株式会社キャストは、日本の製造業を支える素形材（鋳造品）を製作している会社です。

Name of company

CAST Co.,Ltd.

CEO

Makoto Wakabayashi

Greetings from CEO

Foundation

March 1889

Headquarters

27F Tokyo-sankei Bldg,
1-7-2 Ote-machi,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004

Shirakawa factory

2 Sasakubo, Higashikaminodejima, Shirakawa-shi, Fukushima 961-0302

Factory site

Total area：42,846�u
Factory building：3,960�u
Office and others：401�u

Phone number

TEL. 0248-34-3971　　FAX. 0248-34-3973

URL

www.kkcast.co.jp/

Capital

35,000,000 yen

Description of business

Manufacturing and sales of normal cast iron, ductile cast iron, special cast iron, super high tensile strength cast iron, etc.

History

1889.March

The Sakai foundry was founded in Ofunaguramae-machi (currently Koto-ku, Tokyo).

1923.April

The Sakai heat-resistant metal foundry was established in Fukagawa Umibe-machi (currently Koto-ku, Tokyo).

1942.January

The company was reorganized to a joint-stock company, and became the Sakai Heat-resistant Metal Foundry.

1961.April

The company started sales of ductile cast iron.

1971.January

The Sakai Foundry Casting group (SFC) was organized and permitted due to the first foundry structure improvement projects (Ministry of International Trade and Industry).

1971.December

A low frequency melting furnace was introduced due to a first plan, and the company started as an FS method introduced licensed factory.

1975.June

A high silicon cast iron HISILON 14 was completed. The company was approved by Tokyo small and medium-sized business product and upscale furtherance operations

1976.February

The super high tensile strength cast iron BD90 (90 to 110 kgf/mm2) was developed and put on the market.

1985.September

An X-ray fluorescence spectrometer and an Amsler universal thermal expansion meter were introduced, and a quality assurance system (establishment of a quality assurance system group) was established.

1990.September

The present president was appointed due to the death of the ex-president.

1993.November

CI was introduced from the Sakai Heat Resistant Metal Foundry, and the name of the company was changed to CAST Co., Ltd.

1994.March

The Shirakawa factory (a structure improvement model factory) was completed. All facilities and analytical equipment were newly installed.

1995.October

The company was awarded “Forges and Foundries of Excellent Industrial Environment.”

1999.October

The C.P.M. activities (a name of the TPM activities in our company) were started.

2001.August

The company entered the field of semiconductor implementation machines.

2002.June

The company entered the robotics field.

2004.March

The company was awarded a letter of appreciation from the Minister of Labor and Emigration of Republic of Indonesia due to the continuing operation of accepting trainees from Indonesia for over 10 years.

2004.September

A 5 ton continuous molding mixer for a core, a crane with an inverter, a warehouse for a wooden mold, and a painting place were increasingly established.

2007.March

“Intellectual Property Management Report” was created and disclosed based on the instruction from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

2007.June

The company was selected and published in “3000 active small and medium-sized manufacturers in 2007.”

The company was entrusted with “Strategic Foundational Technology Improvement Support Operation of 2007.”

2009.February

The company was selected to be “1,400 Employment Creation Companies.”

2009.June

A small emission spectrophotometric analyzer, a black lead rounding rate measurement system, and a digital ultrasonic flaw detector were introduced.

2012.March

“Intellectual Property Management Report of 2012” was created.

2012.July

A restoration maintenance subsidy of group facilities, etc. for small and medium-sized businesses in Fukushima was approved.　 　　

2012.September

“SHIRAKAWA SOKEIZAI VALLEY” is composed of 10 companies dealing with metal in radius 20km distance. By using techniques such as casting, forging, die casting and more to create materials, and locally processing them including heat treatment, we will provide a stable feed of products for Japan and all over the world.

2013.Novenber

“SHIRAKAWA SOKEIZAI VALLEY” won the encouragement prize for collaborative management of raw materials.

2015.June

“THE LEADING JAPAN FOUNDRIES” is a cutting-edge group to expand the global activities the purpose of which is aimed at the world market, to expand the sales network aggressively in that. This group “THE LEADING JAPAN FOUNDRIES” exhibited at "GIFA 2015“.

2016.November

“SHIRAKAWA SOKEIZAI VALLEY” won the Nomura Prize of "New Tohoku Reconstruction Business Contest 2016“.

2016.December

“SHIRAKAWA SOKEIZAI VALLEY” receives the 2nd Fukushima Industry Prize Special Award.

2017.March

Started selling original 「POWER BLADE」.

2018.March

“Vibrant HABATAKU Small and Medium Enterprises 300 and HABATAKU" and received the award.

2018.October

Indonesia trainee acceptance project With a continuation of 25 years, a letter of appreciation is awarded from the Labor Minister of the Republic of Indonesia.

2019.June

Exhibited at "GIFA 2019" at 33 companies as "THE LEADING JAPAN FOUNDRIES“.