| TMP Co., Ltd April, 2008 |
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| History of the company: 1981: Founded as a design engineering office for automated machinery and new products in Hitachiohta-shi, Ibaraki. 1982: Founded Takahashi Machine Planning Co., Ltd. with capital of one million Yen in Kanai-cho,  Hitachiohta-shi 1984: Moved the head office and factory to Kisakinicho , Hitachiohta-shi.to expand fabrication capacity 1988: Completed Parts-Feeder µ-type series 1991: Changed the name to TMP Co., Ltd. and increased the capital to ten million Yen. Moved to the new buildings in Ohwada-cho, Hitachi-shi 1993: Completed Single Shaft Robot Ultra-light-slider 1998: Completed inverter controller for parts feeders 2001: Completed imaging-feeder, parts feeder with image processing function 2003: Funded from Tokyo Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd. and increased the capital to fifty million Yen |
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Main products:
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 Parts-Feeder (µ-type series) |
 Parts-Feeder, Automated Assembling Machine with X-Y stage image processor |
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 Parts-Feeder twin operation |
Orthogonal robot with aluminum sliders |
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| Technical features and outstanding characteristics of the company The company started business in designing and extended to manufacturing backed by increasing customer satisfactions. Starting technical base was production of parts-Feeder machines. At first stage they were big, heavy and expensive. Engineers completed the present light and compact µ-series by unique and creative ideas. Thereafter they were successful to develop creative robots and new products based on the technology of µ-series machines, and the company is respected as a successful venture industry in the city. The present statistical figures of sales are: 50% for automated machines, 30% for Parts-Feeders, and 20% for robot sliders. The shop is divided for products. Aluminum alloy shapes for sliders are light and compact for quick and smooth handling for processing. Parts-Feeders are impressive to align direction of parts orientated randomly originally. Inspection machine for gears is very quick to detect damaged teeth within about five seconds per gear. The performances of these machines were marvelous for the reporters. |
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| Business Policy and Message of President Kazuo Takahashi (Summary of interview) · Dedication to work with own visions and customer's satisfactions · Profits and efficient production go after complete fabrication technologies. Thus fabrication is done by themselves in-house.  · The company aims to stand as an independent manufacturer, not as a subvender. · Create products by mixing "low-tech"(craftsmanship) based on hands-on work and fabrication know-how and "high-tech" based on most advanced technologies. · The company, all of employees with high motivation and eagerness for higher skills (Message) "As a fourth grader of an elementary school I had a dream to become a president of a company. Now forty of us are on a happy way to fabricate good products for the society. We hope to find chances to show our business performance and our way of life to the society." |
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| Acquisition of awards: 2002: Award of Hitachi Regional Technical Support Center for Creative Product to " Parts-Feeder". Source of information: TMP Co., Ltd. Head office/Shop 645 Ohwada-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki, 319-1234 Tel. 0294-52-6981, Fax. 0294-52-3640 URL: http://www.tmp-jp.com/ |
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