Company Profile & History
Sabun Industrial is engaged in dynamic business development in the global stage as a manufacturer of industrial sewing machine parts.
Its global activity is based on our original high-precision technology.
As a leading company in the sewing industry, our quality products is trusted and recognized all over the world.
Company Profile
| Company | Sabun Industrial Co., Ltd. |
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| Chairman | Ginjiro Sato |
| President | Hitoshi Sato |
| Address | 2-1-41 Motomachi , Konan-Ku , Niigata City , Niigata 950-0143 , Japan TEL：+81-25-382-2171 FAX：+81-25-382-7352 |
| Founded | 1918 |
| Incorporated | Oct . 10 , 1961 |
| Capital | 36.2 million yen |
| Products | Industrial sewing machine parts (shuttle hooks, rotary hooks and bobbin cases), Medical equipment,specialized machines and apparatuses. |
Offices and Factories
| Head Office | 2-1-41 Motomachi, Konan-ku, Niigata-City, Niigata 950-0143, Japan TEL：+81-25-382-2171 FAX：+81-25-382-7352 |
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| Akebono Factory | 3-3-30 Akebono-cho, Konan-ku, Niigata-City, Niigata 950-0134, Japan TEL：+81-25-381-2804 FAX：+81-25-382-5081 |
| Kitsu Factory・Development Center | 5-1 Kitsu Kogyo Danchi, Konan-ku, Niigata-City, Niigata 950-0213, Japan TEL：+81-25-385-5245 FAX：+81-25-385-5246 |
| Osaka Office | 405 Samty InTELligence Build, 1-9-10 Kozu, Chuo-Ku, Osaka 542-0072, Japan TEL：+81-6-6766-1633 FAX：+81-6-6766-1634 |
| Sabun Precision Parts（ Zhejiang） Co.,Ltd. |
History
| 1918 | Established a textile factory with 5 handlooms. |
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| 1932 | Achieved daily production of 900 rolls with 400 weaving machines. Becomes the prefecture's leading textile factory. |
| 1943 | Closed due to wartime restrictions. |
| 1945 | Established Sabun Works and began manufacturing bobbin cases for home use. |
| 1957 | Started production of shuttle hooks for home use. |
| 1960 | Established Sabun Forging Co., Ltd., to forge shuttle hooks. |
| 1961 | Reorganized as Sabun lndustrial Co., Ltd. |
| 1963 | Started producing rotary hook for industrial use. |
| 1964 | Opened the Osaka Office. |
| 1966 | Completed a shuttle hook factory. |
| 1967 | Started production of special rotary hooks for industrial use. |
| 1972 | Moved and reconstructed Sabun Forging Co., Ltd. Changed the company name to Sabun Brazing Machinery Co., Ltd. Converted the manufacture of shuttle hooks to nonoxidized brazing. |
| 1983 | Introduced Toyota production and implemented the "gear" （haguruma）campaign. |
| 1991 | Merged with Sabun Brazing Machinery Co., Ltd., as the Akebono Factory. |
| 2001 | Started ultraprecision processing at the Kitsu Development Center. |
| 2002 | ISO 9001：2000 certification. |
| 2004 | Established China-based affiliate Sabun Precision Parts（Zhejiang）Co., Ltd. |
| 2005 | Kitsu Factory：Registration of medical device manufacturing industry. Kitsu Factory：Third type medical device manufacturing and sales license. |
| 2010 | Head Office Factory：Registration of medical device manufacturing industry. |
| 2015 | Changed Type 3 Medical Device Manufacturing Sales Permission to Headquarters Factory. |
| 2016 | Acquired ISO13485 certification. Head Office Factory, Kitsu Factory medical equipment department. |
| 2018 | 100th Anniversary. |