{"id":69,"date":"2022-07-27T12:22:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T03:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eguro.co.jp\/english\/wp\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2025-10-15T09:37:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:37:48","slug":"outline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eguro.co.jp\/english\/company\/outline\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate profile, history, and affiliated companies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Corporate Profile<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Company Name<\/th>\nEGURO LTD.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
President<\/th>\nHirofumi Eguro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Established<\/th>\nOctober 1937<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capital<\/th>\n85.8 million yen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of employees<\/th>\n180 (as of October 2022)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Headquarters\/factory<\/th>\n\n
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8-14 Okura-Machi, Okaya City, Nagano Pref., 394-0043 Japan
Tel. +81-266-23-5511 (Main)
Fax +81-266-24-0167 (Main)<\/p>\n

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Minowa Factory<\/th>\n\n
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4964 Higashi-Minowa, Minowa-machi, Kamiina-gun, Nagano Pref., 399-4602 Japan
TEL: +81-265-79-7830 (Main)
FAX: +81-265-79-9534 (Main)<\/p>\n

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\n \"Minowa\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Business offices<\/th>\n\n Tokyo Branch Office, Nagoya Branch Office, Osaka Branch Office
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Description of business<\/th>\nDevelopment, manufacturing, sales, and automation of high-precision, compact CNC machine tools<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Affiliated companies<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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EBAGRON KOGYO K.K.<\/th>\n\n
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  • Address: 3-4-20 Kawagishi-kami, Okaya City, Nagano Pref., 394-0048 Japan<\/li>\n
  • TEL\uff1a+81-266-22-4421<\/li>\n
  • Description of business: Design and manufacturing of collet chucks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    \n \"EBAGRON\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SHINKO SHOJI K.K.<\/th>\n\n
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  • Address: 8-34 Okura-Machi, Okaya City, Nagano Pref., 394-0043 Japan<\/li>\n
  • TEL\uff1a+81-266-23-4422<\/li>\n
  • Description of business: Sales of electronic components and electrical equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    History<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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    \nSee history prior to 2001<\/summary>\n
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    1937<\/th>\nEguro Iron Works, Ltd. founded by Jinbei Eguro in what is currently Tokyo\u2019s Itabashi City and begins manufacturing and selling lathes and milling machines.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1944<\/th>\nProduction facilities relocated to town of Shimosuwa in Suwa District, Nagano Prefecture.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1948<\/th>\nEguro Iron Works, Ltd. reestablished and begins manufacturing and selling high-precision, compact lathes and benchtop lathes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1955<\/th>\nBox-type headstock developed to eliminate processing accuracy instability caused by insufficient rigidity in benchtop lathes\u2019 spindles, successfully increasing their rigidity. This expanded the range of applications for benchtop lathes to include precision component processing beyond the conventional camera and clock parts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1956<\/th>\nFactory relocated to current location in Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture and reorganized as Eguro Iron Works, Co. Ltd. First benchtop lathe featuring motor-direct drive developed, significantly improving productivity and contributing greatly to the modernization, rationalization, and improvement of the working environment through simplification of the factory layout.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1960<\/th>\nBegin manufacturing and sales of the GL-120 high-precision, compact lathe, now a bestseller that is still in production today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1968<\/th>\nProgram-controlled automatic lathe developed. Pioneered the automation of small-part machining. The ENC101, Japan’s first gang-type NC lathe, is released, a pioneering unit in the automation of small component machining.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1977<\/th>\nReleased the NUCPAL-10, a gang-type general-purpose compact NC lathe. Subsequently, the NUCLET-10 and NUCBOY-8 are developed, establishing a series of general-purpose compact CNC lathes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1981<\/th>\nCompleted construction of the Minowa Factory.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1988<\/th>\nReleased the E-32V, a compact machining center with simultaneous 5-axis control.
    \n Also released the NUCROBO-10, a high-precision, compact CNC lathe with robot-machinery integration.\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1992<\/th>\nRestructured our Corporate Philosophy through corporate identity principals and adopted the new company name EGURO LTD.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1994<\/th>\nDeveloped a built-in motor spindle for lathes to achieve high precision and speed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2000<\/th>\nReleased the VIKING-40MT turning center featuring composite processing and process consolidation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2000<\/th>\nLaunched our website<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2000<\/th>\nDeveloped a practical linear motor-driven slide lathe.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2001<\/th>\nComprehensively redesigned our three-model general-purpose compact CNC lathe series, releasing the NUCPAL-10EX, NUCLET-10EX, and NUCBOY-8EX. Received the Good Design Award.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2001<\/th>\nCompleted construction of new assembly plant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/details>\n
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    2004<\/th>\nAcquired ISO 14001 environmental management systems certification. Registered with JAB and UKAS.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2004<\/th>\nReleased the SANAX-6, featuring a toolpost with 3-axis control.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2006<\/th>\nThe GL-120 receives the 8th Long-Life Best-Seller Award from the Society to Honor Machine Tools of Historical Value.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2007<\/th>\nRecognized as one of Japan\u2019s 300 Most Exciting Monozukuri (Manufacturing) SMEs by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Small and Medium Enterprise Agency.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2008<\/th>\nCompleted construction of new Minowa Factory.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2008<\/th>\nReleased the 100-Nano, an ultra-precision gang-type NC lathe.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2011<\/th>\nEstablished a representative office in Bangkok, Thailand. (Now closed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2012<\/th>\nReleased the RGS-200, a knurling NC lathe, and the SANFLEX-8, a composite gang-type lathe.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2014<\/th>\nReleased the SBS-100F, featuring double-end processing, and the E-32V, featuring simultaneous 5-axis control.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2016<\/th>\nReleased the SBS-400F dual-end processing lathe and the NUCROBO-101XL.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2018<\/th>\nReleased the MATE-6 and NUCROBO-8EX.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2020<\/th>\nReleased the OM430-L and NUCROBO101C.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2020<\/th>\nRecognized as a Regional Leader for Future Innovation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2022<\/th>\nReleased the NL-10CT and CT-101.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2023<\/th>\nRegistered as a Nagano Prefecture SDGs Promotion Company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Major awards and recognitions<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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    Nagano Prefecture SDGs Promotion Company<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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    Counted among Japan\u2019s 300 Most Exciting Monozukuri (Manufacturing) SMEs<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    EGURO Suwa-jinja Shrine<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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    \n \"EGURO\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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    \n \"EGURO\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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    Location<\/th>\nEGURO Minowa Factory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Enshrined deity<\/th>\nSuwa Daimy\u014djin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Associated deities<\/th>\nMinowa Reijin, Ry\u016b\u014dmaru Enmei Jiz\u014dson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Festival dates<\/th>\nEvery 21st day of the month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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    \n Founded in 1982, the shrine was established by the founder of EGURO LTD., the late Jinbei Eguro, and his wife Haruko with wishes for the safety and well-being of not only the employees of the Minowa Factory but local residents as well. The principal deity enshrined here, Suwa Daimy\u014djin, has long been revered as the god of wind and water. This land, where fresh winds blow through the Ina Valley and the waters of the Tenryu River flow clear and unobstructed, is truly a place worthy of this divine grace. In recent years, the Onbashira Festival has been held with great fanfare in conjunction with the local community.
    \n The stone monument within the shrine grounds honors the ancestral spirits of the Miwa clan – the origin of the place name Minowa – who came from the Korean Peninsula in ancient times in search of a new land and settled in this region, as well as the people who have lived here through the generations, praising the virtues of their forebears. Additionally, the Ry\u016b\u014dmaru Enmei Jiz\u014dson is a Buddhist deity believed to bring healing and recovery from illness.\n <\/p>\n

    Text by Daiji Okano<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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