Establishment
1949
Established Sanken Sangyo Co., Ltd. to sell refractory bricks in Akitsu, Hiroshima Prefecture. Capital 180,000 yen, 4 employees.
1951
Taking a step from brick sales, a furnace was constructed.
1957
Started industrial furnace design. Starterted earnestly as an industrial furnace manufacturer.
Delivered a steel ingot furnace for forging
1959
Sanken Sangyo 10th anniversary
Sales was up from 6.4 million yen to 130.6 million yen in 10 years.


1960〜
1960
Relocated the head office from Shinwagen Building in Kamiyacho, Hiroshima City to Shinkawaba Building on Heiwa Boulevard.
Delivered Japan’s largest baffle type car bottom annealing furnace.
1962
Employee Mutual Assistance Association “Sanyukai” was established.
Delivered F-1 forging furnac
1963
First export to Egypt
1965
Completed the first manufacturing factory, “Dejima Factory” in Ujina landfill
1967
Delivered a continuous heat treatment furnace


1970〜
1970
Created Logo of Company name.
New head office building was completed in Higashi-Senda-cho.
Delivered Japan’s first car bottom annealing furnace with full ceramic fiber lining
1972
Opened Tokyo Sales Office (current Tokyo Branch)
1973
Delivered a gas-fired vertical heat treatment furnace equipped with a high velocity burner.
1974
25th anniversary of Sanken Sangyo
1976
Delivered the 1st tower-type aluminum rapid melting furnace “Sanken Meltower”.
1977
Opened Osaka Sales Office.
1979
President Mandai became Chairman, Vice President Miura became President to evolve to a new structure.


1980〜
1981
Developed ON / OFF alternating combustion control system
1982
Opened Nagoya Sales Office (current Chubu Branch)
Delivered the world’s first furnace body traveling heat treatment furnace.
1986
Developed Japan’s first immersion tube heating galvanizing furnace.
Delivered the world’s largest furnace body traveling car bottom annealing furnace
1987
Developed aluminum chip melting furnace “Kirico melter”.


1990〜
1990
Established Sanken Tech Co., Ltd.
1992
Established Sanken Access Co., Ltd. to separate trading department.
1993
Opened Hokkaido Office (current Hokkaido Sales Office)
Technology grant to Sanzenri Machinery in South Korea
President Miura became Chairman, Managing Director Mandai became President
Delivered Japan’s first immersion tube heating galvanizing furnace for structures
1995
Developed aluminum dross removal equipment “Dross Buster”
1996
Licensed technology to INSERTEC in Spain
1997
Established Shenyang Neu-Sanken Industrial Furnace Manufacturing Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with Northeastern University in China
1998
Delivered the first UBC decoating rotary kiln, “IDEX”
1999
50th anniversary
Acquired ISO9001 certification



2000〜
2000
Licensed technology to SAC in South Korea
Joint development of Al dross processor, “Dross back”
2003
SIE was established as a joint venture with INSERTEC in Spain
Delivered new vertical furnace with split furnace body.
Opened Hokuriku Branch Office in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture (current Hokuriku Sales Office)
2004
Technical alliance with Chugairo Furnace Co., Ltd.
2005
Signed business cooperation agreement with Sun Furness Co., Ltd. in the electric furnace field.
2006
Acquired Eco Action 21 certification.
Developed aluminum molten metal tapping device “Kamogawa”.
2007
Delivered Japan’s largest roof mounted regenerative heating furnace
2008
New office building and factory were completed in Bansai, Asanan-ku, Hiroshima.
Company logo was changed to current spiral logo.
2009
The new office building received the 22nd Nikkei New Office Award and the “New Office Encouragement Award in Chugoku area”
Split the company and established Sanken Holdings Co., Ltd. and new Sanken Sangyo Co., Ltd.
Started joint research with Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. on an electric aluminum melting and holding furnace “S-MIC”



2010〜
2010
The demand for hot stamping has increased and orders have begun.
2011
Established PT.SWIF ASIA as a joint venture with PT.WIN of Indonesia.
2012
Full-scale entry into the aircraft industry.
2013
President Takashi Mandai was appointed Chairman and Director Kosei Daida was appointed President
Developed a melting system for aluminum briquettes.
2015
Technical alliance with High Temp Furnaces Limited, an Indian subsidiary of DOWA Thermotech Co., Ltd.
2016
Established Technical Center
Established Sanken Industrial Furnace Thailand.
Jointly developed a pyrolysis furnace for carbon fiber recovery.
2018
Opened Yasugi Sales Office in Shimane Prefecture
Selected as a regional future leading company
Technical alliance with Schaefer, USA
Delivered our largest rotary hearth type T6 heat treatment furnace and two tower type aluminum rapid melting furnaces.
2019
50th anniversary
Sanken Grobal Partners Meeting
Capital alliance with ATHERM, France



2020〜
2020
Capital alliance with INSERTEC, Spain
2021
Participated in the NEDO research program “Basic research on next-generation high-performance decarbonized industrial furnaces using ammonia as fuel”
2023
President Kosei DAIDA was appointed Chairman and Director Yuichiro MIURA was appointed President.
Technical alliance with AFC-Holcroft L.L.C., USA
Participation in Green Innovation Fund Projects“Decarbonization of Thermal Processes in the Manufacturing Sector”

