Greeting

We aim to achieve even higher heights as a company that can be trusted by society.

Since its founding in 1947, Sanwa Manufacturing has been manufacturing industrial machines that are essential to the society. We have been challenging the technological innovation under our motto, "positive attempts should not be called failures," and at the same time, we have been honestly practicing "to be true to the basics" by sticking to sincere manufacturing.
As we move forward with our business in this way, our core business of Automatic Platen Cutting and Creasing Machines has gained a high market share in Japan, and customers around the world have come to choose us. We have continued to grow by expanding our business to manufacture major parts including the heart of machines and developing new machines.
We will be flexible to the changes in society and the market and constantly evolve our products from all aspects such as quality, performance, usability, and durability.
As the name of “Sanwa”=“Triple circle” indicates, we are made of our customers, local residents, and employees.
As a company which is permanence and can be trusted by our stakeholders and the customers from all over the world, we will continue to devote to manufacture better machines.

President Hiroo Kinoshita

The “Circle”of Sanwa

Our thoughts on the Sanwa logo

Circle between the Company and Employees
Circle Among Employees
Circle between the Company and Customers (Regions)

Contributing to Society through these three circles

Management Philosophy/Action Guidelines

Sanwa Production's Employees' Thinking and Code of Conduct

Management Philosophy

Our management philosophy is "harmony" as our corporate motto, and each and every employee should have pride and take responsibility in their work and contribute to society through our business.

Action Guidelines

Behavior and work faithful to the basics

We would like to be a company or person that can take action for what we should do.

Company Profile

Founded Dec. 8.1947
Incorporated Sep.13.1961
Capital JPY40,000,000
Representative Hiroo Kinoshita, President
Employees 115
Stockholders Osaka Small And Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd., others.
Description of Business Design, manufacture and sales of Automatic Platen Cutting and Creasing Machines, Printing Machines, Paper-Converting Machines, Steel Manufacturing Machinery and General Industrial Machinery
Head Office and Factory 6-16-2 Imazu-Cho, Fukuyama-City, Hiroshima, 729-0111, Japan.
TEL +81-84-934-2022 FAX +81-84-934-7117
Tokyo Office 6-21-6 Shikahama, Adachi-Ku, Tokyo. 123-0864 Japan
TEL +81-3-3857-9031 FAX +81-3-5647-9731
Osaka Office Yokoi No.5 Building, 2-8-3 Kyomachibori, Nishi-Ku, Osaka, 550-0003 Japan
TEL +81-6-6447-2667 FAX +81-6-6147-3303
Banks Japan Finance Corporation, Hiroshima Branch.
The Shoko Chukin Bank, Fukuyama Branch.
MUFG Bank, Ltd. Fukuyama Branch.
The Yamaguchi Bank, Ltd. Fukuyama Branch.
Momiji Bank, Ltd. Matsunaga Branch.
Property Size Head office property  16,161㎡
Building area  8,824㎡

Access

Hiroshima Airport Please take a taxi from Hiroshima airport to our office. It takes about 40 minutes.
JR Fukuyama Station Please take a train “ Sanyo Line “ ( local train ) to get to Matsunaga station from Fukuyama station. It’s 5 minutes from Matsunaga station by taxi.

Company History

Dec.1947 Founded Sanwa Manufacturing in Yanaizu-Cho, Fukuyama-City
Dec.1951 Factory relocation to 71-1 Imazu-Cho, Fukuyama-City
Sep.1961 Became incorporated organization Sanwa Manufacturing Co., Ltd. with initial capital of JPY3,000,000 and Toshimichi Kinoshita was appointed as a president.
Dec.1961 Head office and machine factory relocation to 6-16-2 Imazu-Cho, Fukuyama-City.
Aug.1969 Built 1st assembly factory & machine factory and enlarged machine equipment
Mar.1973 Built 2nd assembly factory
Dec.1973 Toshimichi Kinoshita stepped down as a president and Hirosuke Kinoshita was appointed as a president.
Sep.1975 Approved as an investment recipient by Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd. ( SBIC West Japan ) under the small business investment company limited law.
Sep.1975 Increased its capital to JPY40,000,000
Jul.1981 Enlarged 2nd assembly factory
Sep.1983 Sanwa exhibited “ Automatic Platen Cutting and Creasing Machine “ for the first time at IGAS.
Aug.1988 Established Osaka office
Feb.1989 Expanded and renovated machine factory and enlarged machine eqipment
Feb.1989 Integrated assembly department,integrated into the 1st assembly factory
May.1989 Established Tokyo Office
May.1991 Sanwa exhibited “ Automatic Platen Cutting and Creasing Machine “ for the first time at PA PRO in Germany.
Dec.1992 Expanded and renovated head office building
Sep.1993 Sanwa exhibited “ Automatic Platen Cutting and Creasing Machine “ for the first time at IPEX 93 in UK.
May.1995 Sanwa exhibited “ Automatic Platen Cutting and Creasing Machine “ for the first time at DRUPA in Germany.
Sep.1997 Sanwa exhibited “ Automatic Platen Cutting and Creasing Machine “ for the first time at CHICAGO PRINT in USA.
Dec.1997 Sanwa celebrated 50 years since foundation.
Dec.1999 Hirosuke Kinoshita was appointed as a chairman and Hiroo Kinoshita was appointed as a president.
Oct.2000 Built precision machinery factory
Apr.2005 Released Automatic Platen Cutting and Creasing Machine for Corrugated Boards “ MTR-1600 “ ( Joint project machine with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems, Ltd. )
Sep.2011 Sanwa celebrated 50 years since incorporation.
Aug.2019 Built precision assembly factory
Aug.2020 Built 2nd assembly factory