“Kubota Foundry,” started in 1923 by founder Chotaro Kubota
Its predecessor dates back to the 'Kubota Foundry' founded by Nagataro Kubota in 1923.
In 1927, the company completed the C-11 molding machine, Japan’s first domestically produced molding machine, and took its first step as a foundry machinery manufacturer.
Founded in 1934
Incorporated as Kubota Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Developed the jolt-squeeze molding machine (W type)
The company was founded in 1934.
The best-selling F-1 model was completed in 1943
Developed the jolt-squeeze molding machine (F type)
The best-selling F-1 model (completed in 1943).
Invented the impeller unit, the heart of shot blasting
Relocated the head office and main plant to Showa-ku, Nagoya
Developed Japan’s first domestically produced shot blasting machine (SCB type)
The first integrated plant was completed in 1951
Completed Japan’s first foundry plant
Comprehensive Plant No. 1 (1951).
Listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange
Developed the first SHM-type shell molding machine and exported the first foundry plant
Acquired a stake in Meikiko Co., Ltd. (formerly Nagoya Kiko Co., Ltd.)
Automatic molding machine (AFD model developed)
First-phase construction of the Toyokawa Works completed
Entered into a technical partnership with Wheelabrator Corporation (USA) for shot blasting and dust collection equipment
Company name changed to Sintokogio, Ltd.
Established Toju Kosan Co., Ltd. (formerly Kubota Seisakusho Co., Ltd. and Toshinsha Co., Ltd.)
Completed a bag-filter dust collector
Entered into a technical partnership with Simpson International (USA) for mixers
Head office relocated to Nakamura Ward, Nagoya
Listed on the First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange
Entered into a technical partnership with Herman Pneumatic Machine Company (USA) for high-pressure automatic molding machines
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Established Shinto Dust Collector Co., Ltd.
Established Shinto Blator Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with Wheelabrator Corporation (USA)
Established Shinto Cold Forging Co., Ltd.
Consolidated all production operations at the Toyokawa Works
Developed various shell machines (CHS, CSV, CSL, and CBR models)
Developed an 8-station die-casting machine for aluminum (PM model)
Acquired an equity stake in Tobu Shinto Co., Ltd. (Kyoritsu Setsubi Kogyo Co., Ltd.)
Acquired an equity stake in Seibu Shinto Kogyo Co., Ltd. (formerly Ichikawa Komu Co., Ltd.)
Established Taiwan Shinto Machinery Co., Ltd. in Taiwan
Construction of Ichinomiya factory
Development of cold box machine
Technical cooperation with Fords (UK) on continuous mixing machine
Established Toshin Industry Co., Ltd.
Established Shin-Tō Research Institute with an attached experimental factory.
Shin-Tō Training Hall completed.
Established Korea Shin-Tō Industrial Co., Ltd. in Korea.
Established Kanemori Shin-Tō Co., Ltd.
Technical cooperation with Leaven (West Germany) on electromagnetic vibration sieve.
Development of pharmaceutical liquid oxidation cleaning deodorization system.
Technical cooperation with the USSR on cast iron mold casting method.
Capital participation in Hikaten Sangyō Co., Ltd.
Technical cooperation with Ditaru (UK) on cast metal sand testing machine.
Development of online sand treatment system (SSD system).
Participation in establishment of V Process Co., Ltd.
Development of V Process casting equipment.
International business expansion begins.
Contract for large-scale casting plant for environmental equipment production for Poland.
Established Chubu Shin-Tō Industrial Co., Ltd. (formerly Kajimoto Shin-Tō Co., Ltd.).
Technical cooperation with Byura (Switzerland) on air transport equipment.
Capital participation in Kyuha Industries Co., Ltd.
Established Wheel Abrader Sinto do Brazil in Brazil (joint venture with Wheel Abrader Inc. (USA)).
Established Shintō Kōei Co., Ltd.
Established Heinrich Wagner Sinto Co., Ltd. (formerly Wagner Sinto Co., Ltd.) in West Germany.
Established Herman Sinto V Process Co., Ltd. in the United States.
Established Baidi Holdings Co., Ltd. in Taiwan.
Floor surface cleaning machine Blast Track completed.
Developed static pressure molding machines (APS and FBS models), which later became mainstream in global casting.
Technical cooperation with Sharlo Co. (USA) on cold box machines.
Established the Endowment Fund for Nagai Science and Technology (formerly the Nagai Science and Technology Research Encouragement Fund).
Developed the porous ceramic type 'Porcelacx I'.
Developed vacuum pressure molding machine.
Developed copper alloy mold.
Second factory of Toyokawa Manufacturing Plant completed.
Third factory of Toyokawa Manufacturing Plant completed.
Developed plastic vacuum molding machine.
Introduced the New Production System (NPS).
Established Tokyo Research Institute.
Established Shintō Engineering Co., Ltd.
Established Korea Breater Co., Ltd. in Korea.
Established Roberts Sinto in the United States.
Developed Shintō Mechatro Power Cylinder.
Established Siam Brighter in Thailand.
Developed Static Pressure Molding Machine (APK type).
Merged Roberts Sinto (USA) and Roberts Company.
Constructed Shinjo Factory.
Developed Permeable Metal Mold (Porcelain II).
Established Sinto America in the United States.
Established Pan Brighter in Singapore.
Developed Fine Granulation Machine (GRC type).
Developed LCD Cell Assembly Device 'Cellform'.
Developed Antibacterial Ceramics.
Established Shintō Servblaster Co., Ltd.
Established Shintō V Serlex Co., Ltd.
Established Qingdao Baillida Steel Round Co., Ltd. in China.
Developed LCD Panel Labbing Device (LAB type).
Established Qingdao Shintō Machinery Co., Ltd. in China.
Invested in Chū-Nihon Electronics Co., Ltd.
Made Wheel Brighter Sinto do Brazil a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Received the Chairman's Award for Excellent Energy-Efficient Equipment from the Japan Machinery Industry Association.
Developed superhard shot.
Developed self-hardening frame removal line.
Developed oil mist collector (OMC type).
Shinto America
Shinto America establishes Finishing Associates, a barrel finishing equipment sales company in the United States
Roberts Sinto acquires Sand Mold Systems, a foundry equipment manufacturer in the United States
Enters into a technical partnership with Chemisch-Thermische Prozesstechnik (Austria) on regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) gas purification systems
Enters into a technical partnership with Kessler Luft (Germany) on dust collection and ventilation systems
Develops the “Microblast Process”
Enters into a business partnership with the Tokai Technical Center to measure and analyze dioxins
Merges Shinto V-Cerax Co., Ltd. and Shinto Cold Forging Co., Ltd.
Toyokawa Plant obtains ISO 9001 certification from the Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA)
Shinto Dust Collector Co., Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 environmental management system certification
Shinshiro Plant obtains ISO 14001 environmental management system certification
Establishes CFS Co., Ltd., a sales company
USR-type sand reclamation system
Jointly develops a “thermal shock fracture testing device” for ceramics with Toho Gas Co., Ltd.
Develops a low-pressure casting method for aluminum using green sand molds
Jointly develops a wire rod blasting machine with Miyazaki Seiko Co., Ltd.
Receives the Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Energy-Saving Equipment from the Japan Machinery Federation (USR-type sand reclamation system)
Shinto Dust Collector Co., Ltd. and Chubu Shinto Kogyo Co., Ltd. merge to form the Shinto Eco-Tech Company
Shinto Blast Tech Company is launched
Shin-To Kogei Co., Ltd. changes its name to M-Estec Co., Ltd.
Forming Machine ACE Series
Developed a frame-forming machine 'ACE Series' using aeration sand filling technology.
Developed high-conductivity plastic.
Developed a small shell forming machine with deodorization mechanism, aluminum finishing device, and tilting water injection unit.
Developed a small dust collector and vacuum cleaner for dioxin control.
Merged Shin-Tō Dust Collector Co., Ltd. and Chubu Shin-Tō Industrial Co., Ltd., establishing Shin-Tō EcoTech Company and Shin-Tō BrassTech Company.
Merged Kyuha Industrial Co., Ltd., Toki Construction Co., Ltd., and Chubu Sinto Co., Ltd. to establish Chubu Sinto Co., Ltd.
Shin-To Breater Co., Ltd. merges with Naka-Nippon Electronics Co., Ltd.
Moved headquarters to Daimyo Nagoya Building in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City.
Co-developed 'photocatalytic silica gel' with Nagoya Institute of Industrial Technology (now Industrial Comprehensive Technology Institute).
Developed shot blasting machine 'SMI-0' for wire drawing.
Co-developed a test apparatus using the particle counting method with Tokyo Filter Co., Ltd.
Developed a coking bed-type ash melting furnace.
Merged Fujiwa Electric Co., Ltd. and Fujiwa Machinery Co., Ltd. to establish Fujiwa Electric Co., Ltd.
Acquired sales rights for dust collection equipment from Shinta Gelatin Co., Ltd.
Korean Shin-To Industrial Co., Ltd. merges with Korean Breater Co., Ltd.
Developed a simple cleaning system method for landscape products.
Developed a new catalytic filter that degrades dioxins at high efficiency.
Established a representative office in India.
Forming Machine FCMX Series
Developed the FCMX series of mold-removal forming machines using aeration sand filling technology
Integrated West New East Industrial Co., Ltd., M-Esthetic Co., Ltd., and Central Sinto Co., Ltd.
Roberts Sinto Co., Mexico subsidiary
Established a Mexican subsidiary funded by U.S. Roberts Sinto Co.
Integrated East Sinto Co., Ltd. and East Shin Industry Co., Ltd.
Established Xin Dong Industrial Trading (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. in China.
Merged Xin Dong Industrial Co., Ltd. and Xin Dong Breater Co., Ltd.
Established Zhejiang Xin Dong Steel Round Co., Ltd. in China.
Invested in Austria's CTP Co.
Established Xin Dong S Precision Co., Ltd.
Developed surface treatment process D-FLOW.
Sinto Engineering India Co., Ltd.
Corporateized the Indian liaison office and established Sinto Engineering India Co., Ltd.
Moved headquarters to 10F, Nagoya Intercity, Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya City.
Established Sinto Indonesia Co., Ltd.
Established Sinto Baratt Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in India.
Developed surface treatment processes D-SCC and D-CHECK.
Developed LED epi-wafer warping correction device.
Established Guangzhou Xin Zhongtong Machinery Co., Ltd. in China.
Sinto America Co., Ltd. acquired Technical Metal Finishing Co., Ltd. (USA).
Capital participation in Airlex Co., Ltd.
Capital participation in Fron GmbH, Germany
Offline X-ray stress measurement device
Developed non-destructive testing equipment
Developed offline X-ray stress measurement device
Merged Takeda Machinery Sales into Shintō Industrial Co., Ltd.
Capital participation in Renpe GmbH, Germany
Moved headquarters to 24F, Daimyo Nagoya Building, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City
Developed inline-compatible X-ray stress measurement device
Merged Qingdao Shintō Machinery Co., Ltd. with Qingdao Bailida Steel Round Co., Ltd.
3D Seram Co., Ltd.
Capital participation in 3D Seram Co., Ltd., France
Business partnership with Lambda Co., Ltd. in the surface treatment field, USA
Business partnership with PulseTech Industrial Co., Ltd. in surface evaluation business
Omega Co., Ltd.
Capital participation in Omega Co., Ltd., UK
Shintō Turkey Co., Ltd.
Established Shintō Europe LLC
Established Shintō Turkey Co., Ltd.
Merged Shintō Information Systems into Shintō Industrial Co., Ltd.
Force sensor
Technical partnership with Reptorino Co., Ltd. on 6-axis force sensors for industrial robots
Merger of Shinsei Kihan Co., Ltd. into Sintokogio, Ltd.
Semiconductor testers and inspection equipment
Developed a low-inductance power semiconductor tester
New East Industrial Co., Ltd. unveiled its fire safety package at Messe Nagoya 2026, held from November 11 to 13, 2026. The package provides a seamless process from assessing dust fire hazards to proposing countermeasures. It will go on sale in December 2026, helping to reduce fire risks in manufacturing sites and achieve stable operations.
Three athlete employees of Shintō Kōgyō competed in the 68th Japan National Championships (25m) swimming competition, achieving a total of one first-place finish and three second-place finishes. Hōdai Nishioka won the 100m backstroke, placed second in the 200m backstroke, and surpassed the world championship dispatch standard record. The three athletes set personal bests in five events in total.
Hiroshi Nishioka of Shintō Kōgyō broke the qualifying standard for the 200m backstroke at the 68th Japanese Championships (25m) and was selected as Japan's representative for the 2026 Beijing World Championships (25m). At that competition, he won the 100m backstroke and finished second in the 200m backstroke, setting personal bests in both events. This is Nishioka's first appearance at a short-course world championship.
Shintō Kōgyō will exhibit at the 2026 Cleaning Expo held at Tokyo Big Sight from November 18-20, 2026. They will introduce laser cleaning technology that removes rust, coatings, and dirt without using chemicals or consumables, and will demonstrate processing with a real machine and display processing samples. Additionally, they will introduce UV laser processing technology suitable for plastics and glass, and present first-time display of processing samples.
Shin-To Industrial will exhibit at Messe Nagoya 2026, which will be held at Port Messe Nagoya First Exhibition Hall (Booth A-76) from November 11-13, 2026. We will introduce and propose a fire prevention package tailored to the risk level, visualizing the dust fire risk. Entry requires pre-registration on the official website.
New East Industrial will exhibit at the 2nd Smart Maintenance Expo (Osaka) held at Interx Osaka from Wednesday, October 7, 2026 to Friday, October 9, 2026. We will introduce "Polished Floor®" which finishes without painting, "Grinding Floor®" which refines the floor surface, and "Layered Floor®" which smooths with leveling material. Admission is by pre-registration on the exhibition's official website.
New East Engineering Co., Ltd. has introduced a personnel evaluation system called the "Skill Assessment System" to support engineers' growth, along with a career system that supports diverse work styles. The official operation is scheduled for April 2027. Amid declining birth rates, an aging population, and a shortage of engineers, the company aims to become a company chosen by engineers by leveraging its strengths as a design firm close to the field, creating an environment where a diverse range of talent from young to senior can demonstrate their abilities.
New East Industries Co., Ltd. has developed the multi-product mixed cargo automatic retrieval device "RRS Robotech Retrieve System," which utilizes a robot equipped with AI and two types of vacuum grippers. This product will be unveiled for the first time at the International Logistics Expo 2026, held at Tokyo Big Sight from September 8 to 11, 2026, and can handle items ranging from shrink-wrapped goods to 30 kg class heavy objects. It aims to address labor shortages and reduce heavy labor in logistics operations.
In September, Nitto Kogyo will exhibit the integrated foundry solution "sinto SMART FOUNDRY (SSF)" at Foundry Tech + Expo 2026. SSF collects data from sand treatment to post‑processing using sensors and visualizes the entire process in real time, achieving quality stabilization and maintenance efficiency.
Shintō Kōgyō Co., Ltd. will exhibit at the Nikkei & TSE IR Fair 2026, held from August 28 to 29, 2026. The exhibition will take place in Hall 3 and 4 of the South Wing of Tokyo Big Sight, and admission is free (pre-registration required). For details, please check the official website.