Tsubakimoto Chain

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Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
株式会社椿本チエイン
Public TYO: 6371
Industry Power Transmission products manufacture
Founded Osaka, Japan (1917)
Founder Setsuzō Tsubakimoto (椿本 説三 Tsubakimoto Setsuzō?)
Headquarters Osaka, Japan
Number of locations
 26 manufacturing sites (2011)
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Isamu Osa, CEO
Yasushi Ohara, president
Products Roller chain
Drive chain
Conveyor chain
Timing chain
Sprockets
Hose and Cable carrier
Gears
Cam clutch
Linear actuators
Materials handling systems
Revenue Increase ¥150,002 million (2013)
Increase ¥12,579 million (2013)
Increase ¥7,428 million (2013)
Total assets Increase ¥215,837 million (2013)
Total equity Increase ¥108,597 million (2013)
Number of employees
 6,100 (2012)
Divisions Chain Operations, Automotive Parts Operations, Power Transmission Units and Components Operations, Materials Handling Systems Operations
Subsidiaries Tsubaki E&M Co., Tsubakimoto Custom Chain Co., Tsubakimoto Sprocket Co., Tsubakimoto Iron Casting Co., Ltd., Tsubaki Yamakyu Chain Co., Shinko Machinery Co., Kato Manufactory Co., Ltd., Tsubakimoto Mayfran Inc., Tsubakimoto Bulk Systems Corp., Tsubakimoto Machinery Co., Hokkaido Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Ltd., Tsubakimoto Nishinihon Co., Ltd., Tsubaki Support Center Co.
Website tsubakimoto.com

Tsubakimoto Chain Co. (株式会社椿本チエイン Kabushiki-gaisha Tsubakimoto Chiein?) (TYO: 6371) is a Japanese manufacturer of power transmission and roller chain products. It was founded in Osaka in 1917 as a bicycle chain manufacturer. Later it became the first roller chain manufacturer in Japan approved by Japanese Industrial Standards. Tsubakimoto Chain has the world's largest market share for steel chains for general industrial applications and enjoys the world's top market share for timing drive systems for automobiles.[1] The company is headquartered in Osaka, with its main manufacturing base in Kyotanabe, Kyoto.

History

Tsubakimoto Chain was established in 1917 by Setsuzo Tsubakimoto in Kita-ku, Osaka as a private enterprise known as Tsubakimoto Shoten manufacturing bicycle chains. They soon moved to roller chain and conveyor equipment production, ceasing bicycle chain manufacture in 1928. The following year, they registered as Tsubakimoto Chain Manufacturing Company.

With the completion of their Tsurumi Plant in Osaka in 1940, they launched as a joint-stock company with capital of three million yen in 1941. Setsuzo Tsubakimoto was appointed the company's first president. They changed their name to Tsubakimoto Chain Co. in 1970.

In 2000, Tsubaki completed work on its new, larger Kyotanabe Plant to meet its increasing production levels. With nearly 100,000 m2 of building floor space, the plant is the world's largest chain manufacturing facility.[2]

Products

Roller chain and sprockets, toothed belts and pulleys, hose and cable carrier systems, shaft coupling/locking, reducer/variable speed drives, motion control/clutch, overload protectors, linear actuators, automotive timing belt systems, conveyance, sorting, and storage systems, bulk handling systems, metalworking chips handling and coolant processing systems.

Profile

Subsidiaries

News

  • U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission LLC Company Profile[3] (a subsidiary of Tsubakimoto Chain Co.)

2015

  • GM Announces 2014 Supplier of the Year Winners[4]

2014

  • For When an Ordinary Chain Just Won’t Do[5]
  • Mahindra Conveyor Systems group firm forms joint venture with Japanese Tsubaki[6]
  • Patent Issued for Conveyor Chain[7]
  • Tsubakimoto Chain Co.: Patent Issued for Silent Chain Having Deformable Guide Plates[8]
  • Toyota Supplier Sees China Sales Doubling on Orders From VW, GM[9]

2013

  • Toyota supplier considers China capacity boost on VW, GM orders[10]

2012

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References

  1. ↑ The company has the world's largest market share for steel chains for general industrial applications, according to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Japanese chain plant is 'largest and most efficient,' according to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ U.S. Tsuabki, Inc. company profile, according to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ General Motors Supplier of the Year award winners: U.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLC Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ One solution is to use plastic chains. Tsubaki, the Japanese chain company, currently makes low-friction, wear-resistant plastic chains for the beverage industry, among others.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Mahindra Conveyor Systems, a leading supplier of material handling equipment and systems, has formed a joint venture with Japan's Tsubakimoto Chain Co, as the partners eye various global markets including Europe and Middle East. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ The patent's assignee for patent number 8783449 is Tsubakimoto Chain Co. (JP). Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Tsubakimoto Chain Co. (Osaka, JP) has been issued patent number 8657711, according to news reporting originating out of Alexandria, Virginia, by VerticalNews editors. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Toyota Supplier Sees China Sales Doubling on Orders From VW, GM according to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Toyota supplier considers China capacity boost on VW, GM orders, according to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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