Company overview
Company name
TECHNO ROLL CO., LTD.
Capital
30 million yen
Established
September 1979
Incorporated
October 1st, 1980
President&CEO
Kazushi Hatanaka
Head Office and Factory
3-4-5, Techno-Stage, Izumi City, Osaka, Japan 594-1144
Tel: +81-725-53-3933
Kanto Branch and Factory
124-1, Fukuda, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan 350-0821
Tel: +81-49-299-5000
Tohoku Sales Office
3-4-11-104, Hinodemachi, Miyaginoku, Sendai City, Miyagi, Japan 983-0035
Kyushu Sales Office
3, Office PareatosuⅢ, 268-4, Kayakatamachi, Tosu City, Saga, Japan 841-0081
Takara Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
2-7-18 Chiyoda, Takaishi City, Osaka, Japan 592-0005
TECHNO DANANG CO., LTD.
196 Bac Son, Hoa An, Cam Le
Employees
140
Annual Sales
2.7 billion yen (September 2023)
Main banks
The Senshu Ikeda Bank Ltd. Mibayashi Branch
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. Izumi Branch
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. Izumi Branch
Description of business
Manufacture and sales of printing rollers and related items
Development, design, manufacture and sales of printing related devices and industrial dust removal systems.
History
October 1980
Mr. Hiroshi Nishiwaki incorporates Techno Roll with capital of 10 million yen at Takaishi City, Osaka. Techno Roll concludes a technical cooperation agreement with JOMAC INC., from the United States, and begins manufacture and sale of the resin roller “Ryno” for high quality printing.
August 1982
The company relocates to Izumi City, Osaka, expanding production and sales.
April 1986
Techno Roll develops the self-adhesive rubber “Clean Dash” as a dust removing roller contributing to increase yield in the metal printing industry.
April 1989
Established the Tokyo branch of Techno Roll in Kawagoe City, Saitama.
October 1989
Techno Roll increases in capital to 15 million yen. Develops and manufactures the UV printing roller “TRUST UV” and automatic dust removing device “DUST HUNTER”.
July 1990
Techno Roll develops the special dampening sleeve “Water Sleeve” in cooperation with JOMAC INC. and Nichiyo Keori Co., Ltd. Sales begin overseas as well as in Japan.
April 1992
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with SAM HWA Ind. Co. Ltd. of Korea, and they start to manufacture and sell “TRUST UV” in Korea.
September 1993
Techno Roll develops and markets the hickey removing rollers “Hickey Sweeper W” and “Hickey Sweeper S” for use in offset printing.
April 1995
Techno Roll increases in capital to 25 million yen and the technical department staff begins to use personal computers and CAD for enriching and speeding up design work.
May 1996
Develop Total ink control and supply system “TICASS” and start to install it in Can-printing machine.
April 1997
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with Brissett Rollers Pty. Ltd. of Australia, and they start to manufacture and sell “TRUST UV” in Australia.
December 1997
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with Hammerking Rollers Ltd. of New Zealand, and they start to manufacture and sell “TRUST UV” in New Zealand.
September 1998
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with Yi Tsai Enterprise Co.,Ltd. of Taiwan, and they start to manufacture and sell “TRUST UV” in Taiwan.
April 2000
Techno Roll relocates to Techno-Stage (current head office), Izumi City, Osaka. (site area: 2740m2, floor area: 1800 m2)
June 2001
Techno Roll established its Tokyo west-sales-office in Sumida Ward, Tokyo.
October 2001
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with Shanghai SBJ Roller Co.,Ltd. of China, and they start to manufacture and sell “TRUST roller” in China from April 2002. Techno Roll concludes a 15% investment in Shanghai SBJ Roller.
April 2002
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with Westland Gummiwerke GmbH & Co., KG. of Germany, and begins exclusive manufacture and sale of the special rubber roller “WERO series” in Japan.
April 2003
Techno Roll obtains the ISO 9001 certification (Year 2000 version) [registration number JQA-QM9848]
April 2004
Completion of 2nd factory (site area: 2038m2, floor area: 1216 m2)
September 2004
Techno Roll relocates the Tokyo branch to Sayama City, Saitama, to expand business.
November 2004
Techno Roll receives the “Osaka Frontier Award” for most successful company in management innovation with frontier spirit of the year by local government.
October 2005
Techno Roll renames Tokyo west-sales-office to Tokyo branch and Tokyo branch to Saitama branch.
December 2005
Techno Roll starts roller exchange business.
Techno Roll obtains the ISO 14001 certification (Year 2004 version) [registration number JQA-EM5066]
February 2006
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with Bangkok Roller Co., Ltd. of Thailand, and they start to manufacture and sell “TRUST roller” in Thailand.
May 2006
Techno Roll relocates the Tokyo branch to Daito Ward, Tokyo, to expand business.
March 2007
Completion of 3rd factory (site area: 2038m2, floor area: 551m2)
November 2007
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with PT Zentrum Graphics Asia of Indonesia.
December 2007
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with Graphic Printing Roller Co., Ltd. of Canada, and they start to manufacture and sell “TRUST roller” in Canada and North America.
November 2008
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with Westland Gummiwerke GmbH & Co., KG. of Germany, and they start to manufacture and sell “TRUST roller” within the EU.
April 2009
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with MSL Rubber Industries Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia, and they start to manufacture and sell “TRUST roller” in Malaysia.
October 2010
Kazushi Hatanaka becomes the president of Techno Roll and Hiroshi Nishiwaki becomes the chairman.
April 2012
Completion of 4th factory (floor area: 551 m2)
August 2012
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with Gutenberg of Brazil.
September 2012
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with Industrial Polymer of India.
November 2012
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with Matrix Polymer Indonesia of Indonesia, and they start to manufacture and sell “TRUST roller” in Indonesia.
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with Hicor Manufacturing Corporation of Philippine, and they start to manufacture and sell “TRUST roller” in the Philippines.
August 2013
Techno Roll consolidates its Tokyo and Saitama branch, and opens new Kanto branch in Toda City, Saitama.
September 2013
Hiroshi Nishiwaki reassumes his role as president and chairman of Techno Roll.
February 2014
Techno Roll acquires complete ownership of Fuso Co., Ltd.
March 2015
Techno Roll ends its technical licensing agreement with Gutenberg of Brazil.
August 2015
Techno Roll ends its technical licensing agreement with Industrial Polymer of India.
July 2016
Techno Roll concludes a technical licensing agreement with Shanghai Maichao Rubber Products of China.
October 2016
Eiji Asao becomes the president of Techno Roll and Hiroshi Nishiwaki becomes the chairman.
April 2019
The founder and chairman Hiroshi Nishiwaki passed away.
April 2019
Dissolved the capital alliance relationship with FUSO Co., Ltd.
October 2019
Change the executive organization.
Kazushi Hatanaka becomes the president and CEO.
September 2020
Opened the Tohoku business office and Kyushu business office.
January 2022
Increased the capital to 30 million yen, commence sale of TEC Auto Rack System.
November 2022
Release the roller hydrophilic coating agent [MIZUKI-03]
March 2023
Concluded a licensee agreement with A.67 Co., Ltd. in Viet Nam.
May 2023
Acquired 100% ownership of Takara Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and produce iron cores in-house.
August 2023
Completed construction of a 4000m2 in-house Kanto branch office and factory in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture.
May 2024
Attended the world’s largest trade fair for printing technologies “drupa 2024” held in Germany as a sole exhibitor.
July 2024
Established TECHNO DANANG CO.,LTD. in Vietnam, and expands oversea business.