Shimato Kogyo

What Shimato Kogyo does

Shimato Kogyo Co., Ltd. (シマト工業株式会社) is a Japanese B2B contract manufacturer founded in 1950 and headquartered in Sanjō City, Niigata Prefecture. The company operates an integrated one-stop production system spanning ten in-house departments: prototyping, mold making, press processing, precision sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, plastic injection molding (up to 1,300 tons), welding (including 22 robotic welding stations), surface treatment (cationic electrodeposition, electrostatic coating, dacrotized/geomet treatments), assembly, and quality control using 3D measurement systems. Five production facilities across the Niigata region, supported by a network of 320 partner companies, enable both small-lot high-mix prototyping and large-scale mass production.

Name

Shimato Kogyo

Legal name

シマト工業株式会社

Website

https://shimato.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Shimato Kogyo is a Japanese B2B contract manufacturer founded in 1950 in Niigata Prefecture, offering one-stop integrated metal and plastic manufacturing from prototyping through final assembly for enterprise customers across logistics, agriculture, construction, railway, and energy equipment sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), Machinery Manufacturing (333)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMALAOAG

Conveying, Feeding & Material Handling for Packaging Lines

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Packaging Machinery and Equipment

SECONDARYIMAHAOAG

Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Packaging Machinery (Automated & Semi-automated)

Keywords

• Contract manufacturing services
• Sheet metal fabrication
• Precision metal stamping
• Plastic injection molding
• Industrial welding services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sanjo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom manufacturing services: B2B contract manufacturing services including prototyping, mass production, and assembly of metal and plastic components. Revenue is generated through one-time project fees and recurring production orders across multiple industry verticals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Shimato Kogyo is a B2B contract manufacturer that provides an integrated one-stop production system for metal and plastic components, covering prototyping, mold making, press processing, precision sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, plastic injection molding, welding, surface treatment, final assembly, and quality control. It serves enterprise OEMs across logistics equipment, agricultural machinery, construction/scaffolding, railway vehicles, heating and kitchen appliances, and power generation. The company operates five production facilities in Niigata Prefecture (Sanjo, Niigata, Tsubame) supported by 320 partner companies.

Product overview

Shimato Kogyo (シマト工業株式会社) is a comprehensive manufacturing services company offering a one-stop production system that covers prototyping, mold making, press processing, precision sheet metal fabrication, machining, plastic molding, welding, surface treatment, assembly, and quality control. Rather than selling a proprietary product, the company provides end-to-end manufacturing services to customers across diverse industries including logistics equipment, agricultural machinery, heating equipment, kitchen supplies, construction machinery, power generators, and railway-related products. The company operates multiple facilities (Headquarters, Nakanokuchi, Aramachi, Koike, and New Iida factories) and collaborates with 320 partner companies to deliver small-lot high-mix production with short lead times.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prototype Manufacturing Services (試作部門)
• Mold Making (金型部門)
• Press Processing (プレス部門)
• Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication (精密板金部門)
• Machining (機械加工部門)
• Plastic Molding (プラスチック成形部門)
• Welding (溶接部門)
• Surface Treatment (表面処理部門)
• Assembly (組立部門)
• Quality Control (品質管理部門)

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual sales of 76.8 billion yen (2025) with 63% from outside prefecture, demonstrating broad market reach

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 三条市・燕三条地域企業coreOthers · 12 May 2026Active member of the Tsubame-Sanjo regional manufacturing ecosystem, participating in joint events like the Tsubame-Sanjo Factory Festival and Monozukuri Fair. The company also partners with local junior high and high schools for recruitment and maintains 320 partner companies in its supply chain network.
• アーク日本株式会社 (Arc Nippon Co., Ltd.)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 October 2024Shimato manufactures and assembles the Gasifire biomass boiler for Arc Nippon, handling sheet metal fabrication, painting, and final assembly, with distribution to bathing facilities and agricultural sites. The product was featured at the Tsubame-Sanjo Monozukuri Fair 2024.
• 株式会社八幸 (K.K. Yako)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2024Yako provided a well-water unit cooler to cool the Gasifire biomass boiler demonstration water from 60°C to comfortable foot bath temperature during the 2024 Tsubame-Sanjo Monozukuri Fair.
• 株式会社秀泉 (Shuusen Co., Ltd.)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 October 2024Shimato showcased the Shakermill coffee and tea leaf grinder product manufactured by Shuusen at the Tsubame-Sanjo Monozukuri Fair 2024, serving freshly ground coffee to visitors.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Nabtesco Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of precision components including hydraulic equipment, aircraft parts, and railway vehicle systems. Comparable in its diverse B2B industrial component portfolio (hydraulic, railway, construction) and similar in serving multiple OEM end markets from a Japanese manufacturing base.
• Murata Machinery, Ltd. Large diversified Japanese manufacturer producing material handling systems, logistics equipment, machine tools, and textile machinery. Comparable as a vertically integrated industrial manufacturer with material handling and factory automation product lines that overlap with Shimato's palletainer and logistics equipment offerings.
• DMG Mori Co., Ltd. Global machine tool manufacturer offering CNC turning, milling, and additive manufacturing systems. Like Amada and Makino, it represents the upstream machine tool supply chain that defines Shimato's precision machining and 5-axis production capabilities.
• Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd. Specialized manufacturer of compact track loaders, excavators, and construction equipment. Comparable as a Japanese mid-to-large industrial OEM that sources precision fabricated components from contract manufacturers — a customer archetype for Shimato's construction equipment segment.
• Toyota Industries Corporation: Diversified manufacturer of forklifts, logistics equipment, automotive components, and textile machinery. Overlaps with Shimato in logistics/material handling end markets (e.g., Daifuku-style automated warehouse customers) and operates an integrated parts-to-assembly model at much larger scale.
• Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd. Leading Japanese manufacturer of CNC machining centers, EDM, and automated production systems. Comparable to Shimato's machining department capability and shares the Japanese precision manufacturing engineering base that supplies aerospace, automotive, and industrial customers.
• Amada Co., Ltd. Global leader in sheet metal machinery (laser cutting, bending, welding) serving metal fabrication shops worldwide. While primarily an equipment OEM rather than a contract fabricator, Amada defines the technology stack (laser, press brake, welding) that Shimato uses in its precision sheet metal and welding departments, making it a direct comparator for capability benchmarking.
• Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. Major Japanese manufacturer of agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and power generation systems. Shimato manufactures components for agricultural machinery OEMs (including Iseki Niigata Seisakusho), positioning Yanmar as a comparable downstream customer profile and a peer in the precision metal fabrication supply chain.

Direct peers

• Sanyo Industries, Ltd. Japanese mid-sized contract manufacturer providing sheet metal fabrication, machining, welding, and assembly services across industrial sectors. Most directly comparable to Shimato in business model (B2B contract metal fabrication, one-stop manufacturing services) and customer profile (industrial OEM components).
• Sinfonia Technology Co., Ltd. Mid-sized Japanese manufacturer of motion control equipment, material handling systems (including palletizers), and power electronics. Operates as a specialized component OEM serving logistics, automotive, and industrial customers — closely aligned with Shimato's material handling and palletainer business lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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