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A pioneer in electroforming in Japan, in the constant quest for new possibilities toward a World market

IKEX INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

"We would like to be a company that customers can really rely on. At Ikex, everyone works with pride, seeking new possibilities."

A pioneer, experienced with technologies

The characteristics of electroforming are that it allows us to realize fine grooves and dots in the order of nanometers, which is not possible in machining. Ikex was the first in Japan to succeed in commercializing electroformed products.

To meet the increasingly diversified requests of customers, the company conducts constant research and development. It is famous for its expertise that ensures the adjustment accuracy of transfer distortion to within the shrinkage range of the subject material. It is also one of the few companies in Japan that supply both electroformed molds and foaming molds.
Currently, the company enjoys a 60% share in the Japanese market for RIM form dies for automotive steering wheels and horn pads, its main products. The company shows what it can do in many other fields, too, including powder slash molds for switchboard panels and door trims, plastic plating molds, as well as painting and laser marking.

In the quest for new electroforming techniques

The techniques of electroforming that transfer the master form with great precision may be applied to many fields. Building on the expertise it has developed, the company is trying to expand into the field of ultra-precision dies and molds for optical components, such as optical waveguides and diffusers used in PDA and liquid crystal displays, that require an accuracy down to units of nanometers.

Also, the die and mold industry faces the challenges of meeting environmental tasks. While working on such tasks, the company makes constant efforts to maintain product quality, reduce production time, and develop new techniques. Such efforts include the development of bi-square molds that combine electroforming and recyclable, low-melting-point alloys (bismuth alloys) and the development of multi-layered EF molds that include electroforming.

In the quest for unlimited possibilities in the field of electroforming, a pioneer is spreading its wings in the World, as the Ikex brand.

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Company Profile

Company name
IKEX INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Head Office
1-3-1 Miyuki-cho, Kasugai, Aichi, 486-8567 Japan
Telephone
+81-568-33-4111
Fax
+81-568-33-4124
URL
http://www.ikex.co.jp/index1.html
E-mail
kanzaki@ikex.co.jp
President
Hisamitsu Ikegami
Established
1965
Capital
70 million yen
Employees
196
Sales
5,018 million yen (FY to April 2004)
Business lines
Manufacture of nickel electroformed molds, design and manufacture of dies and molds, plastic processing.
Unique products, leading technologies, and (domestic) market product share
RIM forming molds for automotive steering wheels and horn pads, 60% (No. 1 share)
Powder slash molds for automotive switchboard panels and door trims, 30% (No. 2 share)
ISO
ISO14001 Certification (2003)
ISO9001/2000 Certification (2002)

(All information and data are as of May 2005.)