Meihoku Kogyo Co.,Ltd. with　the assistance and guidance of Kobe Steel, Ltd. has been producing "TOP-QUALITY" wire for cold　forming operations , mainly for automotive and aircraft industries and other machinery fastener industries

Profile

NAME:	Meihoku Kogyo Co.,Ltd.
ESTABLISHED:	October 11,1947
ENTERPRISE:	Producing C.H.Q. wire (for automobiles)
CAPITAL:	¥60,000,000 Japanese Yen
PRESIDENT:	Yasukazu Fukunishi
LOCATION:	1-8-1 Hachiyadai minokamo Gifu

History

Nov.1946	Founded as Nippon Seibyosyo supported by kobe Steel.
Oct.1947	Established Meihoku Kogyo Co.,LTD capitalized with ¥500000.
Jun.1955	Production and Sales operation was started with trademark "SHINKO GEAR" succeeded all of bicycle gear crank business of Kobe Steel.
Jan.1961	Started production of cold heading wire.
Dec.1964	Abolished nail production division .
Oct.1975	Accomplished Sakahogi Plant.
Dec.1978	Abolished gear crank production division.
Sep.1980	Increased capital to ¥60,000,000 joined by Kobe Steel and Shinsho Corp.
May.1998	Certified ISO 9002
May.2001	Certified ISO 14001
Nov.2001	Established Seymour wire, Indiana, U.S. joint with Shinsho American, the subsidiary of Shinsho Corp.
Mar.2003	Capital joined to GBP, Michigan, U.S. with Kobe Steel.
Apr.2003	Operation started Minokamo Plant.
May.2003	Certified ISO 9001
Aug.2004	Moved the headquarters to Minokamo-City
Apr.2006	Operation Started Minokamo No2 Plant.
Dec.2007	Capital joined to KSP,Pinghu,Chaina with Kobe Steel.
Jun.2009	Introduced “Total Quality Management”System.
Oct.2013	Won The DemingPrize
Aug.2014	Certified JIS Q 9100
Aug.2016	Operation Started Minokamo No3 Plant.

Factory and Major Machines and Facilities

Manufacturing Locations

Head Office & Minokamo Works

Overseas Affiliate Locations

Producing base in the United States (Detroit Area)
Grand Blanc Processing, L. L. C. (GBP)

Physical distribution base in the United States (Columbus, IN area)
Shinsho-Meihoku Wire, Inc (SWI)

Producing base in the China (Pinghu Area)
Kobe Special Steel Wire Products (Pinghu) Co.,LTD (KSP)

Manufacturing Facilities

• ・Pickling system
• ・Mechanical descalers
• ・Wire drawing machines
• ・Short Time Cycle Furnaces

Controlling Facilities

• ・Inspection machinaries
• ・Repairing machine tools
• ・Sewage disposal system

Products

• ・steel wire for cold heading and cold forging
• 　(rimmed steel, aluminum killed steel, killed steel)
• ・carbon steel wire for machine structural use
• ・nickel chromium steel
• ・chromium steel
• ・chromium molybdenum steel
• ・boron steel
• ・special steel
• ・deformed steel wire

size

2.0mm～53.0mm

coating

• ・lime coating
• ・zinc phosphate + lube coating
• ・zinc phosphate + lime coating

We can respond to your request except the above.

Production Processes

We use, as raw material, wire rod manufactured by Kobe Steel, Ltd. one of Japan's most specialized integrated steel mills, (KCH Wire-rod) and all processes from its delivery to the final shipment of our products (as shown in pictures on the right) are under an excellent quality control system which upholds and even improves the quality of our products. About 70% of our products are processed further to such products as bolts, nuts and jointing systems to be used in automotive industries. Our products are also used to manufacture fasteners for numerous industrial fields including aircraft and other machinery.