HISTORY
- 1938
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Ryohei Ogawa founded Ogawa Seisakusho in 3-128, Tabata, Kita-ku, Tokyo, with the goal of manufacturing aircraft wing parts and caterpillar components.
- 1951
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The company name was changed to Sankyo Seisakusho, Ltd.
Production of automotive parts and household electrical components began.
- 1964
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The company underwent an organizational change and Sankyo Seisakusho Co., Ltd. was established.
- 1970
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Developed shrink tunnel packaging machinery (Patent No. 121463), marking the first patent application by Sankyo Seisakusho. (Figure 1)
Started research on intermittent indexing devices using roller
gear cam mechanisms and filed basic patents related
to the indexing devices.
- 1973
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Succeeded in developing Japan's first roller
gear cam-type indexing drive (Patented).
Launched the D-series indexing drive model,
which uses a shaft-type output. (Figure 2)
- 1980
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Began production of ampoule foreign particle
inspection machine AIM
(Patent for the developed swing synchronization device) (Figure 3).
Sankyo indexing devices were adopted for drive units
in large high-speed mounting machines.
Developed the Variax M1 press material feeding device (Figure 4)
(Patent No. 1376660).
- 1981
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Established the Shizuoka Factory in Kikugawa,
Shizuoka Prefecture
(54,000 m²).
- 1982
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Developed and launched the world’s smallest
pick-and-place unit, FS.
Developed the world’s fastest press material
feeding devices, Variax V60A and V70M.
- 1984
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Released the world’s smallest ultra-compact indexing drive, 2.8D.
- 1985
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Expanded the Shizuoka Factory,
becoming the world’s largest cam-only factory.
- 1987
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Ryohei Ogawa became Chairman and Hirohumi Ogawa was appointed President (Figure 5).
Sankyo America, Inc. was established in Ohio, USA (Figure 6).
- 1989
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Established the Shizuoka Second Factory, completing a connecting bridge between the first and second factories.
- 1992
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Expanded the Shizuoka Second Factory. The new building won the 24th Chubu Architecture Award.
- 1993
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The Shizuoka Factory won the 12th Japan Greening Center Chairman’s Award.
- 1994
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Shizuoka Second Factory won the 6th Prefectural
Urban Landscape Award (Excellent Award).
Completed the Miyagi Factory in Shiwahime-machi, Kurihara-gun (now Kurihara City), Miyagi Prefecture (Figure 7).
- 1996
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Expanded the Shizuoka Third Factory.
- 2002
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Completed Hangzhou Sankyo Mechanical Co., Ltd.
factory in China.
- 2004
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Shizuoka Factory received the Minister of Economy,
Trade, and Industry Award for Excellent Green Factories.
- 2005
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Completed the Roller Drive RA Series (Figure 8).
- 2006
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The Roller Drive RA Series won the Good Design Award (Figure 8).
Established Sankyo Mechanical Sales (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
(Figure 9).
- 2007
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Completed the Roller Drive CNC Rotary Table RC Series.
- 2012
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Developed the High-Speed Long-Stroke Linear Unit
(Patent No. 4700944).
- 2013
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Completed the new factory of Hangzhou
Sankyo Mechanical Co., Ltd., in Jingtong, China.
Established sales and service offices
in South Korea and Taiwan (Sankyo Korea and Taiwan offices).
- 2015
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Hirohumi Ogawa became Chairman.
Established RVC (Vietnam), RODAX VIETNAM CO., LTD.
- 2017
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Established the Thai subsidiary,
Sankyo Works (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- 2018
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Transformed the South Korean office into a subsidiary,
Sankyo Korea Co., Ltd.
Establishment of the G&P Building
- 2019
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Launched the Roller Drive RGV and RGR Series.
- 2020
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Launched the motor core stamping line
with automatic board feeding function.
- 2022
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Completion of the second phase of RODAX VIETNAM construction.
- 2023
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Completion of the Roller Drive CNC Rotary Table RTG Series.
Sankyo Machine Tools Museum recognized as a Mechanical Heritage.
- 2024
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Establishment of the Solution Business Division
(formerly the Engineering Business Division).
Completion of the Automatic Pallet Change System
for Small Machining Centers, Sankyo Pallet Master SPM Series.
- 2025
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Establishment of a Representative Office in Germany.
Completion of the Rotary Table RPS Series
for Brittle Material Grinding.
- 2026
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(Summer) – Completion of the
new Research & Development Building, Factory Lab
(Scheduled).
