At Iwashita, we listen carefully to our customers' needs to create machine tools and purpose-built machines that offer a high level of satisfaction.
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After understanding the type of work each of our customers does, all of us here
at Iwashita pay attention to every last detail of the customer's requirements as we
painstakingly create unique machines for the customer. We measure our success
by how well our efforts lead to customer satisfaction.
| Name | Iwashita Industrial Co., Ltd. |
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| Address | 1-6 Enjouji-cho, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan |
| Tel/Fax | Tel: 81-776-41-0666 Fax: 81-776-41-3715 |
| Representative | Haruyuki Iwashita, Representative Director, President |
| Founded | April 1949 |
| Incorporated | May 1964 |
| Capital | 50million yen |
| Number of employees | 33 (as of January 2008/Average age: 38) |
| Business description | Design and manufacture of metal processing machines |
| Product lines | long work-piece NC processing machines (for mid-light duty cutting)、long work-piece NC processing machines (for light-duty cutting)、 Double-Column Machining Centers、aluminum cutting machines、High-Speed Reciprocating Precision Grinder、milling machines |
5minutes by car from Hokuriku Expressway Fukui I.C.
15minutes by car from JR Hokuriku-Line Fukui Station
| 1949 | Tamekichi Iwashita founds Iwashita Kogyosho to commence manufacture of textile machines. |
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| 1954 | Commences manufacture of prosthetic limbs. |
| 1960 | Commences manufacture of milling machines. |
| 1964 | Reorganizes its private enterprise structure, establishing itself as limited company Iwashita Kogyosho. |
| 1966 | Achieves production of over 5000 machines. |
| 1970 | Changes its company name to Iwashita Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| 1973 | Establishes Iwashita Shoji Co., Ltd. as a marketing/sales division, while commencing development and manufacture of NC profile milling machines. |
| 1977 | Achieves production of over 20,000 machines. |
| 1979 | Commences development and manufacture of NC milling machines. |
| 1988 | Haruyuki Iwashita assumes the post of President of the company. Tamekichi Iwashita assumes the post of Chairman of the Board of the company. |
| 1989 | Increases the capital of the company to 24million yen. Develops and manufactures small-sized machining center IM43. |
| 1990 | Develops and manufactures ram-type vertical milling machine 2RC and vertical milling machine 2VB. |
| 1991 | Develops and manufactures NC milling machines NR2 and NV2. |
| 1993 | Commences manufacture of aluminum sash processing machines. Develops and manufactures aluminum sash processing machine teaching machine IA3306 |
| 1994 | Develops and manufactures aluminum sash (long work-piece) CNC processing machine IAM3360. |
| 1997 | Develops and manufactures long work-piece processing machine IAM3325. |
| 2000 | Develops and manufactures aluminum sheet cutting running saw IQR510. |
| 2001 | Develops and manufactures standard-size 2-spindle 2-pallet machining center IMW2048-P2. |
| 2002 | Develops and manufactures portal machining center IMT1230. |
| 2003 | Develops and manufactures high-speed reciprocating precision grinding machine IG-SR102. |
| 2004 | Relocates its head office and factory functions to new head office and factory buildings established in Enjouji-cho, Fukui City. |
| 2007 | Develops and manufactures high-speed reciprocating precision grinding machine (full-cover type) IG-SR102S. |
