Outline of company
| Company Name | U-MHI PLATECH CO., LTD. |
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| Found | April 1, 2005 |
| Capital | 450,000,000 Japanese Yen |
| Main stockholder | UBE MACHINERY CORPORATION, Ltd. (85%) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (15%) |
| Employees | 139 (as of January 1, 2017) |
| Board Member | Chair of the Board: Tokuhisa Okada President: Koji Kubota (Representative Director) |
| Business Line | 1. Designing, manufacturing, and aftersales service of injection molding machines, peripheral equipment, and parts. 2. Engineering, modification, repair, technical guidance and consulting regarding the above products. |
| Company Address | 1-Takamichi, Iwatsuka-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, 453-0862, Japan |
| Phone | +81-52-412-1111 |
| Group Companies | Company Name: U-MHI PLATECH AMERICA, INC. Company Address: 1051 Ardmore Ave, Itasca, IL 60143. USA Board Member: President Yasuhiro Inoue |
History
| 1961 | Began manufacturing injection molding machines at the Nagoya Machinery Works of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD., through technological cooperation with NATOCO (National Automatic Tool Company) of the USA. |
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| 1967 | Manufacturing of large-size machines (800 ton machines and larger) was moved to the Kobe Shipyard and Machinery Works. |
| 1968 | Founded the Buir Masehinenbau GmbH in West Germany to facilitate sales in the European market. |
| 1971 | Developed the MV series equipped with an IC control unit. |
| 1975 | Manufacturing of large-size machines (800 ton machines and larger) was moved from the Kobe Shipyard and Machinery Works to the Nagoya Machinery Works. |
| 1976 | Technological cooperation with the NATOCO ended. Original development began. MD series was developed. |
| 1980 | Introduced the MF series equipped with microcomputer control unit. |
| 1984 | The MS series was developed to meet the increased demand for small-size machines. Service & Technical Centers (STC) were opened in Nagoya, Omiya, and Sendai cities. |
| 1986 | Introduced the easy-to-handle MG series. |
| 1987 | A Service & Technical Center (STC) was opened in Suita city (Kansai region). Manufacturing of ultra-large-size machines was consigned to the Kobe Shipyard and Machinery Works. |
| 1989 | The MMS Company was founded to facilitate sales in the USA market. Introduced the MM series. |
| 1990 | Introduced the MSS series. |
| 1991 | Acquired large-size manufacturing equipment, and canceled the ultra-large-size machine manufacturing agreement with the Kobe Shipyard and Machinery Works. |
| 1993 | Introduced the MMII series. |
| 1995 | Introduced the MMIII series. |
| 1996 | The MMS Company in the USA changed its name to MIMM. |
| 1997 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries created 6 new regional sales companies, and sales of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries injection molding machines was divided and consolidated. |
| 1998 | Introduced the MMG and MSG series. |
| 1999 | Introduced the ME series medium-size motorized injection molding machine. |
| 2000 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagoya Machinery Works was reorganized with the Industrial Machinery Division. |
| 2001 | Introduced the medium-size (650ton, 850ton) motorized “em” series. |
| 2002 | Introduced the large-size (1050ton, 1450ton) “em” series. Began cooperation with Toyo Machinery & Metal Co., LTD. to promote overseas sales of fully motorized small-size injection molding machines. |
| 2003 | Introduced the MEII medium-size motorized injection molding machine. |
| 2004 | The injection molding machine divisions of the regional sales companies were consolidated with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Industrial Machinery Sales Co., LTD. Introduced the ultra-large-size (3000ton) “em” series. |
| 2005 | The injection molding business division was detached from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to form Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology Co., LTD., a new company that consolidates injection molding related design, manufacturing, sales, and service in a single company. |
| 2006 | The super-sized electric injection molding machine “3000em-470” won the special award of “Industrial Design Awards”. |
| 2008 | Introduced the large-sized electrical co-injection molding machine, “emR series”. |
| 2010 | Opened the trial center for co-injection molding. |
| 2011 | Established the collaboration with Chen Hsong Group (Hong Kong) regarding large-sized hydraulic injection molding machine. |
| 2012 | Introduced the energy saving large-sized injection molding machine, “MMX series”. Introduced the injection molding machine for light guiding plate, “emP series”. |
| 2015 | Introduced the MEIII medium-size motorized injection molding machine. |
| 2017 | Integrated the injection molding machine business with UBE Machinery Corporation and altered our corporate name to U-MHI PLATECH CO.,LTD. |