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ASAHI SUNAC HISTORY

Flexible thinking to adapt to the times

The times are changing so quickly.

That's why we need to read the future and continue to change with flexible thinking.

As the saying "survival of the fittest" implies, we live in a world where those who adapt to the times can survive.

And we will continue to develop as an existence that supports manufacturing based on our creativity,

technology, and the trust we have built up so far.

History
  • Jul. 1942 Asahi Ammunitions Co. founded by Eiichi Okuma (the founder of Okuma Corporation).
  • Oct. 1945 Company name changed to Asahi Okuma Co., Ltd.
  • Apr. 1958 Begins manufacture and sales of airless spray equipment produced for the first time in Japan.
  • Nov. 1959 Begins manufacture and sales of cold headers.
  • Sep. 1978 Begins a User Technical School (UTS) for coating machine users.
  • Apr. 1979 Coating Technology Center (CTC) established.
  • Feb. 1986 Forging Technology Center (FTC) established.
  • May. 1986 Asahi America Corporation founded in the USA.
  • Mar. 1988 Begins a Forging Technology School (FTS) for engineers of the users engaged in forging machine related businesses.
  • May. 1991 AO Machinery Service GmbH. founded in Germany.
  • Jun. 1992 Company name changed to Asahi Sunac Corporation (on the 50th anniversary of the company's building).
  • Mar. 1996 NC (New Components) Division launched, beginning business of cleaning devices for liquid crystal and semiconductor.
  • Jul. 2004 Representative office established in Shanghai, China.
  • Nov. 2005 Begins "Asahi Technical School" as a system of cultivating highly experienced technicians.
  • Nov. 2010 Founded the wholly owned Chinese subsidiary "Asahi Sunac (Shanghai)"
  • Aug. 2013 Asahi Sunac Machinery Service (Thailand)Co.,Ltd. founded in Thailand.
  • Jul. 2020 Tokyo Technology Center (CTC) established.
  • Nov. 2022 Powder Technology Center (CTC) established.
Major Awards Received
  • Jan. 2013 New Machine Development Award Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Director General's Award
  • Jun. 2014 “Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity Medal” from The Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity
  • Dec. 2014 “Metal Forming Technical Grand Prize” from the Japan Forming Machinery Association
  • Aug. 2018 “Mechanical Engineering Heritage No.92” (Airless Spray Painting Equipment) from The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Jul. 2020 Selected as “One of the 100 Global Niche Top Companies” by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • May. 2021 “Japan Coating Technology Association Award” from the Japan Coating Technology Association
  • Jun. 2021 “Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity Distinguished Contribution Award” from The Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity
  • Sep. 2021 “The Institute of Electrostatics Japan Progress Award” from The Institute of Electrostatics Japan