Last updated : 02/19/2024
Imanishi Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- President
- Hirofumi IMANISHI (Mr.)
- Year established
- 1921
- Capital
- 70,000,000 yen
- Sales
- 1,800,000,000yen
- Employees
- 120
- Postal (zip) code
- 732-0044
- Company address
- 5-7-17 Yagashin-machi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima-shi
- Phone
- 082-286-0661
- Fax
- 082-286-3989
- E-Mail
- info@imanishi.co.jp
- URL
- https://www.imanishi.co.jp/
Company PR
Since started our business in 1921 as a wood pattern maker for castings, we have expanded business activities into various related technological fields.
By fully utilizing our craftsmanship and CAD/CAM technology, we provide various products such as casting dies and molds, welding tools for car body assembly and various castings consistently from design, manufacturing to trial.
Major Products
- Various models by 3D printers (design, master, pattern model)
- Precision casting products by a 3D printer (AC, FCD, SCS)
- Casting molds / stamping dies for prototyping / plastic molds for prototyping (RIM, glass EC, thixomold)
- Welding jigs for car body / Assembling line facility
Major Customers
- Mazda Motor Corp.
- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- TOYOTA MOTOR KYUSHU, INC.
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
- The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Hiroshima Machinery Works
Major Facilities/Equipment
- 3-dimensional CAD/CAM system 43
NX, SOLID WORKS, CIMATRON, N-CAD, E-CAD, GO 2 CAM, CAM TOOL, ROBCAD, IGRIP, JSCAST, etc.
- NC, machining center 20
Small/medium/large machining centers (12 units), Five faces milling machine (2 unit), NC milling machines (1 units); wire electric discharge machine (1 unit); other
- Electric welding furnace 1
50kg high-frequency induction furnace (1 unit)
- 3D printer 1
Stereolithography machine ATOMm-4000
- Inspection measuring machine 7
Coordinate measuring machine 1, layout machine 1, FARO ARM 4, Handy probe 3D measuring machine 1
Technology Employed
- Transportation machinery/equipment manufacturing industry
- Imanishi provides consistent service, from concept planning to the design, manufacture, and trial production of various dies and tools.
- Transportation machinery/equipment manufacturing industry
- A consistent system of 3D CAD / CAM / CAE / CAT that creates everything at the design stage.
- Transportation machinery/equipment manufacturing industry
- Direct NC machining allows Imanishi to make dies and tools quickly to meet short delivery deadlines.
- Transportation machinery/equipment manufacturing industry
- Imanishi has experienced engineers to perform 3-dimensional forming and finishing in addition to digital technology.
- Transportation machinery/equipment manufacturing industry
- Among car body production equipment manufacturers, we are specially skilled in body side with complicated 3D shape.
- Transportation machinery/equipment manufacturing industry
- With Imanishi's plastic molds dies, products can be produced by RIM, glass EC, blow, and injection mold.
- Transportation machinery/equipment manufacturing industry
- Production of precision cast parts such as stainless steel, zinc alloy (ZAS), cast iron (FC, FCD) castings
- Transportation machinery/equipment manufacturing industry
- Imanishi can provide precision casting products using 3D printers with very short delivery times.
Primary Area of Technical Expertise
Using the die and mold technology and casting technology that it has accumulated through the years since being founded, and adding its hand-fabrication technology and CAD/CAM technology, Imanishi offers a variety of dies and production equipment at high quality, quick turnaround, and low cost.
Future Business Challenges
- Development of new demand for growing industries, including industries overseas
- Offering of know-how that employs die and mold technology, and product development that adds original design elements
- Conversion from being dependent subcontractor to autonomous enterprise by further advancing the company's independently developed technology
Future Technical Challenges
- Transportation machinery/equipment manufacturing industry
- Die-creating technology centered on 3-dimensional CAD.
- Transportation machinery/equipment manufacturing industry
- Construction of new molding technology by combining AM technology (3D printing) with precision casting technology.
Other
Patent / utility model
*Patent "Clamp device for positioning parts" (joint patent with Mazda) (2003)
*Patent "Iron mold and its manufacturing method" (2010)
*Patent "Self-hardening mold method by using lost model" (2010)
*Utility model "pulling tool for knock pin" (2011)
*Patent "Method for forming steel sheet by hot pressing"
(joint patent with Mazda, Keylex, and Sekisou Kanagata) (2015)
Research and development
*Certified as " 2007 R & D project company of regional regeneration consortiums " by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2007)
*Certified as " 2008 R & D project company for Regional Innovation " by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(2008)
*Certified as " 2009 R & D project company for Regional Innovation " by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2009)
*Certified as "2009 Subsidized company for product development support to monodzukuri (manufacturing) SMEs " by Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2009)
