| 2002 | ISO9001-2000 transition audit completed and certificate obtained. |
| 2003 | Increased capital to 30 million yen. |
| 2004 | Constructed new distribution center in Yatomi, Aichi. |
| 2005 | Constructed No.3 plant and commenced assembly work. |
| 2006 | Constructed No.4 plant and commenced partial manufacturing of cutting and tapping equipment. |