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The Machine Tool Headquarters manufactures various machine tools, precision cutting tools, auto parts (engine valves and transmission parts), and power transmissions at its main plant at Ritto in Shiga Prefecture, the Kyoto plant, and the Iwatsuka plant (Nagoya). The Headquarters has accumulated technologies highly praised in and outside of Japan, as a pioneer in the Japanese Machine Tool Industry. It Headquarters aims to reach the maximum limits for productivity, accuracy, and performance. The sundry products manufactured meet the diverse requests of customers and supply industry with the very best machines and services for machining processes. Foremost among the precision cutting tools produced in the Headquarters is the world's first dry cutting hob capable of that completely dry cutting, available since 2002. The Headquarters is a total manufacturer of gear cutting tools, renowned worldwide for its versatile skills in the production of both precision cutting tools and gear cutting machines, and for the outstanding new products it develops based on its extensive experience. In May 2005, MHI established Mitsubishi Heavy Industries India Precision Tools, Ltd., a production base for precision cutting tools expected to increase MHI's share in Indian and other overseas markets. The Headquarters began producing engine valves for the Zero Fighter, and now it produces valves mainly for automobiles. The technical expertise and quality capabilities cultivated by the Headquarters through years of experience are prized in both domestic and overseas markets. The Headquarters uses its gear cutting machines to mass produce transmission parts and power transmissions. The technologies acquired through operations are used to develop transmission parts, pwer transmissions, and machine tools.

Machine Tool Headquartors/ Ritto Machinery Works

Adress: 130, Rokujizo, Ritto, Shiga, 520-3080 Japan
Phone: 81-77-553-3300
Transportation Access:
Take JR Tokaido line and get off at Kusatsu station.
From the station,20 minutes by taxi.

Main Plant

Iwatsuka Plant

Adress: 1, Takamichi, Iwatsuka-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, 453-8515 Japan
Phone: 81-52-412-1136
Transportation Access:
Take JR Tokaido line or Shinkansen and get off at Nagoya station.
From the atation,15 minutes by taxi.

Iwatsuka Plant

Annual Production Capacity

Large Machine 210 units
Special-purpose machine 100 units
Gear cutting machine, Cylindrical grinding machine 720 units
Precision cutting tools 55,000 pcs
Engine valves 43,000,000 pcs.
Transmission parts 800,000 pcs.
Power transmissions 30,000 pcs.
MP Scale 7,800 pcs.

Sales Distribution

Sales Distribution
Large Machines,
Machining centers
63%
Gear cutting machines,
Cylindrical grinding machines
26%
Special-purpose machines 11%
Precision cutting tools 8%
Engine valves 8%
Power transmissions 6%
Transmission parts 2%
Precision position feed back sensor 1%

Brief History of Production Site

  Hiroshima Plant
1939 Toyo Kikai Company was establishied and started manufacturing lathes at the Hiroshima Plant.
1943 Toyo Kikai Company was renamed Mitsubishi Machine Tool Company.
1945 Mitsubishi Machine Tool Company was merged into Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Hiroshima Plant was renamed Hiroshima Works.
1982 Hiroshima Machine Tool Works under direct authority of Mass-Production Headquarters was establishied.
  Ritto / Kyoto Plant
1944 Former Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. started production of aircraft engine valves at Kyoto Machinery Works (Uzumasa).
It started production of aircraft engines at Kyoto Engine Works (Katsura).
1970 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd. separated the Automobile division and renamed its plant Kyoto Machinery Works.
1983 Ritto Plant was constructed in Ritto, Shiga prefecture in Japan.
  After integration
2000 Kyoto Machinery Works and Hiroshima Machine Tool Works of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. were integrated and renamed Machine Tool Works. (Jan.)
Machine Tool Division was established to integrate production and sales operations. (Apr.)
2003 No.2 Machine Tool Plant was constructed. Hiroshima Plant was moved and integrated into Ritto Plant.
2004 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Sales Co,Ltd. was established as a dedicated machine tool sales subsidiary in Japan (Apr.).
MHI Machine Tools H.K.,Ltd. was established as a dedicated machine tool sales/service  subsidiary in Hong Kong (Dec.).
2005 Production of power transmissions was transferred from Iwatsuka Plant to Machine Tool Division (Apr.).
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd. acquired Indian tool company S.R.P.Tools Limited.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries India Precision Tools,Ltd. was established (May).
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