Kakihara Industries Co., Ltd improves metallizing technology to challenge into uncharted territory.
We step forward powerfully to be 100 year company through our manufacturing activity and bring the excitement to meet the expectation from modern age.
Management
| Jan. 1960 | Establishment of unincorporated enterprises, Kakihara Plating Industries. |
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| Apr. 1962 | Established corporation. Established a Kakihara Plating Industries limited company. |
| Oct. 1962 | Received the designation of the research guidance factory from Hiroshima prefecture. |
| Nov. 1965 | Commended as the excellent consultation company from Small and Medium Business Administration. |
| Nov. 1969 | Won the national small and medium-sized companies and organizations Federation Chairman's Award. |
| Aug. 1972 | Changed the name of organization to Kakihara Industries Co.,Ltd. |
| Sep. 1975 | Commended the excellent company award from the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. |
| Oct. 1977 | The plating technology of Engineering Plastic is evaluated, started supplying engineering plastic parts to major 6 companies. |
| Apr. 1978 | Meet the demand of the industry, the first phase of construction completed new office building and factory construction moved to Minooki industrial park. Involved automotive, home appliances, and telecommunications equipment, in various fields of industry. |
| Apr. 1980 | Commended the national small and medium-sized enterprises and organizations Union Federation Chairman's Award. |
| Mar. 1981 | The second-stage extension construction completed. |
| Apr. 1981 | Received the designation of small business rationalization model factory. |
| Apr. 1982 | Commended the greening model factory Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture award. |
| Apr. 1983 | Received the second continuous designation of small business rationalization model factory. |
| Apr. 1984 | Commended Hiroshima Labor Standards Director Award (health department) |
| Dec. 1990 | Completed Minooki 2nd Factory equipped with high-tech equipments. |
| Mar. 1993 | Private placement bond issued. |
| Nov. 2001 | Certification of ISO 14001(Certified Factory : Head Office Factory, Minooki No.2 Factory) |
| Nov. 2002 | Acquired the site of Minooki No.3 Factory. Established Recycle Center. |
| Jun. 2003 | Recycle business for resin plating parts was nominated as a business subject of Bingo industries regeneration zone. |
| Jan. 2004 | Certification of ISO 9001(Certified Factory : Head Office Factory, Minooki No.2 Factory) |
| May. 2005 | Acquired the site of Minooki No.4 Factory. |
| Apr. 2006 | Certified as "Management Innovation Company". |
| Feb. 2008 | Awarded as "Superior Energy Control Factory" 2007 |
| May. 2013 | Established the production subsidiary, Siam Kakihara Co.,Ltd., in Thailand and started the factory construction. |
| Jul. 2013 | Introduced Solar Power System of 126.72kW in Minooki No.2 factory. |
| Sep. 2014 | Siam kakihara Co., Ltd commenced mass production. |
| May. 2019 | Expansioned Solar Power System of 89.6kW in Minooki No.2 factory. |
| May. 2023 | Obtained UL certification(Fabricated Parts - Component) |
| Sep. 2023 | Obtained UL certification(Metallized Parts - Component) |
| Nov. 2023 | Expansioned Solar Power System of 339.02kW in eadquarters factory. |
Technology
| Jan. 1960 | Started Metal plating and various plating. |
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| Oct. 1963 | Started Resin Plating |
| Oct. 1968 | Started Injection molding of synthetic resin. |
| Apr. 1970 | Established Integrated Production System from precious molds, Injection Molding, to Plating, Precessing and there is a only one company in west Japan. |
| Aug. 1978 | Started resin painting and curved surface printing. |
| Apr. 1980 | Developed a technology for molding two different materials simultaneously and it is possible to two-color molding thereby. |
| Aug. 1986 | Developed electromagnetic shield plating technology by electroless plating. |
| Dec. 1988 | As a result of industry self-regulation, electromagnetic shielding plating to the electronic device such as a personal computer is focused, inquiries from companies rushed and started mass production. |
| May. 1992 | Developed PP resin plating technology. |
| Oct. 1993 | Developed plating technology to DCP resin for the first time in the world. |
| Apr. 1994 | Developed Thin and High Rigidity Plating and started mass production. (Mobile chassis Mg alternative technology) |
| Nov. 2000 | Introduced the eco-friendly copper-free plating process to the resin plating line the first time in Japan. |
| Aug. 2001 | Mass production of resin direct plating started. |
| Dec. 2002 | Setting of resin-plating products recycle equipments. (Auxiliary project of METI) |
| Aug. 2005 | Introduced injection molding machine for weldless. |
| Sep. 2005 | Increased satin plating line. |
| May. 2006 | Introduced Environmental trivalent chromate treatment to whole zinc plating lines. |
| Apr. 2007 | Developed Platinum satin® plating. |
| Mar. 2010 | Developed free-hexavalent chrome technology for resin plating process. *This subject was selected for manufacturing development support project 2009 by METI. |
| Mar. 2010 | Developed white trivalent chrome plating which has similar color as hexavalent chrome plating, and a good performance of snowmelt agent resistance in severe cold area. *This subject was selected for manufacturing development support project 2009 by METI. |
| Apr. 2011 | Mass production of white trivalent chrome plating started. |
| Apr. 2011 | Mass production of Platinum satin® plating started. |
| Jan. 2012 | Developed nickel-zinc alloy plating with high corrosion resistance and started mass production. |
| Feb. 2013 | Planning to introduce Metal Recovery System from plating wastewater. *This subject was selected for waste reduction support project of Hiroshima Prefecture. |
| Apr. 2013 | Introduced Metal Recovery System from plating wastewater. |
| Jan. 2014 | Developed jet black tone trivalent chromium [super dark]. |
| Feb. 2015 | Developed blue and black tone trivalent chromium [dark titanium]. Developed new tone [Platinum satin® titanium plating]. |
| Nov. 2016 | Developed for double molding partial plating technology and and commenced mass production. |
| Jan. 2020 | Developed new black tone trivalent chromium [fortissimo dark]. |
| Oct. 2022 | Developed new white trivalent chromium [super silver]. |
