{"id":18,"date":"2022-04-05T10:16:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T01:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ai141go5t0.smartrelease.jp\/wp\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2022-10-03T17:33:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T08:33:26","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.k-kuri.jp\/en\/about\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"page_overview\">\r\n  <h2 class=\"page_catch\">\r\n    Kuribayashi Seisakusho is a company that manufactures world-class bearings based in Sakaki-machi, Nagano Prefecture, a city of manufacturing.<br>We continue to evolve as a group company of the top manufacturer of bearings, NSK.\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"blc01\">\r\n    <h3 class=\"style3b\">About Us<\/h3>\r\n    <div class=\"base_table\">\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>company name<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Kuribayashi Seisakusho Co.,LTD<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>Head office Location<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>4860 Minamijo Sakaki-Machi Nagano 389-0695 Japan<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>Head office phone number<\/dt>\r\n        <dd><a href=\"tel:0268-82-3150\">0268-82-3150<\/a><\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>founded<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>December 26, 1944<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>capital<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>185 million yen<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>employees<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>330 (as of March 2022)<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>Business content<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Manufacturing of inner and outer rings for various bearings, various automobile parts<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>certifications<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>\r\n          <ul class=\"flex\">\r\n            <li class=\"flex\">\r\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.k-kuri.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ISO9001-\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\u63b2\u8f09\u7528-\u30ab\u30e9\u30fc.jpg\" alt=\"ISO9001\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-375\" \/>\r\n              <p>ISO9001 registration number<span>JQA-QM9417<\/span><\/p>\r\n            <\/li>\r\n            <li class=\"flex\">\r\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.k-kuri.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ISO14001-\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\u63b2\u8f09\u7528-\u30ab\u30e9\u30fc.jpg\" alt=\"ISO14001\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-376\" \/>\r\n              <p>ISO14001 registration number<span>JQA-EM5255<\/span><\/p>\r\n            <\/li>\r\n            <li class=\"flex\">\r\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.k-kuri.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ISO45001_4c_HP\u7528.jpg\" alt=\"ISO45001\" width=\"233\" height=\"295\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-377\" \/>\r\n              <p>ISO45001 registration number<span>JQA-OH0371<\/span><\/p>\r\n            <\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl class=\"office\">\r\n        <dt>Office<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>\r\n          <div class=\"flex\">\r\n            <dl>\r\n              <dt>Head Office\/Sakaki Plant<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>\r\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.k-kuri.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/\u4f1a\u793e\u6982\u8981_\u4e8b\u696d\u6240\u5199\u771f_\u672c\u793e\u5742\u57ce\u5de5\u5834.jpg\" alt=\"Head Office\/Sakaki Plant\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-306\" \/>\r\n                4860 Minamijo Sakaki-Machi Nagano Japan\r\n              <\/dd>\r\n            <\/dl>\r\n            <dl>\r\n              <dt>Minamijo Plant<\/dt>\r\n              <dd>\r\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.k-kuri.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/SP1000.jpg\" alt=\"Minamijo Plant\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-146\" \/>\r\n                7018 Minamijo Sakaki-Machi Nagano Japan\r\n              <\/dd>\r\n            <\/dl>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>Main Clients<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>\r\n          <ul>\r\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsk.com\/jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NSK Ltd.<\/a><\/li>\r\n            <li>OHASHI TECHNICA, INC.<\/li>\r\n            <li>NIPPON THOMPSON CO.,LTD.<\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>affiliated companies<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>\r\n          <ul>\r\n            <li>KKS Sakai Seisakusho Co.,LTD<\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"blc02\">\r\n    <h3 class=\"style3b\">History<\/h3>\r\n    <div class=\"history_table\">\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>predecessor<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>The company took over the silkworm seed manufacturing business &#8220;Chishokan&#8221; founded in the mid-Meiji period.<br>Founder Etsu Kuribayashi turned to the press processing industry in 1940.<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>1944<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Established Kuribayashi Seisakusho Co.<br>Manufactured and sold pharmaceutical cans and household sundries<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>1961<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Became a cooperative company with NSK Ltd.<br>Completed a turning factory and started production of &#8220;Tapered Roller Bearings.&#8221;<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>1967<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Forging plant completed, introduction of cold forging technology<br>Sakai Factory completed, start of forging blank production<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>1970<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Development of Warm Forging Technology for Bearings<br>First to achieve application in the world<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>1978<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Start of production of Thrust Races.<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>1980<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>KKS Sakai Seisakusho Co., LTD established<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>1987<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Received a technical development award from NSK Ltd.<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>1988<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Received the President&#8217;s Commendation Effort Award from NSK Ltd.\r\n          Completion of NC Retrofit Line.<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>1989<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Started production of vertical claw outside rings<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>1993<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Received the President&#8217;s Award of Excellence from NSK Ltd.<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>1994<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Development of dedicated high-speed NC lathe machine<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>1997<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Established Minamijo Factory<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>2002<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Established Hanyu Factory<br>Start of Business with The Timken Company<br>Acquired ISO9001<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>2005<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Acquired ISO14001<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>2006<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Launch of the Kuribayashi Constitutional Reform Project<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>2008<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Takahiro Yoshimitsu appointed President and Representative Director<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>2009<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Capital increased to 185 million yen<br>NSK becomes a consolidated subsidiary of NSK Ltd.<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>2010<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Started Production of EPS(electric power steering) yoke<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>2012<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Start of WF(forging method) mass production<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>2014<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Production begins at Minamijo Factory No. 2.<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>2016<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Started turning of cylindrical roller bearings<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>2019<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>Completed construction of new turning factory<\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"blc03\">\r\n    <h3 class=\"style3b\">Access<\/h3>\r\n    <div class=\"base_table\">\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>Head Office\/Sakaki Factory<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>\r\n          <p class=\"adr\">4860 Minamijo Sakaki-Machi Nagano<\/p>\r\n          <p class=\"tel\">TEL.<a href=\"tel:0268-82-3150\">0268-82-3150<\/a><\/p>\r\n          <p class=\"from\">Approx. 4km from Sakaki I.C. on Joshinetsu Expressway<\/p>\r\n          <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d12838.564597796641!2d138.189221!3d36.442059!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0xce4c3b5aeef70076!2z5qCX5p6X6KO95L2c5omA!5e0!3m2!1sja!2sjp!4v1649143439364!5m2!1sja!2sjp\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\r\n        <\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>Minamijo Factory<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>\r\n          <p class=\"adr\">7018 Minamijo Sakaki-Machi Nagano<\/p>\r\n          <p class=\"tel\">TEL.<a href=\"tel:0268-82-8650\">0268-82-8650<\/a><\/p>\r\n          <p class=\"from\">Approx. 3.5 km from Sakaki I.C. on Joshinetsu Expressway<\/p>\r\n          <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3210.225556147247!2d138.18899031643144!3d36.4279282962635!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x601d988db8a0cd89%3A0x6ab43274a5855428!2z5qCX5p6X6KO95L2c5omAIOWNl-adoeW3peWgtA!5e0!3m2!1sja!2sjp!4v1649143467016!5m2!1sja!2sjp\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\r\n        <\/dd>\r\n      <\/dl>\r\n      <dl>\r\n        <dt>KKS Sakai Seisakusho Co.,LTD<\/dt>\r\n        <dd>\r\n          <p class=\"adr\">521 Sakai, Chikuhoku-mura, Higashi-Chikuma-gun, Nagano<\/p>\r\n          <p class=\"tel\">TEL.<a href=\"tel:0263-67-2171\">0263-67-2171<\/a><\/p>\r\n          <p class=\"from\">Approx. 3 km from Asago I.C. on Nagano Expressway<\/p>\r\n          <iframe 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