Hatakeyama Iron Works Co., Ltd

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Outline and History

Nothing Supersedes History

A Management Base Cultivated Over Many Years

While adapting to changing times over the many years since its foundation, Hatakeyama Iron Works has won customer confidence, by constantly pursuing the advancement of technology and quality, and the upgrading and expansion of its facilities. The Company considers that its current position is due in great measure to the winning of such confidence. Going forward, we will continue to work through our solid operating management base and corporate systems to achieve customer satisfaction.

Outline

Name of Company:	Hatakeyama Iron Works Co.,Ltd.
Date of Foundation:	March 3rd, 1922
Capital:	90 million yen
Representatives:	Ryusuke Hatakeyama, Chairman Kazuya Hatakeyama, President
Address:	Headquarters/Plants 2-11-1, Keihinjima, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-0003 Japan TEL +81-3-3790-0211 FAX +81-3-3790-0210
Land/Buildings	Land (8,170 m2): forging plant (2,180 m2), heat treatment plant (1,240 m2), inspection plant (400 m2), cutting plant (290 m2), material yard (1,200 m2), product yard (350 m2), material testing laboratory (30 m2), office (300 m2) and welfare facilities (270 m2)

History

March 1922	Founded by Ryuhei Hatakeyama as an independently operated business at 4-2034, Hirai, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo.
February 1945	Inaugurated Hiroshi Hatakeyama as the second-generation President.
February 1956	Certified by Lloyd's Register of Shipping (LR), marking obtainment of certification by all classification societies.
April 1978	Transferred all plants to the Keihin Industrial Zone.
June 1980	Installed a 26-ton heating furnace to the 2,000-ton forging press to accommodate large forging production.
April 1981	Installed 20-ton rail-bound and 18-ton mobile manipulators to increase production.
January 1982	Established a quality management system and issued a quality system manual. Started the made-to-order production of nuclear industry and ASME related parts.
August 1990	Inaugurated Hiroshi Hatakeyama as Chairman and the third-generation Ryusuke Hatakeyama as President.
November 1999	Introduced a production management system to improve efficiency.
May 2005	Replaced existing heating furnaces by those with a regenerative gas burner.
May 2007	Inaugurated Ryusuke Hatakeyama as Chairman and the fourth-generation Kazuya Hatakeyama as President.