Company
| Name | SHIKOKU INDUSTRIES CO.,LTD |
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| President | Atsushi MAENO |
| Head Office | 2-9 Kitabouji, Higashinakatomi, Aizumi-cho, Itano-gun, Tokushima, 771-1222, Japan (tel)+81-88-672-4766 |
| Itano Factory | 18-1 Daijoubou, Nishinakatomi, Itano-cho, Itano-gun, Tokushima, 779-0119, Japan (tel)+81-88-672-4766 （fax)+81-88-672-3836 |
| Itano Second Factory | 6-1 Daijoubou, Nishinakatomi, Itano-cho, Itano-gun, Tokushima, 779-0119, Japan |
| Founded | October 1968 |
| Capital | 10,000,000 yen |
| Banks | The Awa Bank, Limited, Aizumi branch Shikoku Bank, Ltd, Aizumi branch Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd, Tokushima branch |
| Employees | 20 (as of October 2019) |
| Major Products | The Design and manufacture of SludgeCut (High-Precision Sludge Dividing System）, washing machines for precision components, and grinding fluid filtering systems. |
History
| Oct. 1968 | Shikoku Industries.co.ltd. was founded in Tokushima City. Piping construction (plant piping and water and sewer service) was main business. |
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| Jul. 1970 | Main office and factory moved to Aizumi Town. We began manufacturing and selling original coolant filtering machine and bearing washing machine. |
| May. 1978 | Maeno piping construction service.co.ltd. was founded. Water and sewer service section was separated and became independent. |
| Oct. 1978 | Tadakatsu Maeno became the president. |
| Nov. 1980 | Factory moved to Itano Town. |
| Jan. 1989 | We developed hydrocarbon washing machine for precision component in acconrdance with the abolition of fluorocarbon liquid. |
| Mar. 1993 | The company was reorganized into a stock company. |
| Apr. 1994 | We started research and development for minute sludge separator. |
| Oct. 1997 | Itano factory was enlarged. |
| Feb. 1999 | We were designated as Business Venture by the Temporary Law Concerning Measures for the Promotion of the Creative Business Activities of Small and Medium Enterprises. |
| Aug. 1999 | Minute sludge separator by electromagnetic magnet, which magnetized and flocculated sludge to separate, was certified as a technological development contract project by the Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation. |
| Sep. 1999 | Minute sludge separator by permanent magnet was certified as a technological reinforcement contract project by the Central Federation of Societies of Commerce and Industry. |
| Oct. 2000 | We started manufacturing and selling our original minute sludge separator ‘Sludge Cut’. |
| May. 2002 | We patented the separator of sludge in grinding fluid. |
| Jul. 2003 | We started manufacturing and selling oxidized scale separator. |
| Oct. 2006 | Our factory was designated as encouragement factory by Tokushima prefecture. |
| Mar. 2007 | We built the second factory in Itano Town. |
| Mar. 2008 | We received ‘the prize for local industrial contribution to technology’ and ‘the Shikoku Center’s director prize from National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology’. |
| Jul. 2009 | We developed V-model Sludge Cut, which realized rapid improvement of performance, downsizing and space-saving |
| Nov. 2009 | We patented the separating device for floating sludge, which precipitated floating sludge to separate. |
| Sep. 2013 | We patented S-model Sludge Cut, which brought big improvement in separation performance. |
| Oct. 2013 | We were adopted for ‘Development of Prototypes Support Project for Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprise’. |
| Jul. 2014 | We were adopted for ‘Innovative Project for Manufacture, Commerce and Service Industry. |
| Oct. 2015 | We were adopted for ‘Subsidy for Manufacture, Commerce and Service Industry Innovation. |
| Jan. 2016 | We developed K-model Sludge Cut, which succeeded in reducing sludge water content. |
| Apr. 2017 | We were adopted for ‘Subsidy for Innovative Manufacture, Commerce and Service Development. |
| Dec. 2017 | We patented belt-filter Sludge Cut. |
| Nov. 2018 | Atsushi Maeno became the president. |
| Jul. 2019 | We were adopted for ‘Subsidy for productivity improvement for Manufacture, Commerce and Service Development. |