Top Message
Our company was founded in 1933 by “Hikoji Maekawa”, the grand-father of me, and since then, as a manufacturer specializing in bearings, we have focused on developing a wide range of products with the aim of contributing to the development of industries in various fields.
Since being incorporated as Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd. in 1951, we have been making efforts in “manufacturing special precision bearings that meet the needs of clients” that is inherited in the current business policy, and the technology that has been manufactured for more than 60 years now. We support special small lot production and custom-made production utilizing our know-how.
In recent years, due to the influx of overseas products led by China, many products whose quality is guaranteed by machines are on the market, but we make full use of the craftsmanship that has been passed down from the predecessor. We deliver high-quality products that can be achieved by not only machine’s performance but also professional human skills, and provide optimal solutions to clients who focus on wide-variations small-quantities production.
We will continue to study every day so that we can provide the optimum products that our domestic and overseas customers demand.
Kazuyoshi Maekawa ,CEO
Corporate philosophy
- Creating quality that satisfies customers all over the world
- Zero defect (establish quality control with zero defects)
- Always make progress to accumulate new know-how
“Maekawa” is proud that our technical group with many years of experience can provide high quality products through high level processing, assembly and inspection systems. The technical know-how that has been manufacturing various types of bearings for over 60 years is utilized in our products.
Regardless of domestic or overseas, each user is satisfied with the high accuracy and quality control without complaints. On the other hand, we have been constantly striving to acquire new technologies through the development of new products and the development of new users. This accumulation of technical know-how is also passed on to young engineers through in-house training.
Company Profile
| Company Name | MAEKAWA BEARING MFG Co., Ltd. |
| Registered Brand | MBS |
| Headquaters location | 1-14-3, Hiranoichimachi, Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan, 547-0042 |
| Date of Establishment | Dec 8th, 1951 |
| Capital | 40,000,000 JPY |
| number of employees | 50 |
| Representative | Kazuyoshi Maekawa ,CEO |
| Business content | Ball Bearing, Tapered Roller Bearing, Cylindrical Roller Bearing, Crossed Roller Bearing etc |
| Office & Factory | ■Hirano Factory（Headquaters) 1-14-3,Hiranoichimachi, Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan ■Yao Factory 6-9-52, Miyamachi, Yao-City, Osaka, Japa |
| Business partner bank | Sumitomo-Mitsui Banking Co. (Hirano Branch) Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) The Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd. (Osaka Branch) |
| Major Client | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.(SHI) SKF SPK㈱ Nidec-Shimpo Corporation |
| Sales proportion | Aorund 60% domestic 40% export |
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Hirano Factory（Headquaters)
Yao Factory
沿革
| Year 1933 | Hikoji Maekawa started bearing manufacturing at his current location (by personal). |
| Year 1943 | The business was suspended due to difficulties in operations due to the recruitment of the Pacific War. |
| Dec, 1951 | Incorporated and resumed operations. Established Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd. The capital is 3 million yen. Hiroshi Maekawa appointed as the first president Started manufacturing tapered roller bearings. |
| Sep, 1959 | Started manufacturing Ball bearings. |
| Year 1960 | Started production of roller bearings for crankshafts of 250㏄ motorcycle engines of HONDA. |
| Mar, 1963 | Increased capital to 12 million yen. |
| Year 1966 | With the start of Honda's four-wheel (automobile) production, production of roller bearings for engine crankshafts started (until 1973). |
| Jan, 1975 | Increased capital to 40 million yen. |
| Jun, 1988 | Started OEM supply of special taper roller bearings for SKF (-present). |
| Year 1988 | Orders for transmission parts for GM (General Motors) of the United States (-1990). |
| Year 1989 | Established a factory dedicated to turning in Kawachinagano City, Osaka Prefecture. |
| Year 2007 | Sumitomo Heavy Industries acquired 12.5% of our stock and started supplying special bearings for reduction gears. |
| Dec, 2009 | A new warehouse is set up in the site where the head office factory is laid. |
| Sep, 2012 | Obtained ISO9001 certification |
| Year 2014 | Started mass production supply of roller bearings for South Korea |
| Year 2018 | Established Yao Factory. |