Head office
| Company name | Okatsune Gears Manufacturing Co., Ltd |
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| Address | 〒670-0991, 1-17, Kanda-cho, Himeji city, Hyogo, Japan |
| Establishment | February 1931 |
| Founded | April 1960 |
| Capital | 25,000,000 Yen |
| Employees | 128 man |
| Business | ■Finished products division Car washing machine . Washing machine . Oil changer . Mat cleaner . Others ■Gears division Product all kinds of gears, impact wrench (Gears wrench) (HP http://o-haguruma.com/) |
| Representative | President Akihiro Okamoto |
| Affiliated company | OKATSUNE VIETNAM CO., LTD |
Branch Office Location
Head sales office
〒670-0991
1-10,Kanda-cho, Himeji-city, Hyogo,Japan
Tel : +81-79-292-7232
Fax: +81-79-292-3622
Tokyo branch
〒213-0026
1993-4 Hisasue, Takatsu Ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Ken, Japan
Tel : +81-44-740-9727
Fax: +81-44-740-9728
Himeji sales office
〒670-00991
1-10,Kanda-cho,Himeji-city,Hyogo,Japan
TEL +81-79-263-7521
FAX +81-79-263-7522
Sapporo sales office
〒063-0803
5-4-30,Nijuyonken 3-jo,Nishi-ku,Sapporo-city,Hokkaido,Japan
Tel : +81-11-215-6840
Fax: +81-11-215-6841
Nagoya sales office
〒462-0012
4-611, Kusunoki, Kita-Ku, Nagoya-City, Aichi Ken, Japan
Tel : +81-52-902-1374
Fax: +81-52-902-1375
Kyushu sales office
〒811-0111
801,Mishiro,Ooaza,Shingu-chou, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka, Japan
Tel : +81-92-963-0711
Fax: +81-92-963-0877
Factory Address
Main factory
〒670-0991
1-17,Kanda-cho, Himeji-city, Hyogo, Japan
Tel : +81-79-292-2461
Fax: +81-79-296-3143
Muraoka factory
〒679-2316
Azaienowaki, Muraoka, Muraoka-ku, Kamicho,
Mikata-gun,Hyogo, Japan
Tel : +81-796-94-0336
Fax: +81-796-94-0336
Ichikawa factory
〒679-2316
Higashikawanabe, Ichikawa-cho, Kanzaki-gun, Hyogo, Japan
Tel : +81-790-26-2116
Fax: +81-790-26-2515
Development Team
〒679-2316
Azanishitani, Higashikawanabe, Ichikawa-cho, Kanzaki-gun, Hyogo, Japan
Tel : +81-790-26-0722
OKATSUNE VIETNAM CO., LTD
LOT27 ROAD No.6 NHON TRACH 3 INDUSTRIAL PARK PHASE-2 NHON TRACH, DONG NAI,VIETNAM
TEL +84 2513569247
FAX +84 2513569249
History
| 1931 | Founding as Okatsune Works, Manufacture and nationwide sales of Cloth Measure Inspection Device (patent acquired) |
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| 1943 | Repair of mining machinery and paper manufacturing machinery |
| 1944 | Acceptance of mobilization of students as Tokyo Shibaura Electric cooperative factory for manufacture of weapons parts |
| 1950 | Kawasaki aircraft (Currently: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.) specialized in gear processing as cooperative factory of Banshu Gear Industry |
| 1960 | Established corporation as Okatsune Gears Manufacturing Ltd. with capital of 1 million yen. Embarked on developing in-house completion of oil changer for automobile maintenance machine, and started manufacture and sales |
| 1965 | Developed automobile wheel nut tightening tool (impact wrench) and exported to Europe through Kanematsu Co., Ltd. Opened Tokyo Branch to strengthen sales of Products |
| 1966 | Increased capital two million yen, opened Kyushu sales office |
| 1967 | Opened Sendai office |
| 1968 | Developed, manufacture and sales of cleaner for inside automotive cleaning Increased capital to 4 million yen, newly established Muraoka factory, enhanced machining processing division |
| 1970 | Manufactured and sold car wash machine (Car Wash Machine Egret). Through the structural improvement of the Japan Gear Manufacturers Association, the Gear Cooperative Heat Treatment Industry Co., Ltd. was established by 4 gear companies with investment of capital of 50 million yen |
| 1971 | Capital increased to 8 million yen Establishment of division system, strengthening of the gear division and the finished products division departmental system |
| 1972 | Increased capital to 10 million yen, Opened Nagoya office |
| 1973 | Newly built Ichikawa factory, enhanced new homemade goods manufacturing Division |
| 1974 | Mat cleaner manufacture and sales, capital increased to 15 million yen |
| 1978 | Opened Sapporo, Takamatsu sales offices, strengthened sales divisions |
| 1979 | Headquarters company products sales department opened in Himeji Tegara, Strengthened independence of sales department transferred from headquarters |
| 1980 | Capital increased to 25 million yen |
| 1984 | Manufactured and sales of ashtray washing machine that was developed, finished products division |
| 1985 | Expansion of Ichikawa factory |
| 1988 | Newly established the canning division of Ichikawa factory |
| 1989 | New construction of Ichikawa new business office, Production enhanced by expansion of Muraoka factory NC lathe and transport robot facilities |
| 1992 | Expansion of Ichikawa factory |
| 1994 | Sales started of Non-brush type car wash machine development, Vacuum cleaner (Nice) developed, expanded sales across the country |
| 1997 | Newly built development office to strength development division |
| 1998 | Manufacture and sales of container tray washer, automobile tire filling nitrogen generator |
| 1999 | Automatic empty can press machine with magnetic selector sold, large construction machinery automatic washer sold |
| 2001 | Business type trash processing machine sold, ISO9001: 2000 acquired by head office, sales headquarters, Ichikawa factory |
| 2002 | Sales of Vehicle disinfection device |
| 2003 | Sales of waste plastic to oil transformer |
| 2004 | Sales of car wash water recycling device |
| 2005 | Introduction of the all online mainstay, production management system |
| 2006 | Expansion of Muraoka factory |
| 2007 | Expansion of gear factory, Laser processing machine introduced to enhance the production of Ichikawa factory |
| 2008 | Built new headquarters and South office Moved development team and Himeji sales office |
| 2009 | In-house development and nationwide launch of disinfection systems including MDW for livestock industry |
| 2011 | Representative office established in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; launched proprietary fluorocarbon gas and parts cleaning systems for Southeast Asia expansion |
| 2013 | August / Investment license granted for local subsidiary with capital of USD 500,000 in Nhon Trach Industrial Zone, southern VietnamSeptember / OKATSUNE VIETNAM CO., LTD. headquarters and hub factory for Asia and global markets completed and operational |
| 2016 | CNC 3D measuring machine by Carl Zeiss installed at gear factory inspection site to meet global quality standards |
| 2017 | Servo motor turret punch press by Murata Machinery introduced at Ichikawa factory to enhance precision and integrate multiple sheet metal processes |
| 2020 | In response to COVID-19, developed and launched proprietary body disinfection system |
| 2021 | Developed and launched in-house wheelchair cleaning system for medical and nursing care facilities |
| 2022 | Two OKUMA machining centers installed at OKATSUNE VIETNAM to increase in-house production ratio of parts units |
| 2023 | Amid the global COVID-19 crisis, OKATSUNE VIETNAM operated at full capacity 24/7 to overcome the challenges |
| 2024 | Major safety upgrades at headquarters and Ichikawa factories with installation of large water tanks and fire hydrants in compliance with fire regulations, reinforcing crisis management for the 22nd century |