Company Profile｜ASAHI PRECISION CO., LTD.

Aiming to be a company that continues to make technical proposals that meet customer expectations

CEO message

Our company continues to take on the challenge of being a partner in solving our customers' problems through "functional" surface treatment.

Our technologies not only provide added value in the food machinery, molds, optical equipment, and medical equipment industries, but also in many other industries, and are constantly being updated to meet market needs.

We believe that it is important to be flexible and speedy in pursuing new initiatives with an aggressive attitude, without fear of change.

By constantly updating the working environment and work styles of our employees, we strive to create an environment where they can enjoy their work and provide better products.

Management philosophy

Our company's philosophy is to meet the expectations of customers, improve the quality of life of our employees, develop and grow the company, as well as serving the prosperity of society and public welfare.

Company profile

Company name	ASAHI PRECISION CO., LTD.
Headquarters	Nishi-Iru, Chiekoin-Dori, Shimodachiuri-Dori, Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto City, 602-8176 Japan Tel +81-75-842-0023　Fax +81-75-821-1944
Factory / Sales office	KYOTO west factory 30-5, Kaide-Cho, Mukou City, Kyoto, 617-0004, Japan Tel +81-75-925-1251　Fax +81-75-932-3368 TOKYO sales office #201 Rutan-Oguchinakamachi, 60-3, Oguchinakamachi, Kanagawa-Ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, 221-0003, Japan Tel +81-45-642-8605　Fax +81-45-642-8606 HIROSHIMA sales office Yaletown-Omachi-F, 3-1-13-12, Omachi Higashi, Asaminami-Ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, 731-0124, Japan Tel +81-70-8801-4103 Kyushu sales office #401 Rokukoto-Ijiri, 1-38-24, Ijiri, Minami-Ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, 811-1302, Japan Tel +81-92-588-6381　Fax +81-92-588-6382 KOREA office 1012, 10F, Chunui Techno Park-3rd, 80, Jomaru-ro 385beon-gil, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Establishment date	March 3, 1964
Capital	49,500,000 JPY
Annual sales	1,076,230,000 JPY
Representative	Yasuhiro Yamanaka, Chairperson Yasumitu Yamanaka, President
Employees	53
Business information	Manufacturing of precision equipment and semiconductor manufacturing equipment, Special and general surface treatment
Work contents	Small precision machining： Machining center( 5-axis simultaneous control machining), 3D CAD, Jig borer, Lathe, Milling machine Surface treatment： Functional plating, Hard chromium plating, Chromium plating on aluminum, Black chromium plating, Highblack, Finechrome Electroless Ni plating：Film thickness accuracy of ± 1 μm Hard alumite, Black alumite, Alumite Special surface treatment：Technomite, ResistuckⅡ, Technophos, NiwphosⅡ, PhosblackⅢ, Solblack

Company history

1948	Asahi Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. was established.
1964	Asahi Kinzoku Seiki Co.,Ltd. established as a spin-off from Asahi Kinzoku Kogyo Co.,Ltd.
1965-1974	Manufacturing of exhaust gas measuring equipments of HORIBA Co., Ltd.
1975-1985	Manufacturing of semiconductor manufacturing equipments and aviation devices of Nichisen Machinery Co., Ltd.
1992	Asahi Kinzoku Seiki Co.,Ltd. changed its name to Asahi Precision Co.,Ltd. switched to the integrated production of general industrial machinery and equipment.
1996	Development and commercialization of Ni-W alloy coatings .
1997	Offered the expertise to AIROD in Malaysia. Started consulting of the plating process and equipments.
1998	Commercialized Niwloy96.
1999	Installed electroless Ni plating equipment for large scale prodaucts at Kyoto south factory.
2000	Updated alumite line at Kyoto south factory. Commercialized Highblack.
2001	Developed Finechrome. Joint prototype of heat treatment furnace with Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. Installed Niwloy96 line at Kyoto south factory. Installed fully automatic electroless Ni line at Kyoto south factory.
2002	March: Obtained ISO 14001 certification(BVQ1) at Kyoto south factory. April: Exhibited at Packaging Machinery Exhibition Nagoya. July: Exhibited at Interphex.
2004	Offered the expertise for PhosblackⅡ to HEEANG TECHFLON CO., LTD. in Korea.
2005	Developed PhosblackⅢ(Lead free).
2008	April: Started operation of Kyoto west factory. Changed the ISO 14001 certification(BUREAU VERITAS) range from Kyoto south factory to Kyoto west factory. Developed and commercialized Niwphos.
2009	Developed and commercialized NiwphosⅡ,ResistackⅡ.
2010	Renewed ISO 14001 certification at Kyoto west factory.
2011	Developed Solblack.
2012	Commercialized Solblack. Solblack was adopted for the parts of HONIR of Hiroshima University.
2013	Changed ISO 14001 certification body from BLEAU VERITUS to MOODY INTERNATIONAL. Solblack was adopted for the shading plate and cryostat parts of Large gravitational wave telescope(KAGRA). Opened Tokai sales office in Nagoya City, Aichi.
2014	Opened Kyushu sales office in Fukuoka City.
2016	Received a subsidy and worked on a project to improve the mold releasability of Niwphos.
2017	"Solblack" was selected for "MONODZUKURI" New Selection in KANSAI 2017. January: Opened Osaka sales office. Received a subsidy and worked on development of sulfur resistance imparting technology. October: Opened North Kantou sales office. Received the Kyoto SME Technological Excellence Award 2017. Received a subsidy and worked on development of jet flow type plating device. Non-magnetic plating "Solblack-LM" was adopted for the Sapphire mirror peripheral parts of KAGRA.
2018	"Technophos" was selected for "MONODZUKURI" New Selection in KANSAI 2018.
2019	A letter of appreciation was awarded by the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, because our SOLBLACK contributed to the construction of KAGRA. Received the Industrial Award of the Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science. Received the Plating Technology Encouragement Award at the 21st Kansai Surface Technology Forum. Offered the expertise for PhosblackⅢ, Niwphos to NASUNG METAL CO., LTD. in Korea.