Outline of KINPARA METALS INDUSTRIES
| Corporate name | KINPARA METALS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. |
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| Corporate address | Head Office 5-23-25 Hikuma, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-city, Shizuoka, 430-0901, Japan [Google Maps] TEL +81-53-471-8211 FAX +81-53-474-0503 Takaoka Factory 2-13-6 Takaoka-nishi, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-city, Shizuoka, 433-8118, Japan [Google Maps] TEL/FAX +81-53-439-5588 |
| Date of foundation | March 1935 |
| Capital | 30 million yen (as of 31 August 2015) |
| Detail of business | Cold forging and cutting, and manufacturing various dies for four-wheel and two-wheel vehicles, bearings, consumer electronics, and other parts |
| Major manufacturers who use our parts | [JAPAN] DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD. / FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. / HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. / ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED / KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. / MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION / MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION / NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. / PANASONIC CORPORATION / SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION / TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION / YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. [USA/EURO] BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG) / CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC / FORD MOTOR COMPANY / VOLKSWAGEN AG |
History
| Mar. 1935 | KINPARA FOUNDRY opened in Sukenobu, Hamamatsu, based mainly on the technology held by former chairman Kenji Kimpara. |
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| Mar. 1955 | Reorganized as a legal entity. Established KINPARA METALS INDUSTRIES with 8 million yen capital. |
| Jan. 1959 | Moved to Noguchi, Hamamatsu and built new factory. |
| Jun. 1961 | Constructed new headquarters in Hikuma, Hamamatsu. |
| Jan. 1964 | Capital increased to 18 million yen |
| Jul. 1964 | Added a cold forging factory, started cold forging. |
| Oct. 1969 | Increased capital to 30 million yen and established cold forging as our corporate purpose. |
| Mar. 1971 | Built Takaoka Factory in Takaoka, Hamamatsu, with pre-forging cutting as the main business. |
| May 1982 | Expanded factory and office at headquarters. |
| Dec. 2002 | Acquired ISO 9001:2000 certification (JQA-QM9321) |
| Aug. 2005 | Introduced 1,500 ton press. Renovated parts warehouse and cafeteria. |
| Feb. 2009 | Relocated cutting line from the main factory to our Takaoka Factory. |
| Dec. 2009 | Shifted to ISO 9001:2008 certification |
| Jan. 2013 | Introduced automatic cutting line in our Takaoka Factory. Introduced solar photovoltaic generation system in our headquarters Factory. |