Sanyo Metal Works

Sanyo Metal Works produces made-in-Japan cutting tools and exports them to about 50 countries and regions around the world.

Sanyo Metal Works produces high quality products from stable production systems within the company using the latest facilities and automated lines at three plants in Miki city, Hyogo, Japan. Employees use creativity and ideas to enhance operations, improve safety, and reduce the costs of products to deliver reliable products to customers through meticulous quality inspections targeting all products. Products of Sanyo Metal Works are now being exported to about 50 countries and regions around the world and delivered to many users for various uses. Sanyo Metal Works is committed to satisfying the needs of our customers and contribute to the society by developing better products.

To become a company that is trusted by societies

Produce trustworthy Products
Establish trustworthy Technologies
Develop trustworthy People

Location	■Head office : 301-1 Torimachi, Miki, Hyogo, 673-0456, Japan ■Overseas department : 21-2 Tomoe, Besshocho, Miki, Hyogo, 673-0443, Japan ■Plant ・Torimachi Plant ・Torimachi Plant Ⅱ ・Tomoe Plant ・Tomoe Plant I
Date of establishment	4th Oct 1963
Capital	30 million yen
Sales	2.5 billion yen (2023)
Number of employees	100 people

Products are currently exported to:

※2024

Asia	Europe	Oceania	Middle East	South America	North America	Africa
China	Italy	Australia	Turkey	Mexico	USA	South Africa
Hong Kong	France	Fiji	Oman	Ecuador	Canada	Kenya
Taiwan	Germany	Palau	Israel	Honduras	Hawaii	Nigeria
South Korea	Sweden			Peru		Morocco
Thailand	Portugal			Columbia		Ivory coast
India	Spain			Brazil
Malaysia	Greek			Argentina
Singapore	Poland
Philippines	Russia
Vietnam	Netherlands
Sri Lanka	United Kingdom
Indonesia	Switzerland
	Finland
	Romania

1963	Establishment of Sanyo Metal Works, Ltd.
1981	Tomoe Plant was constructed within Miki Plant Park and started operation.
1999	Acquisition of the ISO9001 certificate
2008	Additional construction of Torimachi Plant within the property of the head office
2014	Tomoe Plant I was constructed within Miki Plant Park and started operation.
2016	"Excellent Product Safety Award for Companies", hosted by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
2020	"Regional future leader", hosted by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
2022	Torimachi second factory was constructed near Headquarter.
2023	"Hyogo Only-one" companes" award, hosted by Hyogo prefecture

Kobe environment management system (KEMS)

To solve current environment problem such as global warming or resources circulation, it needs to decline environment load for all the aspects of socioeconomic activities and demand to switch to sustainable society. "Kobe environment management system (KEMS)" was developed by collaboration with Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, local economic organizations and local companies as a mechanism for small and medium-sized enterprises to easily working on take into account environmental business activities.

Head office

301-1 Torimachi, Miki, Hyogo, 673-0456, Japan