Overview
Greeting
Thank you very much for your visit.
Since Rikazai's founder
devised theory of rolling and produced ultra thin foils through implementation of its theory in 1947,
RIKAZAI has produced and delivered high quality precision-rolled foils and plates of various metals
to our customers in aviation, aerospace, semiconductor, electric/electronic. precision measurement equipment,
industrial equipment/ instruments industries.
Further, based on expertise of precise metal rolling technology, RIKAZI offers metal processing solutions
including plating, responding to customers' requirements as a partner in research, trial manufacturing and
production.
"RIKAZAI" for Metallic Foils/ Plates”, we are confident that we can deliver our ‘best of breed’
solutions to fully satisfy our customers’ requirements and needs.
President & CEO
Yoshio Komuro
Company Information
| Company Name | RIKAZAI CO.,LTD. |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 〒211-0011 1810-7 Shimo-numabe, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan |
| TEL FAX |
044-411-6138 044-422-5509 |
| Foundation | 19 November, 1947 |
| President & CEO | Yoshio Komuro |
| Capital | 20 Million yen (as of April,2015) |
| Business Area | Manufacturing and sales of precision-rolled metallic foils and plates, and precision processed (photo-etching, pressing, etc) products. Manufacturing and sales of mica foils and plates, and of processed products |
History
| Nov. 1947 | Company founder Junichi Akiyama (first president of Kanto Special Steel, Inc.) established Rikagaku Zairyo, Inc. in Kugenuma, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa. |
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| Oct. 1951 | Presented the theory of thin rolling at the Autumn Metals Academy and, on advice of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry(MITI), presented foil products at the All-Nations Metals Conference held in Detroit,USA. |
| May 1955 | Produced vibration boards for RFD (Jointly developed by Rikagaku Zairyo, Fuso Metal Ltd. and D for Duralmin) acoustical devices and employed by Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, Inc. (Presently, SONY Inc.) |
| Mar. 1957 | Received order through Sumitomo Trading, Inc. for re-rolling of beryllium copper alloys from Sumitomo Metal Industries, Inc. and exclusively took orders for finish-rolled thin plates and coils. |
| May 1959 | Head office and plant completed in 1810 Shimo-numabe. Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan |
| Aug. 1960 | Produced beryllium alloys and titanium at a thickness of one micron meter (0.001mm) and supplied sample products to clients. |
| Feb. 1965 | Started business with US customers and exported metallic foils to USA. |
| Apr. 1967 | Produced and marketed titanium and other foils at 0.0005 - 0.0006mm thickness. |
| Aug. 1971 | Started to supply metallic foils to West Germany. |
| Jul. 1984 | Completed expansion and reconstruction of head office and plant. Installed 20 high rolling mill (guaranteed thickness of 0.003mm) produced by Sundwig of Germany and operations started in September. |
| Jul. 1985 | Concluded contract with Chinese customers and supplied titanium foils to China. |
| Mar. 1986 | Produced and marketed coils as thin as 0.001mm with 20 high rolling mill. |
| Sep. 1987 | Changed company name to RIKAZI CO.,LTD. on the 40th anniversary of the foundation. |
| May 2003 | Awarded 'Certification of Green Partner’ bySONY Corp. |
| Dec. 2004 | Awarded ‘Certificate of Green Activity’ by CANON Inc. |
| Oct. 2005 | Qualified and received ISO14001:2004 certificate. |
| Jun. 2011 | RIKAZAI was awarded ISO14001:2004 certificate continuously by Bureau Veritas Japan. |
| May 2016 | Construction of new office/ factory was completed and operation re-started. |
| Jan. 2018 | RIKAZAI's technical skills of metal rolling manufacuturing was certified as 'MONODUKURI(craftmanship)" brand by city of Kawasaki. |
| Jul. 2018 | RIKAZAI was awarded ISO14001:2015 certificate by ASR Co. Ltd., Japan |
| Feb. 2019 | RIKAZAI joined in the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials |
| Nov. 2019 | RIKAZAI participated in COMPAMED 2019 held in Duesseldorf,Germany and exhibited newly manufacured Ni-Ti shape memory foils. |
| Nov. 2019 | Trademark registration of 「Rikazai tape」 and 「Rikazai Seal」 was made. |
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