{"id":31,"date":"2015-11-16T11:49:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T02:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shinko-seiki.com\/english\/wp\/test\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-01-27T08:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:50:05","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shinko-seiki.com\/english\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Company history"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Company history<\/h3>\r\n
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Foundation-1969<\/h4>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Capital \/ Business milestones<\/th>\r\n  <\/th>\r\n Technologies \/ Products milestones<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
Began doing business by renting the Karumo Factory of Kawanishi Kikai Seisakusho.
Capital: 200,000 yen.\r\n \"\"<\/td>\r\n 		1949<\/th>\r\n Manufacturing of combing machines, electric equipment and talkie projectors\t\"\"<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
 <\/td>\r\n 1950<\/th>\r\n Start of manufacturing of infrared drying furnaces, various conveyors and coating equipment.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
 <\/td>\r\n 1951<\/th>\r\n Start of manufacturing of vacuum pumps and vacuum equipment\r\n \"\"<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Capital\u00a0was\u00a0increased\u00a0to\u00a0800,000\u00a0yen.<\/td>\r\n 1953<\/th>\r\n \"\"<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Capital\u00a0was\u00a0increased\u00a0to\u00a03,200,000\u00a0yen.<\/td>\r\n 1954<\/th>\r\n  <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
 <\/td>\r\n 1956<\/th>\r\n Start of manufacturing of precision projectors.\"\"<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
 <\/td>\r\n 1957<\/th>\r\n We succeeded in domestically producing a large-sized vacuum mechanical booster pump (Exhaust rate: 22,000 m3<\/sup>\/h), SMB-20000, using industrial subsidies from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.\"\"<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Capital was increased to 9,600,000 yen.<\/td>\r\n 1958<\/th>\r\n Start of manufacturing of semiconductor-related equipment
\r\nDelivery of vacuum degassing ingot casting equipment
\r\nCompletion of reduction furnace, refining furnace, monocrystalline furnace and alloy furnace for Ge<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Tokyo Office was newly established in Ginza.<\/td>\r\n 1959<\/th>\r\n  <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Capital was increased to 20,000,000 yen.<\/td>\r\n 1960<\/th>\r\n Production of wool combing machines (Comber) exceeded 1000 units.
\r\nCompletion of monocrystalline furnace for Si<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Capital was increased to 50,000,000 yen.<\/td>\r\n 1962<\/th>\r\n We succeeded in commercializing high-vacuum deposition equipment of a high vacuum rate.\"\"<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Tokyo Office was raised to Tokyo Branch (relocated to Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku).
\r\nCapital was increased to 100,000,000 yen.<\/td>\r\n 		1963<\/th>\r\n Completion of large-sized precision projector, SG30<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
 <\/td>\r\n 1965<\/th>\r\n Development and commercialization of ultra-high-vacuum multi-layer film deposition equipment using electron beams, ion bombardment equipment and automatic solder bath equipment<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Tokyo Factory was newly established in Ota-ku, Tokyo.<\/td>\r\n 1966<\/th>\r\n Launch of multi-stage diffusion furnace\"\"<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
 <\/td>\r\n 1967<\/th>\r\n Production of combing machines (Comber) exceeded 2000 units.
\r\nCompletion of IC firing furnace. Completion of vacuum sintering furnace.\"\"<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Shiga Moriyama Factory was newly established Moriyama, Shiga.\"\"<\/td>\r\n 1968<\/th>\r\n  <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
 <\/td>\r\n 1969<\/th>\r\n Completion of new coating system and powder coating equipment<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/table>\r\n <\/section>\r\n \r\n
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1970-1990<\/h4>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t
Capital \/ Business milestones<\/th>\r\n  <\/th>\r\n Technologies \/ Products milestones<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Completion of the second phase of construction work at the Moriyama Factory in Shiga<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1970<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCommercialization of electronic automatic card punching equipment, ACP-900-3S, through joint development with HAYASHIMON KOSHO<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Capital was increased to 200,000,000 yen.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1971<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of large-sized precision projector, HG-40, with the largest screen size among domestic projectors
\r\nCompletion of multi-purpose small-sized conveyor furnace<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1972<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tProduction of bowling projectors exceeded 10,000 units.\"\"<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1973<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of standardization of deposition equipment for quartz oscillators<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Sales Dept. was transferred to Goko-Dori (Goko Bldg.) in Chuo-ku, Kobe.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1975<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of vacuum press-fitting machine for quartz oscillators
\r\nLaunch of oil rotary vacuum pump, SRP-15000B
\r\nCompletion of standardization of solder reflow furnace for thick film IC PCB mounting process<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t <\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Tokyo Factory was relocated to Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1976<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of ion plating equipment for mass-production\r\nEstablishment of carbide film and corrosion-proof film forming technologies\"\"<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1978<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of continuous liquid crystal injection equipment that contributes to energy conservation\r\nCompletion of high-speed sputtering equipment (high-frequency type)<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1979<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of continuous electron beam deposition equipment for conductive films<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1982<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of low-pressure plasma CVD equipment
\r\nCompletion of near-infrared firing furnace
\r\nCompletion of direct-connection type oil rotary pumps, SGD-600\/1000, and mechanical booster pump, SMB-300<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1983<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of infrared heating type low-pressure CVD equipment<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Head Office and Kobe Factory were relocated to the Seishin Industrial Complex.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1984<\/th>\r\n \t\t\t <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Completion of the second phase of construction work at the Kobe Factory<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1985<\/th>\r\n \t\t\t <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Kobe Office was relocated to Nishimachi (Mitsui Nissei Kobe Building), Chuo-ku, Kobe.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1986<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of direct-connection type oil rotary pump, SGD-1300<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1987<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of standardization of double-sided firing furnace for Cu paste
\r\nCompletion of plasma CVD equipment, ACV-660\r\n \t\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1989 <\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of c-BN thin film forming equipment
\r\nCompletion of low-noise oil rotary vacuum pump, SR-75BII
\r\nThe multi-purpose ion plating equipment received the Small\/Medium Business Excellent New Technology \/ Product Award (Kyowa Technical Promotion Center).
\r\nDevelopment of ECR plasma CVD equipment
\r\nCompletion of direct-connection type oil rotary pumps, SGD-400\/SGD-900<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1990<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of pulse plasma CVD equipment<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n <\/table>\r\n <\/section>\r\n \r\n
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1991-<\/h4>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t
Capital \/ Business milestones<\/th>\r\n  <\/th>\r\n Technologies \/ Products milestones<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n \t\t

Capital was increased to 300,000,000 yen. <\/p><\/td>\r\n \t\t\t

1991<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tDevelopment of multi-sputtering equipment (PRODUCE)
\r\nLaunch of H2<\/sub>O gas supply unit
\r\nCompletion of erect image precision projector, VS302<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t <\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1992<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tLaunch of two-step ashing equipment\"\"<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1993<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of erect image precision projector, VT302
\r\nCompletion of low-noise oil rotary vacuum pumps, SR-25BII\/-37BII<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1994<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of plasma CVD equipment for DLC<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1995<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tDevelopment of multi-atmosphere soldering equipment<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1996<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of sealing exhaust equipment for PDP
\r\nDevelopment of new ashing equipment for mass-production<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Shiga Moriyama Factory acquired ISO9001 certification.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t1999<\/th>\r\n \t\t\t\r\nLaunch of vacuum H2 soldering equipment
\r\nLaunch of plasma cleaning equipment, EXAM
\r\nLaunch of bearing inspection projector, ST<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Head Office, Kobe Factory, Kobe Office and Tokyo Branch acquired ISO9001 certification.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2000<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tLaunch of H2<\/sub> plasma reflow equipment
\r\nLaunch of large-size SWP ashing equipment
\r\nDelivery of continuous sealing exhaust equipment for PDP\r\n \t\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Tokyo branch \/ transferred to Muromachi Nihonbashi (Nanwa Nihonbashi Bldg.)<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2001<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of plasma etching equipment, EXAM
\r\nCompletion of large-size external heating plasma CVD equipment (Reactor inner diameter: 550 height: 2200)
\r\nCompletion of compact type mechanical booster series, SMB-C06\/C15\/C25<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Head Office, Kobe Factory, Kobe Office and Tokyo Branch acquired ISO9001:2000 certification.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2002<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tLaunch of plasma polymerization equipment
\r\nCompletion of c-BN film forming equipment for mass-production tools
\r\nDevelopment of inline plasma polymerization equipment<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Shiga Moriyama Factory acquired ISO9001:2000 certification.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2003<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tDevelopment of sealing exhaust equipment for FED
\r\nDelivery of DLC equipment for mass-production
\r\nCompletion of high-vacuum etching equipment
\r\nDevelopment of deep ICP equipment for MEMS
\r\nDelivery of corrosion-proof water-ring vacuum pump (Made of HASTELLOY)
\r\nDelivery of polarimeter with image processing capabilities, SF-IIC<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Establishment of division system (Equipment Division and Standard Product Division)
\r\nKobe Office was raised to Kobe Branch.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t		2004<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of continuous vacuum\/H2<\/sub> soldering equipment
\r\nCompletion of data logging system for film forming equipment
\r\nDelivery of vacuum soldering equipment achieves 70 units.
\r\nCompletion of deep-focus projector development model
\r\nCompletion of dry pump SSH series<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Head Office and Kobe Factory acquired ISO14001:1996 certification.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2005<\/th>\r\n \t\t\t <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Head Office and Kobe Factory acquired ISO14001:2004 certification.
\r\n Shiga Moriyama Factory acquired ISO14001: 2004 certification.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t		2006<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tStart launching SST series dry vacuum pump for general industry use<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2007<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tDry vacuum pump received “The Technical award of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Kansai Branch”
\r\n\u201cVacuum Solder Equipment for Lead-free Soldering and Flux-free and Void-free Bonding\u201d received the Chairman\u2019s Award in the Product\/Technical Development Category at the 1st Hyogo Manufacturing Technology Awards (Hyogo Industrial Association).
\r\n \t\t\t\tAlso, this equipment received the Award of Excellence in the Product\/Technical Development Category at the 2nd Japanese Manufacturing Performance Awards.<\/em>\"\"<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2008<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tDevelopment of virus inspection equipment
\r\nLaunch of polarimeter, SF-IIL<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2009<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tDiamond-like-carbon film coating equipment (PIG type DLC film forming equipment) received the 21st Small\/Medium Business Excellent New Technology \/ Product Award (sponsored by RESONA Medium and Small Business Promotion Foundation and Business & Technology Daily News).\r\n
Completion of ICP etching equipment (SERIO)<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2010<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tDelivery of transparent conductive film mass-production equipment for solar cells<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Tokyo Factory was relocated to Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, and renamed the Tokyo Service Center.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2011<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tCompletion of large-size dry vacuum pump, SST450
\r\n \t\t\t\tCompletion of image processing unit for polarimeter<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Conclusion of capital\/business partnership agreement with Hitachi Zosen Corporation
\r\nCapital was increased to 375,000,000 yen.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t		2012<\/th>\r\n \t\t\t <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2013<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tLaunch of dry pump, SSX300<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2014<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tLaunch of ultra-high vacuum multi sputtering equipment
\r\nLaunch of multi ICP etching equipment\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Shiga Moriyama Factory acquired ISO9001:2015 certification.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2017<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tLaunch of SGH Series, Direct-drive Oil Sealed Rotary Vacuum Pump
\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Certification of ISO14001 : 2015 in Moriyama factory
Certification of ISO9001 : 2015, ISO14001 : 2015 in Kobe factory<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t		2018<\/th>\r\n \t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Tokyo service center changes its name to Kanto service center, which is transferred to Ayase City, Kanagawa.
\r\nOur managing director Mashio Tadashi was awarded\u201cThe Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays\u201din the 2019 Spring Conferment, gaining recognition of his dedication to the industrial development for many years.<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t		2019<\/th>\r\n \t\t\t <\/td>\r\n \t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2023<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tArc discharge magnetron sputtering equipment selected as “Kansai Manufacturing New Selection 2023” by Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry.\r\n
Released Screw dry vacuum pump SSX600<\/td>\r\n \t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
Capital reduced to 100,000,000 yen<\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2024<\/th>\r\n \t\t\t <\/td>\r\n \t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2025<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tScrew dry vacuum pump SSX600 selected as “Kansai Manufacturing New Selection 2025” by Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry.<\/td>\r\n \t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t
 <\/td>\r\n \t\t\t2026<\/th>\r\n \t\t\tDry vacuum pump received the 60th Machinery Promotion Award, “Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry Chairman’s Award”<\/td>\r\n \t\t<\/tr>\r\n \t\t<\/table>\r\n <\/section>\r\n <\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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