TAIYO, LTD.
Integrated and Accelerated Fliud Technology
Helping to Develop Industrial Infrastructure and Promoting Vigorous Competition within the Industry

The business environment has changed drastically in the past several years due to the expansion of the borderless economy and technological innovation.
Diverse customers require new industrial infrastructure at lower costs.
Since our establishment in 1933,TAIYO has been helping to develop industrial infrastructures and promote vigorous competition within the industry.
We offer a wide variety of products, based on our abundant and unequalled quality and precision technology, ranging from hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, industrial robots, conveyance systems and mechatronics equipment to completed production line systems.
We enjoy a reputation for excellent customer service that includes tailoring our products to meet customer needs.
With our unique technology and superior satisfying service, TAIYO is stepping into a new realm by providing not only various types of cylinders but also comprehensive system to promote the advancement of industrial infrastructure.

Wide Selection of Products that Best Meet Various Needs

Corporate ProfileDated 11 June, 2010

Corporate Name TAIYO, LTD.
Head Office 1-1-1 Kitaeguchi, Higashiyodogawa-ku
Osaka 533-0002 JAPAN
Tel: +81-6-6340-1100 Fax: +81-6-6340-6885
Establishment July 1, 1933
Capital 3.153 billion yen
Stock Listing Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
End of Fiscal Year March 20
Sales 13.2 billion yen (consolidated sales as of March, 2010)
Employees 737 (consolidated basis, including part-timers)
Offices Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima and 11 other locations
Line of Business Development, manufacture, sales and export of:
1) Hydraulic and pneumatic equipment
2) Industrial robots and automated assembly lines
3) Environmental equipment
4) Semiconductor equipment
5) Electronic control equipment
6) Various conveyers

Board of Directors
President and Representative Director Kenji Kobuchi
Managing Director Takashi Hashimoto
Managing Director Chikayo Shimada
Director Norio Takai
Director Richard K. Pelz
Director (non-executive) Yoshinori Kondo
Director (non-executive) Hou Yhei
Auditor Akihisa Nakatsuka
Auditor (non-executive) Takashi Ishikawa
Auditor (non-executive) Toshiaki Manome
Auditor (non-executive) Keiko Kousaka
Primary Banks Resona Bank, Ltd.
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Principal Stockholders Parker Hannifin Corporation
TAIYO Employee Stock Association
Resona Bank, Ltd.
Affiliated Companies TAIYO AMERICA, INC.
TAIYO PARKER FLUIDPOWER (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
TAIYO TEC, LTD.
TAIYO TECHNO, LTD.
NIPPON CYLINDER SUPPLY INC.
Certifications ・Construction and Equipment Installation Businesses Governor of Osaka
 Prefecture License (General-8, No. 29185) (April 15, 1996)
・JQA Assessment & Resistration of Management System
<Quality Management System>
 Hydraulic 2 Department
 ISO9001 Registration Number 99QR-151(February 12, 1999)
 Pneumatic Department

 ISO9001 Registration Number JQA-QM7078 (September 21, 2001)
 NP Department and SE Department
 ISO9001 Registration Number JQA-QM8083 (April 5, 2002)
 Hydraulic 1 Department
 ISO9001 Registration Number JQA-1236 9001 2000
 (November 15, 2002)
 System Department
 ISO9001 Registration Number JQA-QMA10567 (October 24, 2003)    
<Environmental Management System>
 Head Office, Tsukuba and Yamaguchi area
 ISO14001 Registration Number JQA-EM3996 (April 30, 2004)
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History

July 1933 TAIYO IRON WORKS LTD. for manufacturing spinning
machine parts established in Kunijima, Higashi Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
December 1945 Company trade name changed to TAIYO, LTD.
July 1951 Production of automatic machines started
October 1952 Production of hydraulic/pneumatic cylinders and related equipment started
June 1965 Head office moved to Kita Eguchi, Higashi Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
May 1968 Production of hydraulic jacks for elevators started
July 1970 Osaka Plant expanded to include new heavy machinery and machinery assembling plants
March 1972 Osaka plant approved as “JIS-licensed hydraulic cylinder plant” for the first time in the hydraulic/pneumatic equipment industry
February 1976 Established TAIYO SERVICE CO., LTD. (changed the name to TAIYO TECHNO, LTD. in March, 1989)
December 1982 Nara Plant constructed
August 1983 Tsukuba plant constructed
September 1986 TAIYO AMERICA, INC. established in Chicago, U.S.A.
February 1990 Capital increased to 1 billion yen
August 1991 Yamaguchi plant constructed
March 1992 Testing and Analyzing Center established at Yamaguchi plant
April 1996 Yamaguchi Plant obtained ISO 9002 certification
December 1996 Capital increased to 1.5 billion yen
February 1999 Osaka Plant obtained ISO 9001 certification
April 2000 Nara Plant obtained ISO 9001 certification
July 2000 Established TAIYO TEC, LTD. (former Nara Plant)
September 2001 Tsukuba Plant obtained ISO 9001 certification
March 2002 Business alliance with Parker Hannifin Corporation startedCapital increased to 2,944,200,000 yen
April 2002 Mechatronics Group (Standard Equipment-group and Semiconductor-group) obtained ISO 9001 certification
November 2002 Yamaguchi Plant obtained ISO 9001 certification
February 2003 TAIYO PARKER FLUIDPOWER (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD established in Shanghai, China
October 2003 Mechatronics Group (System Device-group) obtained ISO 9001 certification
April 2004 Mechatronics Group obtained ISO 14001 certification
May 2005 Headquarters, Tsukuba Plant and Yamaguchi Plant obtained ISO 14001 certification
July 2007 TAIYO, LTD. changed its (Japanese) trade name to Kabushikigaisya TAIYO
March 2008 TAIYO listed on the Second section of the Tokyo Stock ExcangeCapital increased to 3,153,450,000 yen
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Plants in Japan Dated 21 September, 2009

Plants

Yamaguchi Plant
(Hydraulic 1 Department)
3058-8 Higashiwake Ikejiri, Omine-cho, Mine-shi, Yamaguchi 759-2212
Tel: +81-837-52-3377
Fax: +81-837-52-3343
Osaka Plant

(Hydraulic 2 Department)


(System)


(SE)


(NP Department)

1-1-1 Kita Eguchi,
Higashi Yodogawa-ku,Osaka 533-0002
Tel: +81-6-6340-1104
Fax: +81-6-6340-2214

Tel: +81-6-6340-1112
Fax: +81-6-6340-5709

Tel: +81-6-6340-1201
Fax: +81-6-6340-1205

Tel: +81-6-6340-1101
Fax: +81-6-6340-1164

Tsukuba Plant
(Pneumatic Department)
850 Hanya, Shimotsuma-shi,
Ibaraki 304-0005
Tel: +81-296-44-4167
Fax: +81-296-44-3670
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Sales Offices (Sales & Marketing ) Dated 21 September, 2009

Tobu Block
Tokyo Office 1-1-21 Higashi Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0021
(Imaasa Building)
Tel: +81-3-5568-5621 Fax: +81-3-5568-5632
Sapporo Office 13-3-43 Kita Sanjusanjo Higashi, Higashi-ku, Sapporo-shi,
Hokkaido 065-0033 (2nd Excel Nagata Building)
Tel: +81-11-722-4555 Fax: +81-11-722-4550
Sendai Office

37-25 Shirahagi-machi Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai-shi,
Miyagi 984-0048 (Century Shirahagi 1F)
Tel: +81-22-238-1818 Fax: +81-22-239-4486
Ota Office

1670-6 Ryumai-cho, Ota-shi, Gunma 373-0806
Tel: +81-276-46-5131 Fax: +81-276-46-1164
Kofu Office
1-3-25 Fujimi, Kofu-shi, Yamanashi 400-0027
(Machida Building 1F)
Tel: +81-55-254-0750 Fax: +81-55-254-0760
Chubu Block
Nagoya Branch 22-13 Sakomae-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi,
Aichi 453-0018 (Mori Building)
Tel: +81-52-482-1100 Fax: +81-52-482-6352
Toyota Office 4-27-7 Nishimachi, Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-0025
(Kanai Building 4F)
Tel: +81-565-33-7170 Fax: +81-565-33-8255
Seibu Block
Osaka Branch 1-1-1 Kita Eguchi, Higashi Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0002
Tel: +81-6-6349-1234 Fax: +81-6-6340-7021
Hiroshima Branch

2-21 Fujimi-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, 730-0043
(Nishimura Building)
Tel: +81-82-243-3373 Fax: +81-82-245-0069
Fukuoka Office

1-1-15 Sanoh, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi 812-0015
(Rose Mansion Sanoh 1F)
Tel: +81-92-452-3101 Fax: +81-92-452-3107
Kumamoto Office 169-9 Tsukure, Kikuyo-machi, Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto
869-1101 (Grand Wiese K U1F)
Tel: +81-96-213-5713 Fax: +81-96-213-5712
Global Sales & Marketing
Osaka Office 1-1-1 Kita Eguchi, Higashi Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0002
Tel: +81-6-6340-3090 Fax: +81-6-6340-9508
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