Company Information and History

Company Information COMPANY INFORMATION

Name	Handa Heavy Industrial Co., Ltd.
Founded	December 1937
Capital	¥100 million
President and Representative Director	Akitaka Niimi
Employees	266 (as of April 2021) (Of which about 20% are foreign nationals from Vietnam, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and other countries)
Businesses	Manufacture of lift brackets for forklifts Machining of forklift and automobile parts Design and manufacture of industrial-use hydraulic cylinders Design and manufacture of Image inspection systems Design and development of IoT products
Principal customers	Toyota Industries Corporation; Aichi Corporation; Komatsu Lift Co., Ltd.; Sumitomo Nacco Forklift Co., Ltd.; Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd.
Address	161 Higashiokudacho, Handa-shi, Aichi Prefecture 475-0034 Phone: 0569-21-2417　Fax: 0569-22-5054 MAP
Affiliates	Hanju Co., Ltd. (sale of industrial-use hydraulic cylinders) 　161 Higashiokudacho, Handa-shi, Aichi Prefecture 475-0034 Phone: 0569-21-2419 Fax: 0569-22-5054 Handa Oil Cylinder Co., Ltd. (located in Taiwan; imports of materials and other products)

December 1937	Toshiaki Niimi founds Handa Jukogyosho.
April 1938	The company starts doing business with Toyo Bearing Mfg. Co., Ltd., (present-day NTN Corporation).
1942	Hiroshi Teramachi (the founder of present-day THK Co., Ltd.) and others launch an effort to develop, improve, and sell a ball bearing manufacturing machine.
June 1943	Handa Heavy Industrial Co., Ltd., is incorporated.
April 1947	The company starts doing business with Toyota Industries Corporation.
April 1956	The company starts producing masts for Toyota’s first forklift model.
January 1971	The Okuda Plant (present-day 201 Plant) starts operations.
June 1998	The Okuda 202 Plant starts operations.
April 2004	The Okuda 202 Plant is expanded, and the Head Office Plant is absorbed by the Okuda Plant.
May 2004	The company earns ISO 14001 certification.
April 2005	The company earns ISO 9001 certification.
November 2006	The Okuda 301 Plant starts operations.
December 2007	The company marks the 70th anniversary of its founding and completes construction of a cafeteria and employee welfare building.
August 2012	Handa Oil Cylinder Co., Ltd., is established as a subsidiary of the company in Taiwan.
May 2014	The company receives the President’s Award for Quality from Toyota Industries Corporation.
December 2017	The company marks the 80th anniversary of its founding.
October 2020	The company launches its first image inspection system.