“With the motto "From soft to hard for thermoforming," the company manufactures and sells molding machines and peripheral equipment for thermoplastic resin sheets and films. They also undertake contract work for molding prototypes and mass production. A key strength is the coordinated operation of their machinery manufacturing and molding processing divisions, and they have a strong reputation for research and development. They possess extensive knowledge of the properties of various sheets and films, as well as the adhesives used, and have unique know-how in developing jigs to achieve processing. Currently, they are focusing on promoting their 3D surface decoration method (TOM). This method, which can decorate a variety of materials including metals, non-ferrous metals, resins, and glass, is attracting attention from companies both domestically and internationally.

Their strength lies in their technological development capabilities. At the time of their founding, they completed and launched their first air forming machine, which creates molded products by creating a vacuum in the gap between the mold and the plastic. From 1969 onwards, they successively developed vacuum forming machines for large signs, and in 1992 achieved a maximum molding area of 2.2m x 4.5m. Then, in 1983, they obtained a patent for the double-sided vacuum pressure forming method. This became the foundation for TOM, developed in 2000, and the next-generation molding method (NGF), also developed in 2000. President Takayuki Miura, a long-serving engineer, shows absolute confidence in their technological development capabilities, stating, "We have always pursued originality in molding equipment and processing methods."

TOM was born from the inheritance of accumulated technological development capabilities, enabling the coating of materials and products with high-performance thermoplastic films of various colors and textures, thereby achieving high product quality. Furthermore, it solves problems such as the emission of volatile organic compounds and hexavalent chromium, which are seen in conventional surface treatment methods such as painting and plating, and President Miura proudly states that it is "a unique technology that is also effective for environmental protection." Peripheral equipment such as laser trimming machines, which are optimal for post-processing of TOM molding, are also developed in-house. Currently, it is being used in a wide range of fields such as automotive interior parts, railway vehicles, home appliances, and building materials, and President Miura is enthusiastic about "expanding its applications further in the future, including automotive exterior parts and electronic components such as circuit boards."

In February 2014, a ceremony was held with only employees present to commemorate the company's 60th anniversary. Sales for the fiscal year ending January 2015 reached 1.15 billion yen, an increase of 151 TP3T compared to the previous year. Against the backdrop of increasing attention to TOM both domestically and internationally, the company aims for further increases in both sales and profits in 2016. In addition, while strengthening its jig development capabilities through the introduction of new machine tools, the company has also made steady progress in recruiting personnel, and its organizational structure is now in place. However, President Miura has no intention of pursuing expansion of the company's size. Based on his experience of facing financial difficulties in 1999 and undergoing business reconstruction through a composition agreement, he looks to the future, stating, "My goal is to cultivate young talent and make the company more substantial as we approach our next 100th anniversary."

Our company history

In 1956, during the early days of plastics, founder Hachinosuke Taki established "Fuse Vacuum Forming Research Institute." The company started with the manufacture and sale of vacuum forming machines and the development of related technologies. In 1961, the company changed its name to its current name and began to seriously undertake contract molding work. With the company motto, "Do your best in everything you do, and you will have no regrets," the company has dedicated itself to employee training and the development of thermoforming, and continues to do so to this day.
 
We are a highly innovative company that combines both soft and hard technologies, including 3D surface decoration molding, vacuum forming, and pressure forming.

Manufacturing and sales of thermoforming machines, contract molding services.

Automotive primary parts (T1) manufacturers, building materials manufacturers, plastic film manufacturers