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Tamagawanews Aspiring always to be an environmentally friendly and trustworthy company TAMAGAWANEWS A greeting from new President 2018.3 The new gyro factory has commenced operation (Introduction of the Second Hachinohe Factory) Vol.20 New products FG beads HM Series Information Website renewal RISCON TOKYO 2017 (Security & Safety Trade Expo) International Robot Exhibition 2017 Aspiring always to be an environmentally friendly and trustworthy company TAMAGAWANEWS March 2018 Vol.20 CONTENTS Tastes from the region 1 Kurimanju, a secret recipe passed on from Kyoto 120 years ago Harukiya-honten The cover of this edition Tamagawa Trading Co., Ltd. 2 A greeting from new President Shigeo Seki Introduction of new directors The new gyro factory has commenced operation 3 (Introduction of the Second Hachinohe Factory) 5 New products Introduction of new products Newly released FG beads HM series AMAGAWA 6 opics Topics Excavation! Introducing drawings from before the Pacific War <Part 3> Illustrations for a vision of a semi-underground factory 7 Naked Festival on the day of Hatsu- Events / Exhibition information uma (first horse day) at Tokimata Information It originated during the Kamakura period Website renewal information and notification of and has been held on the second Sunday of March every year. The event date will be the opening of the Second History Museum March 11 this year. This naked festival is an event to announce 01 (Security & Safety Trade Expo) the start of spring season to Minami Shinshu Exhibition RISCON TOKYO 2017 area (southern part of Nagano pref.) and a information Shinto Ritual which many people are looking 02 International Robot Exhibition 2017 forward to. It is the origin of the festival that the lord appreciated the victory and 9 dedicated a wooden horse to the local Group company introduction temple named hoseki-ji to comfort the Introduction deceased soldier's spirit. Currently, it became a festival which men carry a Tamagawa Mobile Equipment Co., Ltd. variety of Mikoshi (portable shrine) while Explore the area ‒ Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture Hachinohe Portal Museum “Hacchi” taking a cold water of the Tenryu River to 10 hope for good harvest and home safety. Information Club introduction and company trip report Tastes from the region Harukiya-honten Kurimanju, a secret recipe passed on from Kyoto 120 years ago Located near the Hirugami Onsen hot spring tionery craftsman, Jinroku, made a journey in the inn-town of Komaba, near the vestiges along the road of the old province of Shinano, of the ancient Eastern Mountain Road. where he received help from a tofu store Harukiya-honten is a confectionary store in owner, Chotaro, who ran Harukiya at the time, the center of the town..In 1887, a Kyoto confec- before leaving him with the recipe for kuri- manju (chestnut bun) as a gesture of gratitude. Then in 1889, the kurimanju, which tapped the streams of high quality Kyoto confectionary, was sold for the first time in the Inadani valley, at Harukiya-honten, where it acquired a fine reputation, and where it is still cherished to this day. The sweetness that gently melts in the mouth fits perfectly with powdered or other green teas. There is also confectionary giving a flavor of the scenery around the ancient Risshakuji temple in Iida city, such as persimmon mizuame syrup (Ikuyo), and the Eijitsu, which is a popular sweet with a Ikuyo Eijitsu persimmon mizuame syrup persimmon kingyoku (agar jelly) TAMAGAWA NEWS 1 TAMAGAWA Kurimanju refined flavor, also using persimmon. with special rice cracker ● Inquiries and orders Harukiya-honten Eishoan 243-1 Komaba, Achi Village, Shimoina district, Nagano Prefecture, 395-0303 TEL： (+81) 265-43-2878 FAX： (+81) 265-43-2879 【Opening Hours】8:30AM ̶ 7PM 【Closed】Thursday Website： http://www.harukiyahonten.com Greetings from the new President of Tamagawa Trading Co., Ltd. At the general meeting of shareholders on February 11th, 2018 Shigeo Seiki has assumed the position of President of Tamagawa Trading Co., Ltd. It is an honor to be accepted as the President of Tamagawa Trading Co., Ltd. at the 34th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors. Respectfully, I would like to say a few words. Although my experience and ability are limited, I will not stop providing my soul and effort to take our company to a higher place. Your continued patronage and support are highly appreciated. It has been four years since I was appointed as the President of Tamagawa Seiki Co., Ltd. Our activities have been based upon our corporate philosophy of "grow technology and sale technology”, while making contributions to the community our priority. We celebrated our 80th anniversary in 2017, which encouraged a big jump in performance, the equipment-related FA business showed significant growth both in Japan and overseas. We enjoyed the strongest sales ever in the history of Tamagawa Seiki Group. In the automotive-related CA business, sensors for drive President Shigeo Seki motors of hybrid vehicles which were initiated about 20 years ago, have a significant potential in the Japanese market in the first place and in overseas markets as well, as a result of the recent global trend of change to electric vehicles. The aerospace, space and defense related distribution automation products, which have been our stronghold since the foundation of our company, are predicted to have a bright future with potential growth for commercial aircraft and space-related business. The defense related products have been maintaining steady performance. In the rapidly changing global market, business expansion that is focused on technology development is able to retain competitiveness and is a key factor in maintaining sustainable growth. What is more valuable for us is our flexibility in meeting our customer's requests and is increasingly more and more important. Taking this opportunity in assuming the position of President of Tamagawa Trading Co., Ltd., I would like to say that fulfilling my duties is the priority as the President of Tamagawa Seiki Co., Ltd., as well as implementing the policy of putting our customers first. Building a strong system of being all divisions in one is also my focus by eliminating the boundaries between divisions such as sales, technology and manufacturing. We will strive to maximize our efforts to make contributions to the development of our customers' business such that all our employees always put themselves in our customer's shoes in providing quality products. Tamagawa Seiki Group aims to become a strong company which can compete in a global market by strengthening and refining its technologies and never stop developing new technology while fulfilling customer's needs. Your continued patronage and support are highly appreciated. Profile Tamagawa Trading Co., Ltd. □ Establishment: Nov. 21st, 1998 Shigeo Seki Born in Iida City of Nagano Prefecture □ Capital: 14,650,000 Yen on August 9th, 1951. □ Number of employees: 110 Resume Mar. 1974 Bachelor of Photographic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Chiba University Apr. 1974 Tamagawa Seiki Co., Ltd. Feb. 2002 Director of Tamagawa Seiki Co., Ltd. Feb. 2011 Executive Director of Tamagawa Seiki Co., Ltd. Feb. 2013 Executive Vice-President of Tamagawa Seiki Co., Ltd. Feb. 2014 President of Tamagawa Seiki Co., Ltd. Feb. 2018 President of Tamagawa Trading Co., Ltd. Interests : Drum Notification of executive change of Tamagawa Trading Co., Ltd. NEWS 2 TAMAGAWA New positions are assumed at the general meeting of shareholders as follows: Senior Managing Director： Yasuo Hagimoto（Sales） Director： Masahiro Shiozawa New gyro factory has commenced operation In October 2017, the MEMS gyro and IMU production facilities were moved from the Second Fukuchi Factory at the Hachinohe Plant to the Second Hachinohe Factory, where they have commenced operation becom- ing the new gyro factory.The gyro business is one our core businesses, with which the company has been involved since its foundation. From this base factory, we plan to expand further with the forecast future growth in demand.At the Second Hachinohe Factory, we were able to consolidate the processes onto a single floor, which improved working efficiency. The cleanroom is spacious, and we were able to secure area for expansion as we look towards a future increase in production.In the future, the usual design and manufacturing of fiber optic gyroscopes, FOGs, along with the attitude measuring devices in which they are applied, will be carried out at the First Plant located in Nagano Prefecture, and the design and manufacture of the MEMS gyro and their IMU applications will be performed here. ●Second Hachinohe Factory Site area 34,251m2 Factory area 15,089m2 ●Second Hachinohe Factory chief products Rotary encoder MEMS IMU MEMS gyro glass disc manufacturing First1 Hachinohe Factory Introduction of Aomori district factories [Equipment related robot] The Second Hachinohe Factory is located neigh- 2 Misawa Factory boring the Hachinohe Plant, and with this fac- Hachinohe Plant / First Hachinohe Factory tory, Aomori Prefecture 1 TAMAGAWA NEWS 3 TAMAGAWA now has a total of one Second Hachinohe Factory plant plus four factories. 青森県 The products manufac- 3 First Fukuchi Factory tured at each factory 4 Second Fukuchi Factory are presented here. Large servo motors ～Second Hachinohe Factory～ ●Inside the factory Photo-processing of sensor elements (tuning fork sections) for MEMS gyros. MEMS IMU Assembly line Production is carried out in an area of the cleanroom maintained at the Class 100 standard.Glass discs for rotary encoders are also produced here. MEMS gyro Production line Measurement room Motion control research meeting This was held on February 16 at the Second Hachinohe Factory.Customers from many fields attended this session and, with the completion of our relocation, the itinerary included a tour of the new factory.The next session is scheduled for A gyro history exhibition is planned 11st,May, so if you to be installed in the entrance are interested in area.Look forward to a glimpse into MEMS gyros and the history of our company, which IMUs, please feel has long been engaged in design- free to contact us.
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